Antron Brown is well aware that two months from now his 137-point lead on six-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher will basically amount to zero when the standings are reset for the Countdown to the Championship.
Considering his overall performance in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, that might ignite another hot streak for the second-year dragster driver, who could join an elite group by winning this weekend’s Fram-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Sonoma, Calif. Brown is primed to become the fifth Top Fuel racer to sweep the series’ three-race Western Swing that began this month with wins at Denver and Seattle.
No matter how it ends, Brown’s objective is …Â Details
Antron Brown beat Tony Schumacher by 0.008 seconds to take the Top Fuel final at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways on Sunday.
Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) were the other winners at the 14th of 24 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
Brown won for the fourth time this season and extended his lead to 137 points over Schumacher with his 3.985-second pass (0.079 reaction time) at a top speed of 301.07 mph to Schumacher’s 3.990 (0.082 RT) at 300.00.
Schumacher was bidding for his fifth win this season and fourth straight at Pacific Raceways…Â Details
As a sprinter in college, Antron Brown had fast wheels.
Now a top fuel driver, his wheels are even quicker.
Brown has the top dragster going this season, leading the NHRA points standings heading into this weekend’s competition at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals.
“This has been like a fairy tale season,” said Brown, who retained the second-fastest time down the track after the third round of qualifying Saturday. “This is just a big dream of mine.”
Brown was once at a crossroads in his career, trying to decide between racing tracks or dragsters.
A 100-metre thunderbolt at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey, Brown was fast enough to qualify for the U.S. championships in ’97…Â Details
Antron Brown is well aware that two months from now his 137-point lead on six-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher will basically amount to zero when the standings are reset for the Countdown to the Championship.