Drag Illustrated Issue 143, April 2019 | Page 16

SMOKE & ICE NHRA Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett rolls out of a burnout in her Sparkling Ice “Black Raspberry” dragster before taking down teammate and three-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown in a 3.707-to-3.733 decision in the opening round of eliminations at the Winternationals. Pritchett, racing in her third full season with Don Schumacher Racing, is chasing a Top Fuel world title to go with her two NHRA Division 7 Jr. Dragster championships, 2010 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Nostalgia Funny Car title and 2018 SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown season title. Photograph by Will McDougle Auto Club Raceway at Pomona | Pomona, California | Sunday, February 10, 2019 THE WA 16 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 143