In those discussions, we came to the conclusion that the timing was up to her. We had discussed starting a family and this was her decision. To be a competitive, professional race car driver and have to make the decision to take yourself out of the seat to start a family is not a position most males would want to be put in. I don’t think from a male’s perspective that we can fully grasp it. To make a decision like this has got to be extremely hard. He will take her place in the Top Fuel dragster, saying in a release from the team: 'I am very proud of my wife. Stewart's wife Leah will sit out the 2024 season as she and Stewart focus on starting a family. He also runs a Sprint Car team and is the co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing in NASCAR where he fields two full-time Xfinity cars and a four-car Cup team.
The 52-year-old is a busy man, fielding a Top Fuel dragster for his wife Leah Pruett and Funny Car driver Matt Hagan.
