NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Pre-Race Report
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Event 5 of 21
zMAX Dragway
Concord, N.C.
April 28 – 30, 2023
Event 5 of 21
zMAX Dragway
Concord, N.C.
April 28 – 30, 2023
ANTRON BROWN: Driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Noteworthy:
Enters the weekend after having powered to his first victory of the 2023 season during the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals, the most recent event on tour
Brown has visited the final elimination quad at four of the last five Four-Wide events (Las Vegas, 2023, Las Vegas 2022, Charlotte 2021, Las Vegas 2021)
Brown has the most final quad appearances among the pro categories in the ‘four-wide era,’ with ten appearances between the Las Vegas and Charlotte events
The last time Brown competed at zMAX Dragway, he won the event (NHRA Carolina Nationals, Sept. 2022)
Clocked his career best speed (335.73-mph) at zMAX during the Charlotte 2 race in 2022
With six zMAX Dragway victories, Brown is tied with Steve Torrence for most Top Fuel wins at the Concord, N.C. facility. He will look to become the first nitro driver to secure seven zMAX wins this weekend.
Fan Events:
Brown will join his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammates at the Toyota midway display from 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. on Saturday for a Team Toyota autograph session
Quotable:
“Excited to get to Charlotte for the Four-Wide Nationals coming off of Vegas. Our team is very motivated and we’re looking forward to carrying that momentum. The competition has been tough but we always love going to zMAX Dragway; it’s one of our favorite tracks to race at and we’re really excited to get back there and see what we can do with our Matco Tools, Lucas Oil, Toyota Top Fuel dragster. We said Vegas was battle royal No. 1, and now we’re ready for battle royal No. 2.”
About AB Motorsports
Established in 2019, AB Motorsports is a single-car NHRA Top Fuel team owned and operated by three-time world champion Antron Brown. The team competes on the 21-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit thanks to the support of Matco Tools, Lucas Oil, Toyota, SiriusXM, Factory Motor Parts and its FVP brand, Hangsterfer’s Metal Working Lubricants, and Summit Racing Equipment.Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., AB Motorsports made its on-track debut in 2022, racing to three wins in four final rounds to finish second in the standings in its rookie season.
Brown, who serves as both the driver and owner 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 72-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.
For more information, visit www.antronbrown.com or @antronbrown on Twitter, and @antronbrowntf on Instagram and Facebook.
