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Who is Leah Pritchett?

Leah Pritchett’s journey to the pinnacle of drag racing began when she and her family joined the NHRA Jr. Dragster youth racing program where she won 37 trophies between the ages of eight and 16.

At 18, she built a Nostalgia nitro Funny Car with her father Ron, a former Bonneville Salt Flats record holder, and became the first woman to run in the 5-second range in a Nostalgia Funny Car.

She also set the record for fastest Nostalgia nitro Funny Car, being the first to exceed 250 mph. In 2010 she began driving for Steve Plueger, becoming the Hot Rod Heritage Series champion.

In 2011 she moved to Atlanta to drive Pro Modified cars for R2B2 Racing, where she won three national events in two seasons. Two years later she joined Dote Racing in Top Fuel and finished 15th despite competing in only half of the schedule.

In 2018, Pritchett closed out her second full season with Don Schumacher Racing with a Factory Stock Showdown championship and a top-five finish in Top Fuel.

Behind the wheel of her Top Fuel dragster, Pritchett reached five final rounds in 2018 and won twice. Her 3.631-second pass at the final event tied for the second quickest run in the history of the sport and cemented her position as the quickest woman in NHRA history.