Tony Stewart confesses racing against his wife in NHRA is “a no-win situation’

Ex-NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has shared his thoughts about racing his wife in NHRA Top Fuel events.

Tony Stewart confesses racing against his wife in NHRA is “a no-win situation’

Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart (Via IMAGO)

Three times NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart became a full-time NHRA Top Fuel driver in 2024, replacing his wife Leah in the team he owns. The star racer stepped away from the drag racing scene to have Dom, their son, making the racing legend a dad at the age of 53. Now Leah is ready to make a comeback and race against her husband.

Tony Stewart, who won his maiden NHRA top division race at Las Vegas recently, talked about the head-to-head battle with his wife in an interview with Fox Sports. He admitted that they have already had conversation about how their life is going to change as his wife is set to make comeback to the track and establish herself again as a prominent talent.

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We’ve started those conversations. What does life look like in a couple of years with her back in the car?

Tony Stewart told Forbs.

He then joked that racing against each other is going to be terrible idea for him as he is in a non-win situation. Stewart hilariously admitted that if he beat his wife, he might get kicked out of the room and if he loses to her, his friends won’t miss the opportunity to mock him. He looking to fine one positive aspect that exits in such a situation.

I still think it’s a terrible idea. It’s a no-win situation for me. If I win, I get kicked to the couch. If she wins, I get to call all my buddies and tell them I got my ass kicked by my wife. Still trying to figure out where this is a positive for me.

Tony Stewart added.

Tony Stewart shares his feelings about having his son besides him on the race track

In the same interview, Tony Stewart revealed how he feels about racing with his son in the stands watching him. He admitted that he was sad when he realized his son will never get to watch him race live in NASCAR, IndyCar and Winged Sprint Cars.

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Tony Stewart (Via IMAGO)

I’m not going to lie—I got lost in it. It was a feeling I’ve never had before. From the moment Dom was born, I thought, He’s never going to see me run a lap in NASCAR. He’ll never watch me in IndyCar. I might not even get back in a winged sprint car.

Tony Stewart said.

But now, Dom will get to see his dad racing the fastest cars in the world and celebrate in the victory even before he turns one year old. Though he won’t remember the moments, he will have the photos for them share.

To have him there, to have photos of him in Victory Lane… he won’t remember it, but he’ll have those photos. He’ll know he was there, part of it, with his dad.

Tony Stewart added.

The comments from the Hall of Fame racer shows how much he is cherishing the moments with his son on the race track. It will be interesting to see if Stewart will race long enough to have moments on victory lane with his son that the child will remember.