In an unlikely first-round match-up between multi-time NHRA Top Fuel world champions, Antron Brown came up short next to Brittany Force Sunday morning at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Brown\u2019s Matco \u2018Tools for the Cause\u2019 Top Fuel dragster made a representative run, but a quick flash of flame out of Brown\u2019s engine spelled the end of his weekend in Las Vegas.
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\nBrown, who won the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas in the spring, kicked off qualifying with a 3.768 E.T. on Friday. He followed that up with his quickest pass of the weekend, a 3.708-second pass at 329.10 MPH, to end Friday as the provisional No. 4 qualifier. He clicked it off early on Saturday\u2019s third session after mixing up cylinders down-track, then recorded a 3.729 in the final session to get dialed in for Sunday eliminations. He ended up No. 7 on the final qualifying order.
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\nBrown is no stranger to facing Brittany Force in eliminations, but it\u2019s usually in the semifinals or final round, not the first round. Brown went into the race with a 27 \u2013 14 round record against the defending world champion. He was a tick quicker than Force on the starting line, but Force took the lead after that. A fireball flashed out of Brown\u2019s dragster as he crossed the finish line with a 3.739 E.T. at 315.34 MPH, while Force won with a 3.704 E.T.
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\n\u201cTough first-round match-up today, and we ended up on the wrong side of it,\u201d said Brown, who\u2019s now sixth in points. \u201cWe had a bit of a mishap and when you lose on a part malfunction, it really is a big blow. But all in all, our team is doing good. We\u2019re racing consistently. We\u2019re going to start pressing a little harder. We\u2019ve got nothing to lose in Pomona, so we\u2019re going to go into the NHRA Finals and go all out and see if we can end this season with another win.\u201d
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\nThe Nevada Nationals was the final race in a three-race campaign for the bright pink Matco \u2018Tools for the Cause\u2019 livery. Matco\u2019s \u2018Tools for the Cause\u2019 initiative raises funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), a nonprofit organization committed to achieving prevention and a cure for breast cancer. Matco Tools has donated over two million dollars since the inaugural \u2018Tools for the Cause\u2019 campaign in 2012.
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\nBrown has been a part of some magical moments at the final race of the season, and he\u2019ll try to create some more at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, Nov. 10-12, at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, Calif.<\/p>\n
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