LEAH PRUETT Returns to TSR Top Fuel Dragster for 2026 NHRA Championship Run

September 9, 2025

by NHRA.com staff // from www.nhra.com

• LEAH PRUETT announces her return to the driver’s seat of the TSR Dodge//SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel dragster for 2026, reclaiming her ride after stepping aside in 2024 to start a family with husband Tony Stewart. The 12-time Top Fuel event winner has remained deeply involved with the team’s technical projects and marketing initiatives during her hiatus, proving that motherhood doesn’t mean stepping away from the sport – just strategically repositioning within it.
• While Stewart has done an admirable job as her replacement driver, earning 2024 NHRA Rookie of the Year and currently leading the 2025 championship hunt, this was always meant to be temporary. PRUETT’s eagerness was validated during testing in Richmond, and her return alongside crew chiefs Neal Strausbaugh and Mike Domagala promises to build on the three wins they’ve compiled together since TSR’s inception in 2022.
• The announcement comes as women continue making headlines across NHRA competition, with BRITTANY FORCE setting a staggering 343.51 mph world record at Indianapolis and ERICA ENDERS claiming another Pro Stock victory at the U.S. Nationals. Force’s record-breaking run demonstrates the elite level these women are operating at, while Enders continues her championship-caliber campaign in a category where she’s already a six-time world champion.

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