{"id":97374,"date":"2024-12-04T21:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/tony-stewart-confirms-return-to-nhra-top-fuel-for-2025-season\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T21:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:18:25","slug":"tony-stewart-confirms-return-to-nhra-top-fuel-for-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/tony-stewart-confirms-return-to-nhra-top-fuel-for-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Stewart Confirms Return to NHRA Top Fuel for 2025 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Motorsports legend Tony Stewart has confirmed his return to NHRA Top Fuel racing for the 2025 season following a standout rookie year that earned him NHRA Rookie of the Year honors. The announcement was made during Tuesday\u2019s Race Industry Week session<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stewart, who piloted his Top Fuel dragster to a ninth-place finish in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series standings, expressed excitement about continuing his journey in the nitro-burning category. The news follows a monumental personal milestone for Stewart and his wife, NHRA Top Fuel standout Leah Pruett, who recently welcomed their first child, Dominic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to be back in the Top Fuel car again next year,\u201d Stewart shared. \u201cLeah has decided she wants to be a mom this first year. I\u2019ll be honest, she is literally just over two weeks from having Dominic and I am pretty confident in about two to three weeks, she\u2019ll be ready to get back in a Top Fuel car.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pruett delivered Dominic James on race day, Sunday, November 17, of the NHRA World Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe absolutely looks amazing. Looking at her, you wouldn\u2019t even tell she just delivered a little boy to us,\u201d added Stewart. \u201cSo, it\u2019s just amazing how strong and tough my wife is and what she does. But, she does wanna be a mom next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stewart\u2019s debut season in Top Fuel was marked by two final-round appearances, four semifinal finishes, and a strong performance that cemented his status as one of the most promising newcomers in NHRA history. Driving for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR), he took over the reins of Pruett\u2019s Top Fuel dragster when the couple announced their plans to grow their family earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m kind of fighting it a little bit,\u201d Stewart said about taking on another season in the driver\u2019s seat. \u201cBut the bonus is, I get to drive a Top Fuel car again next year. Either way, I get to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on December 4, 2024. \"Drag<\/p>\n

The post Tony Stewart Confirms Return to NHRA Top Fuel for 2025 Season<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Motorsports legend Tony Stewart has confirmed his return to NHRA Top Fuel racing for the 2025 season following a standout rookie year that earned him NHRA Rookie of the Year honors. The announcement was made during Tuesday\u2019s Race Industry Week session. Stewart, who piloted his Top Fuel dragster to a ninth-place finish in the 2024 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}