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Tony Stewart, Leah Pruett, & Matt Hagan at NHRA
59 minutes Posted Sep 28, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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This week on Oil & Whiskey, we’re back on location at the NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis better known as The Big Go.The guys sit down with Tony Stewart, Leah Pruett, and Matt Hagan inside the Elite Motorsports compound for a conversation about drag racing, Top Fuel, Funny Car, Indy, and why this event is one of the biggest weekends in motorsports.Tony and Leah talk about what makes the U.S. Nationals different, from the history of the race to the championship implications, the pressure of qualifying, track conditions, and what it takes to get a nitro car down the track when the weather, surface, and points all matter.Matt jumps in to talk about winning Indy, the mindset it takes to show up at a race like this, and why NHRA needs more personality, more access, and more ways to show fans what actually happens behind the scenes.The conversation also gets into why drag racing has to be experienced in person. The sound, the smell, the flames, the pit access, the motor rebuilds between rounds, and the kind of fan experience you just can’t recreate on TV.Tony and Leah also talk about racing as husband and wife, Leah’s return to Top Fuel after having Dominic, how they support each other while still wanting to win, and what it’s like being part of the larger Elite Motorsports and Tony Stewart Racing family.Add in Matt’s EDM/rave confession, Leah’s Eminem era, Tony’s classic rock lane, law enforcement stories, Lake Havasu life, side-by-sides, wake surfing, and the usual Oil & Whiskey derailments, and this one is exactly what happens when you put microphones in the middle of a race weekend.