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Biography
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Leah Pruett page on 2 August 2020, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Leah Christine Pruett (formerly Leah Pritchett) is an American drag racer, currently driving an NHRA Top Fuel dragster for Don Schumacher Racing after previously being employed at Bob Vandergriff Racing before the company closed in April 2016. Her first career national event win on the professional level came February 28, 2016 at the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Chandler, Arizona, defeating Brittany Force in the first all-female final round in Top Fuel since 1982. Pruett debuted in Top Fuel in 2013 with Dote Racing after previously competing in Pro Mod and Nostalgia Funny Car.
She was married to Gary Pritchett, who is a crewmember for NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Steve Torrence. Leah filed for divorce from Gary on July 31, 2019, in Hendricks County, Indiana.
