Leah Pruett, driver of the Dodge Power Brokers Top Fuel Dragster:

• Earned No. 4 provisional qualifying position in Q1 on Friday (3.730 ET at 319.29 mph).
• Earned No. 2 qualifying position in Q2 on Friday (3.686 ET at 327.51 mph).
• Scored two bonus points for second-quickest run of the session.
• Maintained No. 2 qualifying position from Q2. Pruett’s Q3 run on Saturday was a 3.773 ET at 326.40 mph.
• Secured No. 2 qualifying position based off Q2 run on Friday. In Q4 on Saturday, Pruett ran a 3.734 ET at 329.10 mph.
• Round 1: 3.741 ET at 323.89 mph, lost to Brittany Force (3.732 ET at 329.67 mph) and Spencer Massey (3.749 ET at 323.27 mph). Tony Schumacher (3.753 ET, 320.89 mph) was also defeated by Force and Massey.
• Currently 13th in the Top Fuel championship standings, 268 points behind points leader Force.
• Pruett’s No. 2 qualifying position was her highest start through the first six events of 2022.
• Pruett was selected as the NHRA’s Top Fuel “Marquee Matchup” for Round 1 of eliminations against Force, Massey and Schumacher.

From Leah:
I think determination is our key factor here. Having five plain runs down the track and chipping away at it, we are a product of the short end of the stick of a really good race. We missed it by just a couple thousandths to advance. Going into Richmond, we will take a lot away from this weekend from the warm track to our warmup and setup. I started out really hitting the tree well in qualifying. As I tried to work on it, I actually graduated the other way. I didn’t have the peak performance that I wanted on Sunday, but it was almost enough to get the job done. I will be right back on my Christmas tree every day and we will be making sure all eight of our Mopar cylinders are lit. The execution of this team has been impeccable, and that’s why we have the consistency that we have. We will continue that and look forward. My consolation prize is that I get to spend a lot of time with the fans here in Charlotte. In between this weekend and Richmond, we’re working on a spare car, so a lot is happening between now and then.

Source: True Speed Communication on behalf of Tony Stewart Racing

Contact: Ashley Wilson, (303) 594-8147, Ashley.Wilson@TrueSpeedCommunication.com