LEAH PRUETT Steps Back From NHRA Top Fuel After Decade-Long Championship Run

January 1, 1990

GRRL! SUMMARY:

LEAH PRUETT’s semi-retirement marks the end of an era for one of NHRA’s most versatile competitors, who proved her mettle across multiple divisions from Funny Car and Pro Modified before making her mark in the elite Top Fuel category starting in 2013.
As part of Tony Stewart Racing, PRUETT carved out her place in the testosterone-heavy world of 11,000-horsepower dragsters, turning heads not just for her marriage to the NASCAR legend but for her ability to handle 330+ mph runs with the best of them.
Her decade-plus career represents the kind of longevity we need to see more of in women’s motorsports—proving that when given proper equipment and support, female drivers don’t just survive in top-tier racing, they thrive and become fixtures that the sport can’t imagine being without.