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The tires wrinkle and the header flames fly as Leah Pruett smashes the throttle pedal in her Johnson ’ s Horsepowered Garage / Dodge // SRT Top Fuel dragster in the final qualifying session at the PRO Superstar Shootout . The inaugural event was Pruett ’ s last scheduled race before stepping out of the driver ’ s seat to focus on starting a family with her husband , Tony Stewart , who will take over the driver ’ s seat of her dragster . Pruett qualified for the cutthroat field and reached the semifinals , where she lost a close rematch of the 2023 NHRA championship final round against Doug Kalitta .

Photograph by Luke Nieuwhof Bradenton Motorsports Park | Bradenton , Florida | Friday , February 9th , 2024

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