In-N-Out Burger NHRA Nationals
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In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
Pomona, Calif.
Nov. 10 - 12, 2023
ANTRON BROWN: Driver of the Matco Tools 'Test Drive' Top Fuel Dragster
Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 6th (-146)
NHRA Finals Event Highlights:
Three-time event champion
Top Fuel (2009, 2010)
Pro Stock Motorcycle (1999)
Four-time runner-up
Top Fuel (2015, 2021, 2022)
Pro Stock Motorcycle (2004)
2015 No. 1 qualifier
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Overall Highlights:
Three-time champion
Seven-time runner-up
Three-time No. 1 qualifier
2022 NHRA Finals Event Recap:
Qualified seventh; Event runner-up (defeated Justin Ashley in E1, Ron August in E2, Josh Hart in E3; defeated by Austin Prock in E4)
Last Event (Las Vegas 2):
Qualified seventh; First round exit (defeated by Brittany Force in E1)
2023 Statistics:
20 races; three wins, two runner-up finishes, one No. 1 qualifier
Career Statistics:
503 races; 74 wins, 50 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 6th (-146)
NHRA Finals Event Highlights:
Three-time event champion
Top Fuel (2009, 2010)
Pro Stock Motorcycle (1999)
Four-time runner-up
Top Fuel (2015, 2021, 2022)
Pro Stock Motorcycle (2004)
2015 No. 1 qualifier
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Overall Highlights:
Three-time champion
Seven-time runner-up
Three-time No. 1 qualifier
2022 NHRA Finals Event Recap:
Qualified seventh; Event runner-up (defeated Justin Ashley in E1, Ron August in E2, Josh Hart in E3; defeated by Austin Prock in E4)
Last Event (Las Vegas 2):
Qualified seventh; First round exit (defeated by Brittany Force in E1)
2023 Statistics:
20 races; three wins, two runner-up finishes, one No. 1 qualifier
Career Statistics:
503 races; 74 wins, 50 No. 1 qualifiers
Brown was the NHRA Finals event runner-up in 2021 and 2022, and is seeking his third consecutive final round appearance in 2023
The second-year team owner/driver is battling for a top 5 ranking to close out his 26th consecutive season of finishing in the top 10 in the point standings
Brown's 2023 highlights have included:
Securing his 50th No. 1 qualifier (Epping, N.H.)
Winning his 800th competition round during the Bristol, Tenn. event
Entering a milestone 500th event during the NHRA Carolina Nationals in Concord, N.C. where he also reset his career-best E.T. (3.655 seconds)
Capturing three wins in five final round appearances, including the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals Top Fuel title, to bring his total win count up to 74 national event victories
Fan Events:
Saturday, 10:30 -11:00 a.m., Team Toyota autograph session at Toyota midway display
Quotable:
“Last race of the season, we’re going to go in with our heads down and give it everything we’ve got. The NHRA Finals have always been really good to us. In 2012, we won the championship but this year, we just want to go out there and end the last race of the year on a high note and take our Matco Tools ‘Test Drive’ car one round at a time and see if we can end the season by parking it in the winner’s circle.”
Note:
Three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey will compete in her fourth Top Alcohol Dragster event this weekendas part of Antron Brown’s new AB Motorsports Accelerate Program
Sampey will campaign the Mission Foods A/Fuel Dragster, owned and operated by Samsel Racing
She recently powered to a runner-up finish – her first on four wheels – in Las Vegas at last weekend’s divisional event. The week prior, Sampey recorded her first No. 1 qualifier in the category while competing at the NHRA Nevada Nationals.
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 74-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.
