{"id":21789,"date":"2019-02-06T07:04:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=21789"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:24:39","slug":"pritchett-prepares-for-pomona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/racing\/2019\/02\/pritchett-prepares-for-pomona.html","title":{"rendered":"Pritchett Prepares for Pomona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leah Pritchett is ready to once again burn rubber and make some noise in Pomona this weekend. She\u2019s coming off of a season that had some highs and lows, as one can expected in the hyper-competitive world of drag racing. Despite snagging the 2018 NHRA Factory Stock Showdown World Championship in her Dodge Challenger Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> Drag Pak, Leah was also chasing a championship in her Dodge\/Mopar DSR Top Fuel Dragster.<\/p>\n

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With two wins and three runner-up finishes, she ended up fourth in points last year. Most drivers would be happy to finish in the top-half of the field, but for Leah, she\u2019s always looking to improve the performance of herself and the crew. They learned a lot of lessons last year and the team is excited and ready to go. They\u2019ve packed up their HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> engine-powered 334-mph missile – which covers 1,000 feet in 3.6 seconds – and are heading to the season-opening NHRA Winternationals.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think I had an above average performance during the 2018 NHRA season. There were a lot of variables that affected consistent performance,\u201d said Leach Pritchett. \u201cWe built a solid foundation last year that will catapult us into 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the off-season, there was no rest for Leah as she\u2019s always striving to improve both her mental and physical abilities. Like many other professional drivers, Leah used the off-season to hone her skills in preparation for another grueling NHRA season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have worked my butt off trying to lose a couple of pounds, I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve been able to successfully do that yet,\u201d laughed Leah. \u201cHowever, I\u2019m always looking to improve my driving skills and reaction times. In the past, I never paid as much attention to the foot reaction time physics and didn\u2019t know how to really focus on that before. That\u2019s something Antron Brown and I have worked on together in the off-season. I\u2019ve been strengthening a lot of muscles that will help me in my reaction times. For me, explosion is key and that\u2019s what I\u2019m working on from a driver\u2019s standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In 2019, Leah and her team will once again hit drag strips across the country chasing an NHRA Top Fuel World Championship title. She and her team know that every time they roll into the pits, it\u2019s going to be an intense battle with every one of the competitors chasing the same goal. However, what motivates the 30-year-old driver is her determination to be the best and claim an NHRA World Championship for her sponsors.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal for the 2019 season is to surpass every mile-marker that we did in 2018. That means multiple race wins and, of course, a world championship! That is the ultimate goal of the team this year and it\u2019s not a far-fetched one,\u201d exclaimed Leah.<\/p>\n

Like most drivers we\u2019ve spoken to, the historic NHRA Winternationals holds a special place in their hearts and minds. Everyone wants to win the season-opening race as it sets the tone for the rest of the year. For Leah Pritchett, she has many fond memories but one really stands out.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy favorite Winternationals memory is when my team won the event in 2017,” said Leah. “It was a very magical moment since Pomona is my home track. I feel at home when I\u2019m there because of the people, the surroundings and, of course, the fans. But for me, the ultimate memory is holding that gold Wally in a place I call home and I can do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With any luck, Leah and her crew will experience d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu and once again park her DSR Dodge\/Mopar Top Fuel Dragster in the NHRA Winternationals winner\u2019s circle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leah Pritchett is ready to once again burn rubber and make some noise in Pomona this weekend. She\u2019s coming off of a season that had some highs and lows, as one can expected in the hyper-competitive world of drag racing. Despite snagging the 2018 NHRA Factory Stock Showdown World Championship in her Dodge Challenger Mopar\u00ae Drag Pak, Leah was also chasing a championship in her Dodge\/Mopar DSR Top Fuel Dragster. With two wins and three runner-up finishes, she ended up fourth in points last year. Most drivers would be happy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":21823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[528,849,615],"class_list":["post-21789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-drag-racing","tag-dsr","tag-nhra"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/feature-7.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21789"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59186,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21789\/revisions\/59186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}