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Brown, Matco Tools team race to fifth final round of 2015 season, leave Norwalk for next weekend’s race near Chicago with points lead
NORWALK, Ohio (July 5, 2015) - Antron Brown and his Matco Tools Top Fuel team, led by Ohio native crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald, extended their points lead in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Sunday in the ninth annual Summit Racing Equipment...
Brown, Matco Tools team look for Norwalk repeat from No. 3 spot
NORWALK, Ohio (July 4, 2015) - There is no driver hungrier to win NHRA races than 2012 NHRA Top Fuel champion Antron Brown. The defending winner of the NHRA event at Norwalk, Ohio, feasted on the competition in Northern Ohio last July en route to one of the more...
Antron expects Matco Tools team to defend Norwalk title, increase NHRA Top Fuel points lead on special weekend
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 30, 2015) - Antron Brown and the Matco Tools/U.S. Army comprise the hottest Top Fuel dragster team this year in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series even if they have been disappointed with their performance at the past two events. But that...
Antron narrowly holds Top Fuel points lead over DSR teammate after surprising upset in first round at Bristol for Matco Tools team
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 21, 2015) - Antron Brown and the Matco Tools/U.S. Army team left the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Sunday with the Top Fuel championship points lead for the fifth straight NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event, but it isn't how they preferred...
Two quick runs moves Brown, Matco Tools points-leading team to No. 6 in Top Fuel in NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 20, 2015) - Two weeks ago, Antron Brown and his Matco Tools/U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster team won for the first time at his home track in New Jersey before family and friends. It was one of the most joyous moments in the career for the 2012 NHRA...
Brown, Matco Tools team ready to regroup in Thunder Valley and win for first time at a track for second time in three weeks
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 17, 2015) - Antron Brown is ready to rediscover the same magic the NHRA Top Fuel points leader found two weeks ago when he won at a track for the first time in his Matco Tools/U.S. Army dragster. He and crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald...
Brown and the Matco Tools team retain points lead despite early loss at NHRA New England Nationals at Epping
EPPING, N.H. (June 14, 2015) - A famous author once penned about the best of times and the worst of times and that may be a bit dramatic to describe 2012 NHRA champion Antron Brown's run of late, but what a difference a week does make for the points-leading Matco...
Brown, Matco Tools team miss fourth straight pole, but eye third NHRA win in four races on Sunday at Epping
EPPING, N.H. (June 13, 2015) - Antron Brown made drag racing history last Sunday near where he grew up in central New Jersey by collecting his 50th career NHRA win becoming just the 10th driver in the sport's history to amass 50 Wally trophies. Brown and his Matco...
Brown, Matco Tools team already focused on New England after monumentally successful visit to New Jersey by No. 1 team
EPPING, N.H. (June 10, 2015) - Antron Brown is known as one of the most focused drivers in motorsports, and it's a good thing. The popular driver of Don Schumacher Racing's Matco Tools/U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster and New Jersey native is coming off one of his biggest...
Brown celebrates 50th NHRA win at hometown track in New Jersey as Matco Tools team gives special reason for family celebration
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 7, 2015) - Emotions and reflection seemed to temper the normally excited Antron Brown after he won his 50th NHRA event title on Sunday within 30 miles of his hometown at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., where he was...
No. 1 qualifier and Top Fuel points leader Brown ready to drive DSR’s Matco Tools dragster to victory for first time at home track
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 6, 2015) - There is a home-field advantage in most team sports but racing at home hasn't worked for Antron Brown since 2008 when the New Jersey native began competing at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in the NHRA Top Fuel category. Brown and...
Top Fuel leader, Matco Tools team take No. 1 spot to Englishtown; Antron goes for 50 where three generations of Browns will race
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 2, 2015) - It's always a special time when Antron Brown returns to his home track in New Jersey for the NHRA Summernationals in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. It was where he grew up on weekends while his father, Albert Brown, and uncle,...
Trend of tough luck at Topeka continues for Brown, Matco team after Sunday rain delay stalls No. 1 qualifying effort in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 24, 2015) - When it rains, it pours was a fitting phrase for the 27th running of the Kanas Nationals this weekend at Heartland Park Topeka. The NHRA Mello Yello Series dodged rain showers and thunderstorms most of the weekend, while Mother Nature...
Brown, Matco Tools team hold on for second straight No. 1, look to add two more accomplishments to resume on Sunday
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 23, 2015) - Antron Brown and the Matco Tools/U.S. Army Top Fuel team will start Sunday's NHRA Kansas Nationals championship eliminations from the No. 1 qualifying position marking the second straight Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in which the...
Brown, Matco Tools hold top spot for second straight NHRA event
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 22, 2015) - Antron Brown and the Matco Tools/U.S. Army team is on the cusp of winning their second consecutive No. 1 qualifying position after setting a Heartland Park Topeka track record on his last lap Friday night with a time of 3.727 seconds. A...
NHRA Top Fuel points leader, recent winner Brown ready to finally drive into Topeka winner’s circle with Matco Tools
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (May 19, 2015) - Antron Brown is going from a track where he has experienced extraordinary success to Heartland Park Topeka for this weekend's NHRA Kansas Nationals where he has yet to find the winner's circle. The 2012 NHRA Top Fuel world champion...
Teamwork results in second title of season for Brown, Matco team after dominating weekend at Atlanta that reclaims NHRA points lead
COMMERCE, Ga. (May 17, 2015) - The Matco Tools team with driver Antron Brown accomplished a most impressive task throughout three days of the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Led by crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald, the Matco Tools team was the...
Brown, Matco Tools/U.S. Army team lead four qualifying sessions in NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta to earn first pole of season
COMMERCE, Ga. (May 16, 2015) - Completing a 1,000-foot run in 3.908 seconds in a Top Fuel dragster doesn't sound like anything to brag about. That was how long it took Antron Brown and the Matco Tools/U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster to complete his first qualifying run...
Brown, Matco Tools team ready for hot pursuit of reclaiming No. 1 spot when Mello Yello series heads to Atlanta Dragway this week
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (May 12, 2015) - Antron Brown and Don Schumacher Racing teammate Tony Schumacher have treated the top spot in the NHRA Top Fuel standings like a hot potato the past three events in the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. And heading to this weekend's NHRA...
Brown, Matco Tools Top Fuel team continue strange trend in NHRA SpringNationals, drop to third Mello Yello standings
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 26, 2015) – The NHRA Mello Yello Series event near Houston will always be special to Antron Brown. The 2012 NHRA Top Fuel champion scored his first career Top Fuel win at the Baytown track seven years ago. Fast forward to 2015 and Brown has 48...
Brown mentors famous actor in Texas for worldwide documentary, focus shifts Sunday to holding points lead, defending title
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 25, 2015) - Chaotic is the best word Antron Brown could come up with to describe his past few weeks but he doesn't hesitate to say he would do everything all over again. Since taking over the Top Fuel points lead last month near Charlotte in the...
Antron warms up for Houston title defense with Matco team after inaugural Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix street race
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (April 21, 2015) - It's good for Antron Brown to be in Texas this week where he can adjust to a central location after bouncing between his home near Indianapolis and the West Coast four times over the past few weeks. His trip two weeks ago to Las...
Matco’s Top Fuel points leader Brown ready to race on the streets of Long Beach Saturday in Toyota Grand Prix Pro/Celebrity event
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (April 16, 2015) - Antron Brown has proven to the world that he's among the best racing in a straight line and Saturday he gets to show that he's also good at making right- and left-hand turns. Instead of taking this weekend off from his full-time job...
Brown, Matco team get to prepare for warm months ahead despite disappointing Las Vegas finish, but holds points lead
LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2015) - While Antron Brown and his Matco Tools/U.S. Army team didn't cash in big in Las Vegas, they did gain valuable knowledge that could help them score the ultimate prize at season's end, a second NHRA Mello Yello world championship. It was an...