EULESS, Texas — Tony Stewart has been joking that he made sure the new couch he and his wife bought was one he could sleep on comfortably if he wins a drag race against her.

Well, his team does still win if Leah Pruett beats him in an NHRA race when they begin competing against each other next season.

That is when Pruett will be back in her seat for Tony Stewart Racing , the one her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband has filled since she stepped aside ahead of the 2024 season to focus on starting a family and the birth of their son later that year. Stewart will then be driving a Top Fuel dragster for Elite Motorsports.

“I’ve always looked at it as it’s a double lose for me, that I can’t win no matter what,” Stewart said Wednesday. “If I win, I get kicked to the couch is what I always jokingl

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