NASCAR Fans Celebrate Tony Stewart’s Fatherhood as Smoke and Wife Leah Welcome a ‘Little Guy’ to the Family

Congratulations & well-wishes are ringing out loud for Tony Stewart & Leah Pruett. As of June 25th, we all await the arrival of the couple’s child “due November,” according to a grand announcement from Smoke’s official Instagram handle. Only late last year, Leah (36) decided to temporarily step away from her NHRA Top Fuel ride at Tony Stewart Racing to “start a family.” Regardless, we send our well wishes to the Stewart household, sure to celebrate these fortunate bearings.

Stewart’s Instagram carousel was an apt announcement fit for the occasion, complete with a movie poster-inspired graphic wittily titled, “We’re Pregnant: The Long Awaited Sequel to Let’s Get Married.” The last slide informed fans blowing some virtual Dragster smoke, signaling that “It’s a boy” that he and his wife expected. He captioned the post with understandable enthusiasm: “I’m so excited to start a family with this incredibly beautiful love of my life @leah.pruett . Can’t wait to meet this little guy. This is the ultimate 🏆“

Indeed, this is the ultimate trophy for a young couple, united only about three years ago on November 21, 2021. Coincidentally, the baby will grace the world around Tony and Leah’s third marriage anniversary. The exciting developments deservingly sent the NASCAR world into a frenzy, as it surely serves as a breath of fresh air for Stewart & his admirers, still reeling from the fallout of Stewart-Haas’ impending foreclosure. But for now, Tony’s impending fatherhood at 53 pushes Stewart-Haas’ foreclosure woes to the background. He will be stepping into rookie shoes, yet again in 2024, not too long since he replaced his wife Leah as a Top Fuel greenhorn in the latter’s NHRA Dragster.

Fans gear up for “Tony Stewart Jr.”

As for the tributes and hurrahs? They are still pouring in left and right, with many major entities thrilled to hear of the developments from Tony & Leah’s end. His soon-to-be-gone Stewart-Haas driver, Chase Briscoe, joked around on the Instagram post with some comedic advice for the future writing, “I don’t recommend soda cookies during the toddler age.”

The official Twitter handle of Smoke’s Ohio racetrack, Eldora Speedway made a heartfelt Twitter post, captioned, “We are elated for @TonyStewart &  @LeahPruett_TF as they’ve shared the news that they are expecting their first child! Congratulations to you both!”

Nevertheless, the collective NASCAR community sent out the biggest “Congratulations !!!❤️” to the couple enthralling us all with these positive developments. Fans are already naming their expected son, “Tony Stewart Jr” in honor of a 3-time Cup champ father. On the other hand, some are already speculating delivery dates like this hopeful who wrote, “Our vote is for November 24…same day our youngest was born in 2015. Congrats!!”

To be Smoke’s son is an honor only one will ever truly receive (as for now), and that brings about some hefty expectations, evident from this comment which lovingly asked the couple to “Get that baby a mini race car right away!!!” With these developments unfolding faster than ever, this fan replied, “Congrats to the both of you!” Tony & Leah.

We at EssentiallySports wish the couple only happiness and a little more in anticipation for the next great Stewart waiting to take over the motorsports community in a few months.