Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals
Presented by Pennzoil
Event No. 5 of 21
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown, Texas
May 21-23, 2021
LEAH PRUETT
Driver of the Pennzoil Top Fuel Dragster
Houston Event Highlights:
- 2017 event champion
- 2018 No. 1 qualifier
2020 Houston Recap:
Qualified sixth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Lee Calloway in E1; defeated by Billy Torrence in E2)
Last Event (Charlotte 1):
Qualified third; First round exit (defeated by Antron Brown, Krista Baldwin in E1)
Career Statistics:
156 races; eight wins; 12 No. 1 Qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- For the second time this season, Pruett is back to pulling double-duty as she battles for wins at Houston aboard her Top Fuel dragster and behind the wheel of her new 2021 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
I’m very excited to get to Baytown. We get to kick off the week with Ride & Drive events with Dodge. The track conditions are usually really good at Houston. It’s supposed to be cool and we’ll be at sea level, and I have no doubt we’ll be making those fast runs that get all of us hyped up.
“I’ll be back to pulling double-duty, running both my Top Fuel dragster and Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak. I truly feel like, when we get to Houston, it’ll be our ‘get healthy’ race and it’ll be a new beginning for us. We’re looking forward to laying down maximum horsepower on the Pennzoil proving grounds.
LEAH PRUETT
Driver of the Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
2020 Houston Recap:
Qualified 11th; First round exit (defeated by John Cerbone in E1)
Last Event (Gainesville):
Qualified 13th; First round exit (defeated by John Cerbone in E1)
FSS Career Statistics:
24 races; three wins; one runner-up; two No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- For the second time this season, Pruett is back to pulling double-duty as she battles for wins at Houston aboard her Top Fuel dragster and behind the wheel of her new 2021 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak
Continuing to carry the Mopar banner across multiple categories is what I love. Our Drag Pak’s performance in Gainesville showed that we were making fast gains, and we expect to build on that in Houston. We are still relatively new with the car, and creating a more solid baseline with it, but believe the capabilities of it are in line for the conditions we should see this weekend. It’s also been awesome to see other new Drag Paks getting delivered and hitting the strip across the country recently. I’m feeling very connected to the Mopar community, and eager to put on win lights at the big show for them this weekend.
Source: Don Schumacher Racing
