Race Highlights Now Playing Leah Pruett walks away after Top Fuel dragster crash at Midwest Nationals. 21 Dec 2021; 02:33Matt Hagan joined drag racing royalty Sunday at the NHRA In-N- Out Burger Finals when he secured his fourth career NHRA Camping World Funny Car championship in the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge//SRT Hellcat machine. Hagan, a six-time NHRA national event winner this year, joined legends John Force, Don Prudhomme and Kenny BernsteinWhen a person devotes 27 years of their life to something it becomes a part of them, and taking a step back from it is never easy as NHRA competitor Leah Pruett is discovering this year. The 35-year-old Pruett started in Junior Dragsters at age 8 and she’s spent her life climbing the drag racing ladder, often thrashing to find sponsors to ...Top Fuel racer Leah Pruett is assisted with her racing suit before a during a qualifying session in the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in ...Leah Pruett is especially looking forward to the inaugural Scag Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage, Feb. 8-10, at Bradenton Motorsports Park. This event marks a significant moment in Pruett's storied career as she has announced her intention to step away from driving after the PRO Superstar Shootout to focus onStory by Mike Pryson. • 3mo. T ony Stewart vowed that he would never want to run against wife Leah Pruett in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel class. But he never said he wouldn ...The biggest news to come out of NHRA last week had nothing to do with Courtney Force, her body or ESPN The Magazine. But it might affect the budding superstar pretty soon, as Ford Racing officials ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NHRA standout Leah Pruett, driver of the 11,000-horsepower Dodge Top Fuel dragster, is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family ...On October 14, 2021, Pruett was announced as the Top Fuel driver for Tony Stewart Racing in 2022. She will step aside from racing in 2024, replaced by husband, Tony Stewart, while they plan to start a family. Personal life. Pruett was first married to Todd LeDuc, off-road racer and Monster Jam truck driver. She met Gary Pritchett, a crew member ...At the time of writing, Leah Pruett is not pregnant. However, in December 2023, she announced that she would step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband, Tony Stewart. For the upcoming season, Tony will step into the driver's seat of her Top Fuel dragster. Article ...December 7, 2023 at 10:35 AM. Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of …competition, Leah Pruett is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family with husband Tony Stewart. Stewart will move into the Top Fuel seat on behalf of Pruett at Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), following his first full NHRA season in a Top Alcohol Dragster for McPhillips Racing. "Drag racing has been an important part of my ...National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett turns 33-years old today, but that is not the only reason why Leah is celebrating today. Today also marks the 25th anniversary - to the day- that her career in the NHRA began.Pruett, who grew up as a native of Redlands in Southern California, grew up around the sport and her journey to become a championship-contender in the NHRA ...Pruett stepping away from her Dodge/SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster to start a family.The NHRA Top Fuel championship came down to a winner-take-all final round at the In-N-Out Burger Finals between Doug Kalitta and Leah Pruett, each feverishly seeking a first series title in the ...Tony Stewart will replace his wife, Leah Pruett, in the NHRA drag racing series next season as Pruett steps away to focus on starting a family. Pruett had a successful career, finishing third in the NHRA standings this year and winning two races. The decision to step back was based on personal factors and the desire to plan for their future as a family.INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NHRA standout Leah Pruett, driver of the 11,000-horsepower Dodge Top Fuel dragster, is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family ...At the time of writing, Leah Pruett is not pregnant. However, in December 2023, she announced that she would step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband, Tony Stewart. For the upcoming season, Tony will step into the driver's seat of her Top Fuel dragster. Article ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago. "This is an incredibly ...Leah Pruett Stepping Away From Top Fuel. Thread starter DavidKFla; Start date Dec 7, 2023; DavidKFla. ... God NHRA sucks . 2; 1; Show All; Demon Dan. Active Member. Dec 7, 2023 #5. Member ID #1251 Messages 139 Reactions 366 Likes 37 ... I absolutely loved racing with the McPhillips Racing family. But to have an opportunity like this, where you ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Dec 7, 2023 · ESPN. Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago.During the second round of eliminations at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil at World Wide Technology Raceway, Top Fuel dri...The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set to begin in a little over a month. NHRA teams are rushing to put the For the past two days, the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) teams of Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan have been releasing teasers of the new color schemes that both drivers will be carrying in 2023. Because the current-gen Dodge Charger and Challenger are coming to an end after the ...The motorsports duo of Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart made major news today regarding their respective racing careers, with Pruett announcing she will temporarily step away from driving duties in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family with husband Stewart, who will race the full season in her …Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago.Dec 7, 2023 · Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Leah Pruett Struggling Away From NHRA In Sunday's final round, with a 3.946 ET, 332.34 mph, run and .029 reaction time, Hagan had 16-time Funny Car champion Force, J.R. Todd and Daniel Wilkerson ...On her 33rd birthday, Leah Pruett celebrates her 25th year in drag racing. Leah Pruett turns 33 years old today, and while birthdays are always a momentous occasion, this particular year is extra ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dr…Leah Pruett (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) all qualified No. 1 at the eighth of 21 races during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.NHRA. Leah Pritchett defeated Brittany Force Sunday at Phoenix's Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in the first all-female Top Fuel final round in 34 years, since Shirley Muldowney beat Lucille ...Dec 7, 2023 · Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...By Susan Wade Published: May 21, 2023 5:49 PM EST. NHRA/National Dragster. Alexis DeJoria, the first woman in Funny Car to qualify for 100 races, also is the first to reach 200 in the class. Six ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Swimrun races are tough endurance team competitions. How to register and train for the best races in Europe, California, the US, and around the world. It’s hard to believe that one...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year.Robert Hight is stepping aside with 65 victories and both ends of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Funny Car class’ performance records (for elapsed time and speed). Austin Prock, 28, already ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Dodge//SRT and Mopar will be primary sponsors for Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett and three-time Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan in TSR’s inaugural 2022 NHRA season. The announcement opens the ...Pruett happens to also be a nine-time NHRA event winner in the Top Fuel and has one event win in Funny Car. His interest in the NHRA however started long before he and Pruett met. Stewart and Leah ...It came as a shock when Leah Pruett announced that she would not be taking part in the NHRA event in 2024. She is a veteran of the sport and a prolific motorsports athlete as well. However, her decision was final and she clearly explained why. Why is the NHRA star stepping away from racing? The announcement was made early in December last year.Dec 7, 2023 · Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago. “This is an incredibly ...He's 47 points up on Leah Pruett and 51 ahead of four-time Top Fuel king Steve Torrence. Kalitta's win at Maple Grove was the 50th of his storied career. It's the most wins for anyone in the NHRA ...Surely that couldn't be right: "Leah Pruett Celebrates 25 th Anniversary.". But it was. The 33-year-old Top Fuel and Factory Stock Showdown driver marked the 25 th anniversary - to the day - of her start in drag racing. That was May 26, 1996, but she said, "I remember it like it was yesterday.". "That weekend, my birthday was on ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year.The motorsports duo of Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart made major news today regarding their respective racing careers, with Pruett announcing she will temporarily step away from driving duties in ...Dec 7, 2023 · Pruett, 35, has competed in 27 consecutive NHRA seasons with a career-best third-place championship run this past year. She has driven for Stewart since 2021, when the NASCAR and IndyCar legend ...This significant move comes as his wife, Leah Pruett, steps away from the seat, marking a new chapter for the couple as they plan to start a family. ... is making a bold move to NHRA in 2024 as part of JCM Racing. Although she plans to run a limited schedule next season, the anticipation is high as she aims to transition to full-time racing in ...The JCM Racing team has announced that 2023 FIA Top Fuel champion Ida Zetterström will make her NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series debut at Brainerd International Raceway, Aug. 16 - 18, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Aboard the JCM/VP Racing/Edelbrock/CompCams Top Fuel dragster, Zetterström will stage a 12,000-horsepower machine in competition for the first time inLeah Pruett was born Leah Christine Pruett. She is an American drag racer who is currently working with Don Schumacher Racing driving NHRA Top Fuel. She was previously working with Bob Vandergrift Racing, but the company was closed in April 2016. Her first win was at Carquest Auto Parts NHRA National on 28 February 2016.Dec 7, 2023 · Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...The threat of wet weather in the later hours bumped Friday's single session up by several hours, and Leah Pruett (Top Fuel) and Chad Green (Funny Car) had the best-prepared cars to claim ...Motorsports mogul Tony Stewart and Top Fuel-driving fiancée Leah Pruett announced Thursday that they are launching their own NHRA team and taking three-time Funny Cars champion teammate Matt Hagan with them. ... Keeping Pruett and Hagen away from Don Schumacher Racing is an important step. Pruett has won nine NHRA races and Hagan is a 39-time ...Dec 7 (Reuters) - A three-time NASCAR Cup and IndyCar series champion Tony Stewart has set three modest goals for his first season in an NHRA Top Fuel dragster. 'Don't suck, don't wreck his wife's ...Mar 7, 2024. 12. Tony Stewart has seemingly done it all in his racing career, but this weekend’s NHRA Gatornationals will mark a first for the 52-year-old: competing in a Top Fuel Dragster. In ...Force earned the right for the callout after she had low e.t. of the first round, pounding out a 3.684 at a slamming 337.75 mph - the third fastest speed in NHRA history - with her David ...NHRA fans turned out Friday to kick off the last NHRA Camping World Drag Racing weekend at Bandimere Speedway, near Denver. ... Leah Pruett, 3.812, 323.89; 5. Clay Millican, 3.815, 322.73; 6 ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago.Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Dec 7, 2023 · The motorsports duo of Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart made major news today regarding their respective racing careers, with Pruett announcing she will temporarily step away from driving duties in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family with husband Stewart, who will race the full season in her place in the ...Today, husband and wife Stewart and Pruett announced that Pruett will be stepping out of her Dodge/SRT Direct Connection top Fuel dragster "temporarily" to focus on starting a family. The racing ...Tony Stewart will be racing full-time in 2024. The NASCAR legend announced in an X (formerly Twitter) post this week that he would be returning to the sport as a Top Fuel driver in the NHRA in place of Leah Pruett, his wife. "When your wife wants to try to start a family & wants you to drive her car, what are you going to say?"- The motorsports duo of Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart made major news today regarding their respective racing careers, with Pruett announcing she will temporarily step away from driving duties in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family with husband Stewart, who will race the full season in her place in ...Championship contender Leah Pruett recovered from an off-pace opening lap to blast to a 3.676 for the No. 3 spot but lost points ground to both Torrence and Kalitta.Story by Susan Wade • 1w. The NHRA Top Fuel class has a new points leader with Leah Pruett's Round 1 loss Sunday at the Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. And it has a ...On October 14, 2021, Pruett was announced as the Top Fuel driver for Tony Stewart Racing in 2022. She will step aside from racing in 2024, replaced by husband, Tony Stewart, while they plan to start a family. Personal life. Pruett was first married to Todd LeDuc, off-road racer and Monster Jam truck driver. She met Gary Pritchett, a crew member ...Last month, Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett announced a massive shift in their lives. To start a family, the power couple decided that Stewart would replace Pruett in the NHRA Top Fuel class competition.Dec 7 (Reuters) - A three-time NASCAR Cup and IndyCar series champion Tony Stewart has set three modest goals for his first season in an NHRA Top Fuel dragster. 'Don't suck, don't wreck his wife's ...National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett turns 33-years old today, but that is not the only reason why Leah is celebrating today. Today also marks the 25th anniversary - to the day- …Dec 7, 2023 · Leah Pruett announced she will temporarily step away from driving duties in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family with husband and Hall of...Teammates taking away Smoke's shine at TSR. His 4-time NHRA Funny Car World Champion teammate, Matt Hagan had told The Sun in interviews earlier this week that Stewart's resounding popularity ...Dec 7, 2023 · Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago.Leah Pruett has decided to race in the one-of-a-kind event for her team. The upcoming event, PRO Superstar Shootout, not under the NHRA umbrella, is dangling a jaw-dropping $1.3 million prize purse.INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NHRA standout Leah Pruett, driver of the 11,000-horsepower Dodge Top Fuel dragster, is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family ...Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best third-place finish in the NHRA standings this year. Pruett and Stewart married just over two years ago.Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Famer husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel ...Ride along with Leah Pruett as she makes a qualifying run in her Dodge Direct Connection dragster. #TSRnitro | #NHRA | NHRA | Mopar | Simpson Race ProductsDec 7, 2023 · The motorsports duo of Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart made major news today regarding their respective racing careers, with Pruett announcing she will temporarily step away from driving duties in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Pro Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family with husband Stewart, who will race the full season in her place in the ...Pruett’s salary is not known because racers get paid per race. However, she has a reputable amount of net worth amounting to around $5 million as of 2021. All her wealth has come from her racing career. During the Atlanta Dragway, she was paid $9500 and was one of the highest-paid racers. She signed a contract with Din Schumacher in …. The championship-winning racecar driver whLeah Pruett has announced her decision to step away from racing i Pruett posted her statement on X regarding her decision to step away and let Stewart drive her car in her place. "From my dreams and goals, to overall career, drag racing has been the fabric of my ... Sweden native Ida Zetterström plans to make her NHRA Top competition, Leah Pruett is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family with husband Tony Stewart. Stewart will move into the Top Fuel seat on behalf of Pruett at Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), following his first full NHRA season in a Top Alcohol Dragster for McPhillips Racing. "Drag racing has been an important part of my ... Leah Pruett, one of drag racing’s top stars and mainstream person...
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