![]() ![]() “I was in the left lane, and did a blistering 21-second pass to the eighth-mile at 24 mph,” added Pruett, who will be running a silver ribbon on her 334.15-mph DSM Precision Manufacturing Top Fuel dragster at the upcoming NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H., signifying her 25th “silver” NHRA anniversary. I had to run a big pink ribbon on my roll cage that signaled to the world that I was ‘as rookie as a rookie could get.’ I had already moved past my ‘pink’ phase in those days, and I couldn’t wait to get that ribbon off my car, which you weren’t able to do until you competed in an event. I just had to sit and wait until Sunday when I turned the legal age of 8. I had my car ready to go, but I wasn’t allowed to race at all on Saturday. ![]() “That weekend, my birthday was on a Sunday. 1-ranked social media influencer among NHRA drivers and personalities, cementing her place as one of the sport’s brightest stars. “I remember it like it was yesterday,” said Pruett, who has become the No. car and enter an event, and Pruett was chomping at the bit to have her shot on the dragstrip. ![]() Back in 1996, aspiring drag racers had to wait until their eighth birthday to be able to strap into a Jr. Dragster program by the time Pruett had turned six. Her father, Ron, was an avid land speed racer and her sister, Lindsey, who is four years older, was already competing in the Jr. Pruett was bitten by the racing bug early on. Dragster youth racing program on her eighth birthday. Pruett, a native of Redlands in Southern California, grew up around racing, and her journey to becoming a bonafide championship-contender in the NHRA’s premier Top Fuel category started when she officially joined the NHRA’s Jr. Leah Pruett turns 33 years old today, and while birthdays are always a momentous occasion, this particular year is extra special for Pruett as it marks the 25th anniversary - to the day - that her NHRA career began. ![]()
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