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's 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season has a different look to it from a year ago on oh so many fronts. The 33-year-old Top Fuel star and nine-time Top Fuel winner is now ...Funny Car’s Chad Green is also a provisional No. 1 qualifier at the seventh of 21 races during the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Pruett went 3.856-seconds at 319.37 mph in ...Leah Pruett and her husband Tony Stewart speak during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Indianapolis. Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on ...Finishing third in NHRA’s Top Fuel category as race runner-up to new champion Doug Kalitta in the final contest of the 2023 season, Leah Pruett had momentum on her side leading into the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. She and husband Tony Stewart scheduled an announcement for the start of this year’s Performance Racing Industry ...A final round to determine the Top Fuel championship was won by Doug Kalitta as he beat Leah Pruett in a winner-take-all championship moment to close out the 2023 season at the NHRA In-N-Out Finals in Pomona, CA. Chad Green (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also scored national event titles in the ...Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports. MORRISON, Colo. -- Leah Pruett raced to her first Top Fuel victory for Tony Stewart Racing, powering past Shawn Langdon in the final of the NHRA Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Pruett, who is married to Stewart, had a 3.884-second run at 316.38 mph in the final Sunday for her 10th career victory and ...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 …The biggest splash during the opening day of the PRI Trade Show came early on Thursday, courtesy of husband and wife duo Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett.Capps, the reigning Funny Car world champ, closed out qualifying with an outstanding performance, slipping past Robert Hight with his run of 3.857 at 332.43 in his 11,000-horsepower NAPA Auto ...Pruett went 3.856-seconds at 319.37 mph in her 11,000-horsepower Rush Truck Centers dragster for Tony Stewart Racing, making one of only a trio of three-second runs in the class on Friday.On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Jonnie Lindberg and Leah Pruett join host Brian Lohnes to talk about preseason testing successes and what's coming for Gainesville, which could be 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 ...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 …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 and Tony Stewart wanted to start a family, but that meant she had to step away from racing, and Stewart knew she was going to struggle. Autoweek Story by Deb WilliamsHis team, Tony Stewart Racing, fields a powerhouse lineup in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series with Tony in Top Fuel and Matt Hagan in Funny Car. Tony is moving into the Top Fuel seat for his wife Leah Pruett, who is stepping aside from racing with plans to start a family with Stewart. Stewart and Hagan wrangle their 11,000-horsepower ...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 ...Stewart Wife Leaves Drag Racing: Leah Pruett’s decision to step away from the adrenaline-fueled world of drag racing, bidding farewell to a career marked by speed and competition, has sparked conversations within the racing community. As she embarks on the journey of motherhood, leaving behind a trail of victories and unfinished business on ...Upd: Dec 7, 2023, 3:21 PM. Stewart, a three-time champion of the NASCAR Cup Series, competed in the Top Alcohol dragster division for McPhillips Racing over the past year. He ended 2023 as the ...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 ...2023 NHRA Top Fuel World champ Doug Kalitta led the charge with a 3.658 at 335.46 miles per hour on his final run of the day. Right behind the champ was Leah Pruett at a 3.671 at 333.91. Pruett who is not running the NHRA tour to focus on family, is running the Shootout as a one and done for the season and will be sitting out the …Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports. MORRISON, Colo. -- Leah Pruett raced to her first Top Fuel victory for Tony Stewart Racing, powering past Shawn Langdon in the final of the NHRA Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Pruett, who is married to Stewart, had a 3.884-second run at 316.38 mph in the final Sunday for her …Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett, from Redlands, heads down track during the opening round of qualifying Friday Sept. 1, 2023, at the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Indiana ...Leah Pruett is a drag racer who has competed in the National Hot Rod Association events since the age of 8 years old. She has finished 27 consecutive years of NHRA competition in 2023. She ...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.Leah Pruett has announced her decision to step away from racing in 2024 in order to prioritize starting a family with her husband, Tony Stewart. Stewart, who had a successful season racing as a Top Alcohol Dragster for McPhillips Racing, will take over Pruett’s seat in the Top Fuel category at Tony Stewart Racing (TSR). Pruett, a 12-time …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, 09:15 AM. AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) announced that Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett will temporarily step away from 2024...With his wife Leah Pruett set to step away from her job as an NHRA Top Fuel drag racer in order to focus on starting a family, Stewart announced plans on Thursday to contest the full 2024 Top Fuel ...Kalitta, a six-time championship runner-up, powered to a 3.67 to beat Pruett's 3.72 and prevent her from joining her Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car teammate Matt Hagan as a 2023 champ.The winningest female Funny Car driver in NHRA history, Courtney Force, a top-10 finisher in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in six of her seven professional seasons, announced Thursday ...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.Buzz high in Gainesville. Earlier today, Tony Stewart served as the belle of the ball at the 2024 #Gatornationals. The NASCAR Hall of Famer is making his @NHRA Top Fuel Drag Racing debut this ...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 ...To step away from that can be a challenging move, but I had already made up my mind long before we were deep in the championship hunt. Stepping aside now is the correct move, as anything mid-season would jeopardize a chase for a Championship, and that is not fair to my guys or partners.Stewart takes over the primary driving chores from his wife, Leah Pruett, who placed third in the 2023 NHRA Top Fuel point standings and now plans to start a family with Stewart this yearWhen 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 ...Leah Pruett is a drag racer who has competed in the National Hot Rod Association events since the age of 8 years old. She has finished 27 consecutive years of NHRA competition in 2023. She ...The race is the sixth of 22 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: Top Fuel -- Billy Torrence, ... Leah Pruett Struggling Away From NHRA . NHRA 4-Wide zMAX: Final Qualifying Results.Matt 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 BernsteinLeah 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 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 ...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 ...With a full returning crew, a “normal” off-season, and an esprit de corps that may be unrivaled in the pits, Leah Pruett and her band of merry men will be on the rise in 2023. Prock’s ...LAS VEGAS -- Sunday's final results from the 23rd annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race is the fourth of 21 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing ...NASCAR-ish News: Leah Pruett will step away from NHRA Top Fuel racing in 2024 as she focuses on starting a family with her husband Tony Stewart. Stewart, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, will drive full-time...The last two years have been life-changing for NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart. He married NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Leah Pruett in November 2021, started his own NHRA drag racing team in 2022 ...Leah Pruett isn't making any apologies for her current standing as the points leader of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Top Fuel charts with just two races remaining in the season. And, no, she ...Team owner Tony Stewart stands alongside the dragster of his wife and driver, NHRA top fuel driver Leah Pruett, during the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, March ...The biggest splash during the opening day of the PRI Trade Show came early on Thursday, courtesy of husband and wife duo Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett.Leah Pruett has spent the last 27 years racing in NHRA. For 2024, she’ll be stepping out of her Tony Stewart Racing Nitro ride. Hear from Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart below. Tony Stewart will step into the seat. Meanwhile, the husband and wife will start a family. Last season, Stewart run full-time in a Top Alcohol Dragster for McPhillips …On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Jonnie Lindberg and Leah Pruett join host Brian Lohnes to talk about preseason testing successes and what's coming for Gainesville, which could be a ...Humans are a diverse lot. We can look distinctively different. But is that because of race or ethnicity? Advertisement The concepts of race and ethnicity are so intertwined that it...Pruett announced she will temporarily step away from driving duties in the upcoming 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 Tony Stewart Racing team’s 11,000-horsepower Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster.CONCORD, North Carolina — Tony Stewart, who fell in love with NHRA while tagging along with fiancée Leah Pruett at her races the past two seasons, will be an official part of the sport in 2022. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver will add two full-time NHRA entries to Tony Stewart Racing next season — a Top Fuel entry for Pruett and a …By BVM Sportsdesk, 12/07/2023. Leah Pruett, a 12-time NHRA Top Fuel event winner, is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family with husband Tony …NHRA Surprise: Tony Stewart In, Leah Pruett Out Barnett had been burned severely in a racing accident in 2015, and afterward he became acquainted with the Fire-Ade company, which manufactures ...On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Jonnie Lindberg and Leah Pruett join host Brian Lohnes to talk about preseason testing successes and what's coming for Gainesville, which could be a ...AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Fame racer Tony Stewart, who will race the full season in her place in the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team's 11,000-horsepower Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top ...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.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 ...Pruett — Stewart’s wife of two-plus years — was sure she wanted to take the 2024 season off to try to start their family. Stewart, in husband mode, supported the decision that was hers to make.Her first win came in 2017 when Pruett’s run of 3.781 ET at 321.96 mph defeated Steve Torrence (3.787 at 322.11 mph). She has one No. 1 qualifier at Houston, which came in 2018 with a run of 3. ...2023-12-08 -. 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, from Redlands, and Stewart ...December 7, 2023 · 4 min read. Leah Pruett has made the decision to step out of her NHRA Top Fuel dragster in 2024 as she and husband Tony Stewart focus on starting a family, with Stewart taking over her driving seat. Pruett, who finished second to Doug Kalitta in the championship last season in a winner-take-all season finale, is not pregnant.After completing 27 consecutive years in NHRA competition, Leah Pruett is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family with husband Tony …Tony Stewart to make Top Fuel debut as wife Leah Pruett, ... The initial five races of the 21-event 2024 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, which kicks off this weekend at Florida's ...Leah Pruett and her husband Tony Stewart speak during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Indianapolis. Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on ...By. Staff Report October 15, 2023. ENNIS, Texas — Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan gave Tony Stewart Racing its first-ever nitro sweep in Top Fuel and Funny Car on Sunday at the Texas Motorplex, while Pro Stock's Erica Enders became the winningest female in NHRA history with her 47th career national event victory to close out a historic and ...The Scrappers Racing dragster survived the elimination with a 3.898-second ET at 257.68 mph, while Prock, who won the four-wide race at zMAX Dragway this spring, experienced early trouble on the drag strip. It wasn't a perfect run for Salinas either, though he did score the victory.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 …AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 Fame racer Tony Stewart, who will race the full season in her place in the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) team's 11,000-horsepower Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top ...– 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 ...We took a trip to the Skip Barber Racing School. We learned and experienced a lot. When can we go back? By clicking "TRY IT", I agree to receive newsletters and promotions from Mon...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 ...Pruett is a 12-time NHRA Top Fuel event winner. Her NHRA journey began in the series’ Junior Drag Racing League as an 8-year-old. Pruett earned two victories in 2023 and finished the season third in the Top Fuel championship standings, which is the highest she’s finished in her 14-year Top Fuel career.NHRA drag racing is an exhilarating motorsport that captivates fans around the world. With thundering engines, blazing speeds, and heart-pounding excitement, it’s no wonder why thi...Drag racing champ Leah Pruett is temporarily stepping away from driving to start a family, but thankfully she knows someone pretty good behind the wheel who can step in for her -- hubby Tony ...Torrence takes the points lead into Sunday, holding a 12-point advantage over Doug Kalitta, 39 points over Leah Pruett, 76 points over Mike Salinas and 88 points over Justin Ashley.2023 NHRA Top Fuel World champ Doug Kalitta led the charge with a 3.658 at 335.46 miles per hour on his final run of the day. Right behind the champ was Leah Pruett at a 3.671 at 333.91. Pruett who is not running the NHRA tour to focus on family, is running the Shootout as a one and done for the season and will be sitting out the remainder of ...NHRA drag racing is a thrilling and adrenaline-pumping motorsport that has captivated fans around the world for decades. Top Fuel is arguably one of the most exciting categories in...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 ...Kalitta, a six-time championship runner-up, powered to a 3.67 to beat Pruett's 3.72 and prevent her from joining her Tony Stewart Racing Funny Car teammate Matt Hagan as a 2023 champ.2023 NHRA Top Fuel World champ Doug Kalitta led the charge with a 3.658 at 335.46 miles per hour on his final run of the day. Right behind the champ was Leah Pruett at a 3.671 at 333.91. Pruett who is not running the NHRA tour to focus on family, is running the Shootout as a one and done for the season and will be sitting out the remainder of ...Matt Hagan takes issue with John Force in epic Round 1 match-up. Top Fuel contender Antron Brown said, "You don't have to make up some false drama show" about the NHRA. "There's a ...JENNA FRYER. 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 Famer husband ...The final result was the same as round one as Force won the round with a 3.753 with Antron Brown finishing second at 3.769.Both dropped cylinders but still held off Leah Pruett, who was the odd ...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.– 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 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.“This is an incredibly personal decision, and what ...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.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.... Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett’s first NHRA naDec 7, 2023 · Tony Stewart will be replacing Leah Pruett in t Her first spouse was the two-time Monster Jam World Finals champion, Todd LeDuc. She then married Gary Pritchett in 2013, who happens to be a crew member of NHRA Top Fuel drags racer, Steve ...BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Dec. 7, 2023) - After completing 27 consecutive years in NHRA competition, Leah Pruett is stepping aside from racing in 2024 to focus on starting a family with husband Tony ... Point standings (top 10) following the 38th annual Texas NHRA Fa 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. LAS VEGAS, NV - October 25, 2023 - (Motor ...
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