NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart is set to embark on his second full season behind the wheel of a Top Fuel dragster.
Stewart, who shocked the motorsports world in late 2023 with the announcement of filling in for his wife, Leah Pruett, for the full NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series slate in 2024 as they planned to start a family, was jumping off the deep end.
The driver nicknamed “Smoke” had been a circle track racer for decades. During that time, he reached the pinnacle in multiple series as a multi-time champion and countless race winner on dirt and asphalt.
However, transitioning to drag racing’s premiere series was a new beast to conquer.
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