About
Antron Brown
ABOUT ANTRON
4-TIME NHRA TOP FUEL WORLD CHAMPION
2012, 2015, 2016, 2024
Date of birth: March 1, 1976
Residence: Pittsboro, IN
Hometown: Chesterfield, NJ
Daughter: Arianna
Sons: Anson and Adler
Height/weight: 5-foot-8, 160 pounds
Education: Associate of Arts in business administration, Mercer Junior College
On the Internet: AntronBrown.com
X: @AntronBrown
Facebook: @AntronBrownTF
Instagram: @antronbrowntf
Racing
Team: AB Motorsports
Sponsor/car: Matco Tools Toyota dragster
Crew chief: Brian Corradi
Co- Crew Chief: Brad Mason
World championships 4 (2012, 2015, 2016, 2024)
Career event titles: 80 (Top Fuel: 64; Pro Stock Motorcycle: 16)
Career final rounds: 141(TF: 109; PSM: 32)
Career No. 1 qualifying positions: 50
Career best elapsed time: 3.655-seconds (Q3, Charlotte 2, 2023)
Career best speed: 338.09-mph (Q4, Chicago 2, 2025)
Notable
- Won his fourth NHRA Championship (and first since becoming a team owner) during the NHRA Finals in Pomona, CA. Brown became the first Black team owner in American motorsports history to secure a major championship title
- Became the first Black championship-winning team owner in American motorsports when he was crowned the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel champion in Nov. 2024
- Won his milestone 75th career NHRA race on May 19, 2024, near Chicago.
- Founded in 2020, AB Motorsports made its NHRA debut in 2022 and finished ranked No. 2 in the standings in its rookie season. In 2024, ABM collected six wins to help propel Brown to his fourth championship title and 27th consecutive Top 10 finish
- Brown ranks No. 1 (tied with Doug Kalitta) for consecutive Top 10 finishes among active drivers
- Brown’s 80 overall event wins ranks sixth on the all-time win list, and his 64 Top Fuel victories are second-most in the category
- Won his 50th Top Fuel race during the NHRA Northwest Nationals in suburban Seattle, Aug. 2018, and became the fourth driver in NHRA history to achieve that feat
- Collected his 50th No. 1 qualifier award during the 2023 NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H.
- Competed in his 500th event during the 2023 NHRA Carolina Nationals in Concord, N.C. He ranks 10th overall (among both active and inactive Mission Foods Series drivers) for number of events entered
- Became the first driver quicker than 3.7-seconds (3.680, Brainerd, Minn. ,2015)
- Named Autoweek magazine’s ‘Top Fuel Driver of the Decade’ for his on-track performance throughout the 2010s
- Became the first Black driver to win a major U.S. auto racing championship when he won the 2012 NHRA Top Fuel series title
- On Sept. 30, 2013, Brown was honored at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City along with Terry Bradshaw, James Worthy, Dave Winfield, Nick Faldo and other renowned athletes at the 28th annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
- In February 2013, he was selected to NBC’s 2013 edition of ‘theGrio’s 100’ list that features Black industry, sports, and community leaders, and was featured on a segment of NBC’s Today show to help celebrate Black History Month
- In February 2012, he was honored by African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey with the Circle of Achievement award
2025 Highlights
- Won the season-opening Gatornationals
- No. 1 Qualifier in Gainesville
- Runner-up at the Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas and Sonoma
- Reset career-best speed in Chicago (338.09)
- Set Route 66 Raceway track speed record (Q4, 338.09 mph)
BIOGRAPHY
Antron Brown’s rise to the top of NHRA drag racing built on preserverance, faith, and unrelentic work ethic. Once unsure he would ever reach the sport’s highest level, Brwon has become a four-time NHRA Top Fuel worl champion and one of the most succesful drivers in motorsports history.
Brown entered NHRA’s premier Top Fuel category in 2008 and captured his first world championship in 2012 while driving for Don Schumacher Racing, becoming the firat Black Driver to win a major U.S. auto racing season championship. Over his career, he has earned 81 HNRA event victories–65 in Top Fuel and 16 in Pro Stock Motorcycle, along with multiple world championships and industry honors, including Autoweek’s Top Fuel Driver of the Decade.
Before moving to Top Fuel, Brownwas a standout in Pro Stock Motorcycle, collecting 16 wins and twice finishing runner-up in the championship standings. His transition to Top Fuel was immediate, winning in just his fourth career start and making NHRA history as the first driver to claim vitories in both professional categories.
In 2022, Brown launched AB Motorsports, his single-car Top Fuel team, and found instant success. He earned his first team victory that season and captured the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals win. In 2024, Brown claimed his fourth world championship–his first as a team owner– solidifying his legacy as both a driver and leader.
Off the track, Brown is a respected motivational speaker, and mentor, committed to faith, family, and inspiring young people through education and outreach programs nationwide, including the NHRA’s(Youth Education Services)program as a representative of the U.S. Army. A lifelong racer, he continues a four-generation family legacy in motorsports while pursuing his fifth NHRA Top Fuel championship.