Is NHRA Drag Racer Leah Pruett Pregnant? What to Know

May 2024 · 3 minute read

In December 2023, NHRA drag racer Leah Pruett announced she's stepping away from the monitor to focal point on starting a family together with her husband.

Allison DeGrushe - Author

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Since becoming a member of the professional drag racing scene, Leah Pruett has accomplished relatively a little of good fortune. She has clinched numerous victories within the Top Fuel and Factory Stock Showdown classes, persistently establishing herself as a formidable competitor within the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing circuit.

Fast ahead a bit over a decade from her debut, Leah is shifting her consideration from the racetrack to embark on a new chapter — starting a circle of relatives. Wait, is it imaginable that Leah Pruett is pregnant? Read on for extra details!

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So, is Leah Pruett pregnant?

At the time of writing, Leah Pruett is not pregnant. However, in December 2023, she announced that she would step away from the NHRA drag racing sequence in 2024 to focal point on beginning a circle of relatives together with her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband, Tony Stewart. For the approaching season, Tony will step into the driving force's seat of her Top Fuel dragster.

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"This is an incredibly personal decision, and what led to making this decision are other personal situations that have happened in my life and our lives," Leah advised The Associated Press in an interview. "Time is not on anyone's side, and time is not gender neutral. But when it comes to being a female ... time is particularly not on your side."

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She mentioned, "One of the decision-making factors was, 'What do we want our life to look like when we have a family?' And it is easy to sit back and have the immediate view that we've got this killer race team, and we can do what we didn't do this year — which is win a championship."

"But stepping back and thinking about long-term and what our family looks like, it was just the right time at the right decision," Leah concluded.

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Leah has Hashimoto's and is not sure how it will impact her being pregnant plans.

Leah published to The Associated Press that she has Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune dysfunction that stops her thyroid from generating hormones. She's unsure how her situation will impact her attempts to get pregnant.

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"That plays a part into my health, which means I need more time to start a family," Leah explained. "The reason I bring that up is because people can relate to that, and there's a human element beyond just 'Oh, it's the right time for us, and everything is so great for us.'"

She continued, "Hashimoto's gives me a lot of challenges throughout the year in racing, and it took a lot to get that under control just to race, more or less under control to start a family. There are no guarantees or promises on when I will be back in the seat, but I have every intention of returning as soon as I can. Everything in my heart says that I will return to driving Top Fuel as soon as I feel ready."

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