{"id":97216,"date":"2024-11-26T00:19:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/fourth-nhra-world-title-worth-the-wait-for-antron-brown\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T00:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T00:19:04","slug":"fourth-nhra-world-title-worth-the-wait-for-antron-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/fourth-nhra-world-title-worth-the-wait-for-antron-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"FOURTH NHRA WORLD TITLE WORTH THE WAIT FOR ANTRON BROWN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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FOURTH NHRA WORLD TITLE WORTH THE WAIT FOR TOP FUEL\u2019S ANTRON BROWN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown gets past loaded field in Pomona, earns 80th career win to cap off dream weekend, first title as team owner<\/em><\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 25, 2024) \u2013 On a day that summed up just how incredible the competition is in the Top Fuel category, Antron Brown\u2019s fourth world championship \u2013 and first as a team owner \u2013 came only after a remarkable run through a loaded field at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.<\/p>\n

Eight years after he won his third title, Brown had to earn every bit of his fourth championship at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, knocking off Justin Ashley, Shawn Langdon, Brittany Force and Doug Kalitta to cap off one of the biggest days in his spectacular career.<\/p>\n

It was necessary work to win a title, but by no means was it easy work for Brown and his standout team. Ashley entered the weekend as the points leader, Langdon was third (one point behind Brown), and both Kalitta and Force were in championship contention. An early defeat would have ended Brown\u2019s championship dreams, but the four-time champion embraced the moment \u2013 as he always seems to do in pressure situations \u2013 and slipped past Ashley in a side-by-side thriller in his 11,000-horsepower Matco Tools\/Toyota dragster.<\/p>\n

He then got past Langdon and clinched the championship against Force, going 3.693-seconds to claim NHRA\u2019s ultimate prize. For good measure, Brown finished the weekend with his 80th career win, the final brushstroke on a championship that puts the amazing Brown in even more elite territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what you have to do to win a championship,\u201d Brown said. \u201cIf you look at the Top Fuel class right now, it\u2019s incredible. You can keep going down the list. I\u2019m telling you, pound-for-pound, Top Fuel is the toughest class out there. Just winning the first round now is like winning a final round.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be at a top-notch level no matter who you\u2019re racing. We\u2019ve done our fair share of winning this year and once we got in a groove, it really helped our confidence. But no matter what, this is a team that stays humble and stays hungry, and we\u2019re always learning to improve. That\u2019s what we did Sunday in Pomona.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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All year, Brown and his team rose to occasion. By winning a fourth championship, he joins Tony Schumacher, Steve Torrence and Joe Amato as the only Top Fuel drivers to win four or more championships, while his 80 wins are good for sixth-most in NHRA history.\n

This season was filled with highlights for the fan-favorite, starting the year with a victory and a huge payday at the Pep Boys Top Fuel All-Star Callout. Brown then won regular-season races in Chicago, Norwalk and Sonoma, entering the Countdown to the Championship fifth in points.<\/p>\n

He was a dynamo to open the postseason, winning back-to-back races in Reading and Charlotte to jump into the points lead. But as quickly as things came together, adversity came in the loaded Top Fuel field, as Brown post just two round wins at the next three races, falling to second in points.<\/p>\n

Nobody, though, could take command in that stretch \u2013 another nod to the incredible competition in the class \u2013 giving Brown an opportunity to finish the job in Pomona. He did that and more, knocking off the points leader and three world champions to capture his first championship since officially forming AB Motorsports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is super special,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe just never lost faith. It\u2019s truly been a blessing. It hasn\u2019t been easy and we\u2019ve had those races where you\u2019ve had to do the unthinkable to get it done, and I\u2019m so proud of my team for getting it done. We\u2019ve been through these moments time and time again to win a championship. That\u2019s where the experience kicks in and it was a lot of fun to go through them.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was certainly a difficult road, as Brown qualified just 12th in Pomona to set up the marquee matchup with Ashley right off the bat. Brown was stellar on the starting line and had just enough to squeak past Ashley, going 3.696 to his 3.704. After a 3.693 against Force, Brown closed out the day with a 3.681 to defeat Kalitta and claim his sixth victory of the season.<\/p>\n

Brown was perfect in final-rounds in 2024, again rising to the occasion when the situation called for it. He remained firmly focused on a championship all season, but now that it\u2019s here, the champion was thrilled to take a minute to reflect on what he accomplished and the road it took to get there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not one of those people to look at all those accolades. I\u2019m always hungry for the next, so this championship is going to sit well this off-season,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis class is only going to get tougher, so we\u2019re going to have to keep working harder. Looking at all the things we\u2019ve done the last three years, it\u2019s been incredible. I\u2019m just so blessed to be on a team with the group of people we have. Everyone on this team digs in deep and we have so many key people who make this happen. That\u2019s a testament to all the work we do together. We have a lot of strong links and we have a group that never quits.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series begins March 6-9 with the NHRA Gatornationals at legendary Gainesville Raceway. For more information about NHRA, including the 2025 schedule, please visit www.NHRA.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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