The best of drag racing star Leah Pruett in images
NHRA top fuel driver Leah Pruett has been a familiar face on the drag racing scene, from her days running Funny Car and Pro Modified races to the present circuit, where she's been competing since 2013. Part of the Tony Stewart Racing team—and the wife of the former NACASR driver—Pruett has turned heads both on and off the track.
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Associated Press
8 hours ago
- Associated Press
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Pairings
Saturday At Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn. Sunday's Pairings Top Fuel 1. Tony Stewart, 3.755 seconds, 325.77 mph vs. 14. Cameron Ferre, 8.295, 80.35; 2. Justin Ashley, 3.762, 330.80 vs. 13. Antron Brown, 4.699, 164.37; 3. Shawn Langdon, 3.800, 328.54 vs. 12. Cody Krohn, 4.078, 252.47; 4. Clay Millican, 3.812, 328.86 vs. 11. Shawn Reed, 4.047, 282.78; 5. Steve Torrence, 3.834, 329.50 vs. 10. Dan Mercier, 3.941, 309.70; 6. Josh Hart, 3.860, 324.67 vs. 9. Doug Kalitta, 3.909, 289.01; 7. Brittany Force, 3.899, 288.95 vs. 8. Ida Zetterstrom, 3.904, 322.88. Funny Car 1. Austin Prock, Chevy Camaro, 3.931, 329.10 vs. 16. Buddy Hull, Dodge Charger, 5.230, 143.75; 2. Alexis DeJoria, Charger, 3.948, 328.14 vs. 15. Dave Richards, Ford Mustang, 4.078, 315.78; 3. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.960, 326.56 vs. 14. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.060, 319.75; 4. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.969, 323.74 vs. 13. Julie Nataas, GR Supra, 4.037, 317.05; 5. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 3.977, 325.92 vs. 12. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.022, 320.20; 6. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 3.987, 327.03 vs. 11. Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.014, 319.98; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.988, 322.11 vs. 10. Hunter Green, Charger, 4.004, 294.75; 8. Paul Lee, Charger, 3.996, 319.22 vs. 9. Chad Green, Mustang, 3.998, 323.43. Pro Stock 1. Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.645, 205.66 vs. 16. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.710, 206.01; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.652, 205.98 vs. 15. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.708, 203.40; 3. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.652, 205.16 vs. 14. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.706, 205.26; 4. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.666, 206.32 vs. 13. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.697, 205.16; 5. Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 6.667, 205.32 vs. 12. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.690, 205.13; 6. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.669, 205.63 vs. 11. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.686, 206.13; 7. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.670, 205.88 vs. 10. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.681, 205.19; 8. Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.674, 205.01 vs. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.679, 206.01. Did Not Qualify: 17. Troy Coughlin Jr., 6.714, 205.29; 18. Chris McGaha, 6.731, 205.60; 19. Brandon Miller, 6.774, 203.34; 20. Jerry Tucker, broke. Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Brayden Davis, Suzuki, 6.834, 197.59 vs. Bye; 2. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.859, 197.83 vs. 13. Charles Poskey, Suzuki, 7.229, 188.31; 3. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.871, 199.46 vs. 12. John Hall, Beull, 6.993, 195.59; 4. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.876, 197.39 vs. 11. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.992, 193.99; 5. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.907, 196.53 vs. 10. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.967, 192.91; 6. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.911, 195.48 vs. 9. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 6.967, 193.79; 7. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.941, 190.89 vs. 8. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.952, 194.52.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Associated Press
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Qualifying
Friday At Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn. Qualifying after two rounds Top Fuel 1. Shawn Langdon, 3.800 seconds, 328.54 mph; 2. Josh Hart, 3.860, 324.67; 3. Justin Ashley, 3.886, 323.35; 4. Clay Millican, 3.889, 300.33; 5. Brittany Force, 3.899, 288.95; 6. Doug Kalitta, 3.909, 289.01; 7. Dan Mercier, 4.004, 305.08; 8. Shawn Reed, 5.645, 118.42; 9. Tony Stewart, 5.775, 121.40; 10. Cody Krohn, 5.947, 107.57; 11. Steve Torrence, 6.908, 85.19; 12. Cameron Ferre, 8.295, 80.35; 13. Ida Zetterstrom, 16.323, 49.83. Not Qualified: 14. Antron Brown, DQ. Funny Car 1. Alexis DeJoria, Dodge Charger, 3.948, 328.14; 2. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.960, 324.51; 3. Jack Beckman, Chevy Camaro, 3.971, 323.74; 4. Austin Prock, Camaro, 3.995, 320.28; 5. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.018, 319.98; 6. Julie Nataas, GR Supra, 4.037, 317.05; 7. J.R. Todd, GR Supra, 4.038, 284.51; 8. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.042, 312.50; 9. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.060, 319.75; 10. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.060, 313.73; 11. Dave Richards, Mustang, 4.078, 315.78; 12. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.118, 310.41; 13. Paul Lee, Charger, 4.126, 294.56; 14. Buddy Hull, Charger, 5.230, 143.75; 15. Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 5.239, 144.97; 16. Hunter Green, Charger, 5.570, 127.57. Pro Stock 1. Dallas Glenn, Chevy Camaro, 6.645, 205.60; 2. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.655, 205.82; 3. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.666, 206.32; 4. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.670, 205.88; 5. Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.677, 203.37; 6. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.677, 205.16; 7. Cory Reed, Camaro, 6.683, 204.60; 8. Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 6.684, 205.32; 9. Cristian Cuadra, Ford Mustang, 6.686, 205.88; 10. David Cuadra, Camaro, 6.687, 205.63; 11. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 6.690, 205.13; 12. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.708, 203.37; 13. Mason McGaha, Camaro, 6.709, 205.16; 14. Fernando Cuadra Jr., Camaro, 6.710, 206.01; 15. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.713, 204.73; 16. Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.714, 205.29. Not Qualified: 17. Deric Kramer, 6.717, 205.26; 18. Chris McGaha, 6.731, 205.60; 19. Brandon Miller, 6.780, 203.09. Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Brayden Davis, Suzuki, 6.870, 197.22; 2. Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.879, 197.83; 3. Angie Smith, Buell, 6.907, 196.53; 4. Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.915, 196.27; 5. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.921, 198.38; 6. Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.956, 193.96; 7. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.963, 194.52; 8. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.967, 192.60; 9. John Hall, Beull, 6.993, 195.59; 10. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 7.030, 190.11; 11. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 7.031, 190.27; 12. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 7.088, 191.89; 13. Charles Poskey, Suzuki, 9.423, 95.56.
Newsweek
a day ago
- Newsweek
John Force Racing Announces Collaboration For New Philanthropic Initiative
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. John Force Racing has announced a new philanthropic initiative in collaboration with The Graham and Courtney Rahal Foundation and Graham Rahal Performance. The partnership will last until the end of the 2025 NHRA season. The initiative, branded Task Force Rahal, is set to support the Optimal BrainHealth for Warfighters program, with the aim of helping active-duty military, families, and veterans who have been affected by traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress. President of GRP and founder of GCRF, Graham Rahal, commented on the new partnership: "We're honored to be able to join forces with JFR to support the Center for BrainHealth for the rest of the NHRA season. Brain injuries change lives – I've seen it firsthand. John Force attends the 2014 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. John Force attends the 2014 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California."I'm grateful we can use Task Force Rahal to help those on the same journey and ultimately give back to a community that has already given us so much." According to the press release, the new program will focus on "hiring veterans from diverse branches to enable broader in-person training and outreach." John Force, founder of John Force Racing, who is also the father-in-law of Rahal, said the following: "I've watched Graham over the years, and he has always been one to try and help others. This whole concept that he's involved in is to make things bigger and stronger. That's the direction he's headed, and we'll be a part of that by promoting Task Force Rahal on our racecars. It is exciting that fans and sponsors can donate too!" "Having trained more than 6,000 service members and veterans over the past 15 years, we know that the combination of holistic measurement and strategy-based training works," said Jennifer Zientz, Director of Programs at Center for BrainHealth. "We are deeply grateful for the funding that will enable us to continue scaling up this important work." Force suffered a TBI after a crash in Virginia last year. Although he is not back in the race seat just yet, he has made a return to trackside. Providing an update in December, Force explained, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports: "I'm still going to therapy every week and working as hard as I can to get back out there with the sponsors and the fans in a sport I love and I miss. I've still got a lot of things I want to do, so I don't want anybody thinking they've seen the last of John Force. We'll have a lot more to talk about after the holidays."
