Tony Stewart jokes about sleeping on the couch if he wins drag race against wife Leah Pruett

EULESS Texas AP Tony Stewart has been joking that he made sure the new couch he and his wife bought was one he could sleep on comfortably if he wins a drag race against her Well his band does still win if Leah Pruett beats him in an NHRA race when they begin competing against each other next season That is when Pruett will be back in her seat for Tony Stewart Racing the one her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband has filled since she stepped aside ahead of the season to focus on starting a family and the birth of their son later that year Stewart will then be driving a Top Fuel dragster for Elite Motorsports I ve reliably looked at it as it s a double lose for me that I can t win no matter what Stewart reported Wednesday If I win I get kicked to the couch is what I invariably jokingly narrated everybody And if I get beat by her then all I do is get all the messages from my buddies about how my wife kicked my rear Stewart mentioned last month that he was turning the TSR seat back over to Pruett after keeping it warm for her then a week later disclosed he would drive for Elite Motorsports That has them racing against each other even though those teams have a marketing alliance Leah s the one that talked me into it I was kind of against it because I didn t want to create tension in our family first and foremost She was the one that goes well you re kind of thinking about this too much Stewart declared As much as it on paper could look like a really bad idea I think it s a really cool opportunity for us Not a lot of people get to get an opportunity to race with their major other he noted Leah and I have consistently been able to race together but to literally compete against each other is something different that we ve never had that opportunity to do in the past and something that I think we re both going to enjoy When inquired what it will be like racing against his wife Stewart responded really easy honestly Different from dirt track or NASCAR racing when cars could be sliding into each other drag racers control their cars in their own lanes The -year-old Stewart will race at the Texas Fall Nationals in Ennis this weekend but first took part Wednesday night in his annual charity fundraiser for Speedway Children s Charities at Texas Motor Speedway His Smoke Show that started as racing fantasy camp in and has raised nearly million was a bowling tournament this year There s a lot of people that don t necessarily have an interest in driving race cars and just about everybody can bowl explained Stewart who could be more interactive than when at the track I d spend half the time and half the night in the car with a helmet on but I can t hardly hear what anybody s saying While describing himself as a terrible bowler Stewart commented the worst part is that he has no excuse He two lanes in his basement AP auto racing https apnews com hub auto-racing Source