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Diesel Brothers star David “Heavy D” Sparks’ and wife Ashley Sparks have called it quits.
According to documents obtained by Us Weekly, Ashley filed for divorce from the reality star in Utah on Tuesday, March 10. A reason for the split was not listed.
Us has reached out to David for comment.
David and Ashley reportedly met at church in Utah in 2008 before tying the knot two years later in August 2010. The pair share three children: daughter Charley Mae as well as sons Beau and Mack.
While celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary in August 2021, Ashley opened up about her relationship with David.
“I used to always say to Dave, ‘I love everything about you.’ The last time I said it out of habit, I laughed and took it back. ‘Actually no I don’t. Buuut I’m madly in love with you!’ We both laughed,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “It’s honestly kinda refreshing to realize that. No one is perfect. No marriage is perfect. And no two people love every. single. thing. about. each. other.”
Ashley confessed that she and David both have quirks that the other doesn’t enjoy but stressed that they strive to “focus on the good.”
“Marriage has its ups and downs for sure. We’ve had our fair share of both. But I’m realizing if you focus on the downs. You tend to get more downs. You focus on the ups. You tend to get more ups,” she continued. “And when you’re so focused on those ups, it’s waaay easier to get through the downs when they inevitably come your way.”
David is best known for starring on Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers, which followed a group of friends in Utah who repair and customize pickup trucks. David and his pals were discovered after former late-night host and car enthusiast Jay Leno saw their YouTube channel. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2016. It ran for seven seasons, with its final season airing in 2020.
Last year, David made headlines after he was arrested in October 2025 after allegedly failing to pay fees owed in connection with another lawsuit. He addressed his arrest that same month.
“As many of you know, I just got out of jail and it’s time to set the record straight,” David said in an October 2025 Instagram video. “Yes, I was arrested on Tuesday morning as I was preparing to board a jet to speak at an event on behalf of the State of Utah. Yes, I just walked out of three days of solitary confinement in the maximum security wing of the Salt Lake County jail.”
David clarified that his arrest was not about him “refusing to pay money” that he “rightfully owed.”
“This was about standing up to a broken system that’s been hijacked by bad actors, mostly lawyers, who have learned to twist environmental laws into personal profit machines,” David claimed in the clip. “If I didn’t fight back it would just leave this door open for them to continue doing as they’ve done to 20 plus other people and companies here in Utah alone over the past decade.”
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