“I About Broke My Hand”- Tony Stewart Comes Clean on Fighting Off Jeff Gordon & Clint Bowyer To Win Over Wife Leah Pruett

3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Tony Stewart and drag racing superstar Leah Pruett have been married for a little over two years but in this short the couple has captivated the fandom so much so that fans have now started following Stewart’s wife religiously, fascinated over the couple’s dynamics. Stewart’s romance even got the veteran completely immersed into the world of NHRA and drag racing even to the extent that the 53-year-old is now filling in for his wife who wants to take up family duties.

Coming to the recent news that has been circulating in the NASCAR nation. Speaking on MotorTrend’s podcast, Hot Rod, “Smoke” divulges more details about how he met his wife, Pruett, and how the veteran had to fight off Jeff Gordon and his former driver, Clint Bowyer valiantly to have his drag racing queen, saying, “I’m single. I am committing. I’m maximum effort.” 

Tony Stewart fights off a “married” Jeff Gordon and his former driver to have his drag racing queen

While the fandom loves a power couple, already developing a sweet spot for supportive couples, NASCAR has a new couple that has been in the headlines for quite a while now. Even though fans love the Kyle Busch-Samantha Busch love story and absolutely adores their family, Stewart and Leah Pruett’s relationship has caught their attention  big time with the NASCAR team owner and NHRA racer developing a deep bond, crossing over disciplines.

This eventually got the 53-year-old in the drag racing scene and Stewart known as the jack of all trades worked his magic last year to win his maiden NHRA title. Now as the couple welcome a new year, Stewart is slated to replace Pruett, taking on her responsibility following her announcement later last year. Now coming to the crux of the matter, speaking to the co-hosts, Brian Lohnes & David Freiburger on the HOT ROD Pod, Stewart revealed how the two met and how he had to fight his way, even to have a phone conversation with the 35-year-old.

Even after he was insisted by his friend on meeting her, Stewart who was engaged at that time did not let his intrusive thoughts settle in as Pruett was married to her second husband Gary Pritchett. Smoke details the further happenings like this, “So literally the next year my engagement is off big time get out of here pack your crap and get out, Leah is separated now, like legally separated.”

“And same thing, get your stuff and get out. And so we’re back at Pratt’s at the Dunes again, and he gets her on FaceTime, and literally Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer and I are there that year. And we’re fighting over an iPhone. And I’m like, we’re going to break this iPhone, but this one’s married and wants to talk to her. This one’s married. I’m single. I am committing. I’m maximum effort. I am diving in And I about broke my hand grabbing the phone. We talked for about 40 minutes on FaceTime,” recalled the SHR co-owner with a smile on his face. 

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The NASCAR and IndyCar champion then went on to reveal how “it all started,” going on his first date with his better half, Preutt.

Stewart explains how “it started,” revealing his first meetup with Pruett

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After the veteran detailed how he had to fight over his former competitors to talk to the NHRA racer, Stewart briefly mentioned the following events of how the couple went for their first date after they met each other in person at an auto park retailers meeting. While doing so, Stewart exuded with pride and affection, revealing how he was on time, and punctual for the very first time in his life to meet Leah.

He said, “Literally, the first time we physically met each other was at a manager’s meeting for one of the auto park retailers and I never get anywhere early, I’m always late, damn it for everything, I got half hour early, Leah got there 20 mins early and we were in the green room together and you know that’s where it started and we went on our first date at Gainesville, literally the Monday of the week that Friday Covid shut everything down.” 

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Afterwards the whole pandemic happened which got the veteran stuck, stretching his four-day getaway into a four and four-and-a-half month vacation with Pruett.