Tony Stewart, alongside wife Leah Pruett, made a stunning appearance at Tuesday night’s National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Awards banquet. The event took place at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California to recognize the champions of the NHRA and celebrate the season. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion took to his Instagram story with a photo of himself alongside Pruett at the awards banquet. Stewart was seen in a black and white tuxedo, while Pruett was sporting a black dress and high heels. Thanks for the submission! Here’s the photo of Stewart and Pruett at the NHRA Awards: Pruett also shared photos from the occasion to her Instagram story, to which Stewart added to his personal story. Here’s the photo Stewart shared from his wife’s Instagram: Stewart shared another photo from the NHRA Awards banquet where he’s standing alongside fellow NHRA competitor Matt Hagan, who competes for Tony Stewart Racing. TSR’s social media team shared the photo, to which Stewart reposted to his Instagram story. The Indiana native penned a fitting caption for Hagan, writing: “Happy birthday, Matt! 🎂” This past season marked Tony Stewart’s second NHRA campaign, one year after winning NHRA Rookie of the Year honors. He moved up to the Top Fuel Division as a fill-in driver for Leah, who stepped away to have the couple’s first baby, a son named Dominic. In 2025, Stewart won his first career Top Fuel race at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas. The former driver of the #14 in the NASCAR Cup Series also won the regular season championship and later finished runner-up in the final championship standings. When did Tony Stewart last race in NASCAR? Now a driver in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Tony Stewart stepped away from NASCAR competition after the 2016 Cup Series season. The Indiana native was one of the most successful drivers in the sport as he won 49 career Cup races and three championships across his 18-year stint. Tony Stewart won two championships driving the #20 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, one in 2002 and the other in 2005. He continued to drive for JGR until the end of the 2008 season, where he left to start his own racing team, Stewart-Haas Racing. The team was co-owned by Stewart and Gene Haas and was a staple in the Cup Series until the organization ceased operations at the end of the 2024 season. Tony Stewart’s third and final championship came in 2011, behind the wheel of his self-owned #14 machine. He won five of the 10 playoff races in the 2011 campaign en route to the championship.
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