NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, NV
April 14 - 16, 2023
Leah Pruett, driver of the Code 3 Associates Top Fuel Dragster:
- Earned No. 2 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.747 ET at 322.50 mph)
- Scored two bonus points for second-quickest run of the session.
- Fell to No. 3 provisional qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (6.118 ET at 112.64 mph)
- Earned No. 5 provisional qualifying position based off Friday’s Q1 run. In Q3 on Saturday, Pruett ran a 3.753 ET at 329.26 mph.
- Secured No. 5 qualifying position in Q4 on Saturday (3.746 ET at 328.78 mph).
- Scored one bonus point for third-quickest run of the session.
- Advanced to Round 2 on Sunday:
- Round 1: 3.779 ET at 329.60 mph, defeated Austin Prock (4.172 ET at 258.90 mph) and Justin Ashley (4.211 ET at 313.22 mph). Rob Passey also advanced to Round 2 (4.074 ET at 276.69 mph).
- Round 2: 3.798 ET at 322.34 mph, lost to Brittany Force (3.758 ET at 313.05 mph) and Antron Brown (3.769 ET at 312.71 mph). Rob Passey (no time) was also defeated by Force and Brown.
- Currently sixth in the championship standings, 71 points behind Top Fuel leader Steve Torrence.
From Leah
This Code 3 Associates dragster hot rod is phenomenal. Our team is putting in the work. Track conditions got more tricky as the day went on. I felt like I had absolutely nailed it off the hit, but the timing on my sheet showed otherwise. That is why we are this team because we will go out there and regroup and press on. That’s what Tony Stewart Racing is all about. Today was a tuner’s game. For all the fans in the stands, I want you to know that all these racecars go down the track because of the crew members you see working day in and day out in the pits. For Neal Strausbaugh, this is his second year as lead crew chief. Mike Domagala (co-crew chief), Ryan McGilvry (car chief) and all my guys are what make this car go fast. To be honest, slowing the car down is one of the most difficult things for teams to do to make the car consistent. You have two championship-winning drivers and teams in Brittany Force and Antron Brown. Even though we’re competing against them, those are the goals we are looking forward to. There’s so much that goes into the ingenuity and mechanics of racing and there are so many job opportunities out here. For our Code 3 Associates team, we’re going to keep pushing.
