LEAH PRUETT Takes Runner-Up, MADDI GORDON Advances at Phoenix

March 23, 2026

• LEAH PRUETT delivered runner-up finish at Phoenix in just her second start after two-year hiatus, qualifying No. 2 and posting consistent mid-3.80s runs despite 140°F track temps.
• PRUETT defeated Cameron Ferre, Josh Hart, and reigning champion Doug Kalitta before falling to three-time Phoenix winner Shawn Langdon by 0.053 seconds in final round.
• The Arizona native moves to fourth in Top Fuel standings after crew chiefs Strasbaugh and Domagala dialed in horsepower perfectly for brutal desert conditions throughout eliminations.
• MADDI GORDON advanced to quarterfinals, defeating team owner Tony Stewart in second round after Stewart qualified fifth and won his opening match in Elite Racing dragster.

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