NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Event 5 of 21
zMAX Dragway
Concord, N.C.
April 28 – 30, 2023
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Event Highlights:
- Two-time event champion (2014, 2015)
- 2016 runner-up
zMAX Dragway Overall Highlights:
- Six-time winner
- Two-time runner-up
2022 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Recap:
Qualified ninth; First round exit (defeated by Justin Ashley, Cameron Ferre in E1)
Last Event (Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals):
Qualified ninth; Event champion (defeated Tony Schumacher, BYE in E1, Leah Pruett, Rob Passey in E2, Steve Torrence, Brittany Force and Josh Hart in E3)
2023 Statistics:
Four races; one event win
Career Statistics:
487 races; 72 wins; 49 No. 1 qualifiers
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.”