Charlotte 1 Pre-Race Report
Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Event 6 of 22
zMAX Dragway
Concord, N.C.
April 29 – May 1, 2022
Event 6 of 22
zMAX Dragway
Concord, N.C.
April 29 – May 1, 2022
ANTRON BROWN: Driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Charlotte 1 Event Highlights:
Two-time event champion (2014, 2015)
2016 runner-up
2021 Charlotte 1 Recap:
Qualified sixth; Semifinal finish (defeated Shawn Langdon, Leah Pruett in E1, Doug Foley, Krista Baldwin in E2; defeated by Steve Torrence, Brittany Force in E3)
Last Event (Houston):
Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Clay Millican in E1)
Career Statistics:
466 races; 68 wins (16 Pro Stock Motorcycle); 49 No. 1 qualifiers (11 PSM)
Noteworthy:
Brown enjoyed a solid showing at the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals earlier this month, having advanced to the final elimination quad
Brown has the most final quad appearances among the pro categories in the ‘four-wide era,’ with nine appearances between the Las Vegas and Charlotte events
The new team owner has visited the final elimination quad at the last three four-wide events (Las Vegas 2022, Charlotte 2021, Las Vegas 2021)
As a five-time zMAX Dragway winner, Brown is looking to tie Toyota teammate Steve Torrence’s class-best six Charlotte triumphs
Quotable:Charlotte 1 Event Highlights:
Two-time event champion (2014, 2015)
2016 runner-up
2021 Charlotte 1 Recap:
Qualified sixth; Semifinal finish (defeated Shawn Langdon, Leah Pruett in E1, Doug Foley, Krista Baldwin in E2; defeated by Steve Torrence, Brittany Force in E3)
Last Event (Houston):
Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Clay Millican in E1)
Career Statistics:
466 races; 68 wins (16 Pro Stock Motorcycle); 49 No. 1 qualifiers (11 PSM)
Noteworthy:
Brown enjoyed a solid showing at the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals earlier this month, having advanced to the final elimination quad
Brown has the most final quad appearances among the pro categories in the ‘four-wide era,’ with nine appearances between the Las Vegas and Charlotte events
The new team owner has visited the final elimination quad at the last three four-wide events (Las Vegas 2022, Charlotte 2021, Las Vegas 2021)
As a five-time zMAX Dragway winner, Brown is looking to tie Toyota teammate Steve Torrence’s class-best six Charlotte triumphs
“We’re looking forward to getting to Charlotte for the Four-Wide Nationals. We’ll get four qualifying laps, and gather more data and R&D, and see if we can pull off our first win as a new team this weekend. We have to go out there and grow and continue to learn with each lap we make with this Matco Tools dragster. We need to get our combination to be a little more forgiving, and more consistent. When you’re consistent, you start plugging away at those round wins. We’ve done well at the Four-Wide Nats in the past, and went to the finals in Vegas a few weeks back and we’re confident we can do that again this weekend in Charlotte.”
About AB Motorsports
Established in 2019 and making its on-track debut in 2022, AB Motorsports is a single-car NHRA Top Fuel team owned and operated by three-time world champion Antron Brown. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., the team competes on the 22-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit thanks to the support of Matco Tools, Lucas Oil, Toyota, SiriusXM, Hangsterfer’s Metal Working Lubricants, and Summit Racing Equipment.Brown, who serves as both the owner and driver of the AB Motorsports Top Fuel dragster, is the only competitor in NHRA history to have won races in both the Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories. Brown is a 68-time NHRA national event winner and became the first Black driver to win a major U.S. auto racing championship when he captured the 2012 NHRA Top Fuel series title.
