Wed, 04 May 2016, 14:08 PM Pritchett to Drive for FireAde in Fourth DSR Dragster at Atlanta

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BAYTOWN, Texas --

Leah Pritchett

The day's biggest news out of the camp is that DSR will debut a fourth, part-time Top Fuel team beginning in two weeks at the next event near Atlanta.

DSR owner Don Schumacher announced to the SpringNationals crowd and national television audience watching on Fox Sports 1 on Sunday during a brief afternoon rain delay that Leah Pritchett will join his organization as driver for the 14-time world championship owner at Atlanta, which is home to her sponsor FireAde.

Pritchett, a Redlands, Calif., native lives in Avon, Ind., near DSR headquarters and won her first Top Fuel event title near Phoenix in this year's second event driving the FireAde/Quaker State dragster owned by Bob Vandergriff Racing.

Pritchett, who is eighth in points, advanced to Sunday's semifinals, will be joined at Atlanta by crew chiefs Mike Guger and Joe Barlam.