LEAH PRUETT Battles Food Poisoning, Cheers Husband’s FOX Debut from Home

May 25, 2025

by Shivranjini Parihar // from www.essentiallysports.com

• Top Fuel drag racer LEAH PRUETT showed what racing partnership really looks like when she battled food poisoning during her husband Tony Stewart’s broadcasting debut at the Indianapolis 500. While we would’ve loved to see her cheering from the FOX Sports booth, she demonstrated that supporting your partner sometimes means being their biggest fan from your couch – complete with Instagram post praising his commentary skills.
• The timing couldn’t have been more dramatic – FOX Sports’ first Indy 500 broadcast with a three-time NASCAR champion transitioning from driver to commentator, while his accomplished racer wife dealt with illness at home. PRUETT’s social media presence during the event proved that even when sidelined, she remains deeply connected to the racing world that brought this power couple together in 2021.
• What’s fascinating is watching how this racing marriage operates when both partners have serious credentials – Stewart with his NASCAR championships and Indy 500 experience, PRUETT as an active NHRA point leader making her own mark in Top Fuel. Their dynamic shows what happens when two competitors understand the demands of motorsport and genuinely support each other’s career pivots, even from a distance.

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