After a family break, Leah Pruett's NHRA comeback is set for 2026 following birth of her son
Leah Pruett, a 12-time NHRA Top Fuel winner, returns to Tony Stewart Racing in 2026 after a family break, rejoining her crew chiefs and teammates with three wins from 2022-2023.
- On September 9, 2025, Tony Stewart Racing announced Leah Pruett will return to drive the TSR Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster next season, marking her comeback after starting a family.
- Pruett stepped aside to start a family and thanked Tony Stewart, the team and partners while staying active in TSR operations on marketing and technical development.
- She will reunite with crew chiefs Neal Strausbaugh and Mike Domagala, with whom Leah Pruett earned three wins between 2022 and 2023.
- She will rejoin TSR's two-car lineup alongside Matt Hagan, four-time Funny Car champion and TSR teammate, while Tony Stewart, TSR owner and fill-in Top Fuel driver, clinched the 2025 regular-season title at the 71st Annual NHRA U.S. Nationals and leads the Countdown.
- The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series resumes Sept. 11-14 at Maple Grove Raceway, marking the start of the six-race Countdown to the Championship.
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Tony Stewart has been tearing up the NHRA Top Fuel scene lately, clinching the 2025 regular-season title and leading the Countdown to the Championship after back-to-back wins in Las Vegas and Joliet. His wife, Leah Pruett, handed him the wheel back in 2024 when she stepped away to focus on their family, leaving a significant gap in the Tony Stewart Racing lineup. Before her break, Pruett was a formidable force with 12 Top Fuel victories and a ca…
After a family break, Leah Pruett's NHRA comeback is set for 2026
Leah Pruett will return to NHRA competition next season, a little over a year after welcoming a son with NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart. Stewart has been driving the Top Fuel Dragster for Tony Stewart Racing since Pruett stepped aside ahead of the 2024 season to focus on starting a family. Their son, Dominic, was born in November of that year. Pruett has spent the last two seasons still involved in the day-to-day operations at TSR, where she …
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After a family break, Leah Pruett’s NHRA comeback is set for 2026 following birth of her son
Leah Pruett will return to NHRA competition next season, a little over a year after welcoming a son with NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart.
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After a family break, Leah Pruett's NHRA comeback is set for 2026 following birth of her son
Leah Pruett is set to return to NHRA competition next season after taking time off to start a family with NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart. Pruett stepped aside before the 2024 season, and their son, Dominic, was born in…
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