The 53-year-old Top Fuel rookie advanced to two final rounds, won 17 elimination rounds for Tony Stewart Racing.

Top Fuel racers Tony Stewart and wife Leah Pruett are the parents of son Domenic James, born Sunday morning at Phoenix, just hours before the start of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at Pomona Dragstrip. Stewart was back at the racetrack in Southern California around 8 a.m. local time, in time for his first-round meeting with Billy Torrence.

Tony Stewart has been busy since retiring from NASCAR in 2016. As if he doesn't have enough on his plate, he's now a first-time dad at age 53.

Tony Stewart has carried a lot of names over the years. He's been affectionately known as Smoke, champ, and for many over time, he was known as boss. This weekend, the legendary racer added another name to his list -- dad.