In the high-stakes world of NASCAR, where every turn tests a driver’s nerve, few have gripped the wheel with Tony Stewart’s raw intensity. The Hall of Famer etched his name in history back in 2001, becoming the only one to finish both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, logging all 1,100 miles without a single lap lost. With three Cup Series titles under his belt, plus 49 victories, Stewart’s grit turned skeptics into believers time and again. That same fire never dimmed, pulling him from retirement in 2016 straight into IndyCar, sprint cars, and now NHRA drag racing, where he stepped up for his wife, Leah Pruett, after their son, Dominic, arrived in November 2024.
Stewart’s drag racing chapter kicked off, filling Pruett’s seat at Tony Stewart Racing, and by 2025, he’d notched