Antron Brown wins Top Fuel

[Ginger]

Even though he beat my boy, Tony, still proud of Antron.

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed

(W) Antron Brown (Matco Dragster)               0.035      4.537 325.14
(L) Tony Schumacher (U.S. Army Dragster)        0.060      4.521 329.58

7:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,437 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Schumacher is 2 - 0 against Brown in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

This was waiting all day for - a good, tight, close Top Fuel final under the lights and Brown, in his third final in a row, makes it two wins with a holeshot victory in a matchup between two of the best tuners in the business. Antron Brown's incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.005), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 5 feet). That narrows Schumacher's points lead over Brown to just 26 points.