Leah Pruett gets her wish as Tony Stewart Racing rolls out test day opportunity amid hiatus

When Lea Broito said she might return to Tony Stewart Racing Top Fuel Dragster for a test in 2025, she was not joking. Less than 24 hours after the Virginia NHRA citizens, Pruett returned in its 14 TSR Dodge // SRT Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster for a training session.

The test session came before the weekend at the NHRA FINISTS SUMMIT NHRA on June 29, where Tony Stewart Residence (TSR) shared a short video clip of Pruett, suitable and connected to Monday in Virginia Motorsports Park. They downloaded the video on X and wrote:

“At the beginning of the season, Leahpruett_tf said she wants to do some tests this year … Today it seems that is the lucky day. 😁”

Leah Pruett is an experienced trail contest that is completely away from competition to start a family at the beginning of the 2024 campaign. It has 12 wins of the highest fuel, and multiple manifestations in the final round, and are known as one of the most aggressive drivers in the classroom. This legacy made its decision more important.

It was the invitation of the first team to include Bohoot and crew president Neil Straussbo that Tony Stewart will take over as the first child welcomed the couple, Dominic James Stewart, in November 2024. Since then, she has been close to the team, and she was often seen on the track, but on Monday was the first time in 2025 it was in the car.

Although there is no official word about her full -time return to NHRA, the test shows a glimmer of hope that the day is near. Meanwhile, the full -time NHRA season in Stewart fills his wife, and it is a professional year. After a difficult difficult campaign, Stuart found a rhythm and leads to the highest fuel.

Stewart was permanently at the opening of the season in Bomona and again in New England His first fuel victory came in the four nationals in Las Vegas, followed by a second victory in Chicago. The former NASCAR champion also won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA challenge in Bristol and got his first number 1 to the top fuel in Bristol.

Tony Stewart strengthens Bretani Force, and the ideal record extends in the first round

Upon arrival to Virginia citizens, Tony Stewart was momentum, but the day of the qualifiers told a different story. The 14 -coated car usually failed to complete a single competitive pass through three rounds. None of its runs exceeded 80 miles per hour due to a mechanical problem.

This contradiction left Stuart in the fourteenth place in the qualifying order with an arduous match in the first round against the first qualifiers Brittany Fores, who was defeated in the Epping final just weeks ago. But the Tony Stewart race crew was delivered after work late on Saturday night to determine and fix the problem.

The former NASCAR Cup driver started with a 3.872 second pass, the lowest ET on the round, to get rid of power and expand its ideal scope in the first round in 2025 to eight out of eight. This victory gave Stewart goodbye to round 2, and pushed him directly to the semi -finals, where he lined up against Sean Langdon.

Unfortunately, Stewart made a red lighting with a reaction time from -0.093 and related to 84.72 miles per hour, while Lingon advanced with 6,350 seconds. Lanjon will continue to defeat Justin Ashley in the final, although the result is currently being reviewed due to the potential rules of the Calita 4 in Lanjdon.

Regardless, Stewart Virginia is left with its intact points and another strong result recorded in a year that revolves around progress and consistency. Through eight races so far, the NHRA Mission Foods 2025 series leads with 700 points.