Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance
Event 6 of 20
Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
May 16 – 18, 2025
ANTRON BROWN
Driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Route 66 NHRA Nationals Event Highlights:
2024 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified sixth; Event champion (defeated Jasmine Salinas in E1, Justin Ashley in E2, Steve Torrence in E3, Shawn Langdon in E4)
Last Event (Charlotte 1):
Qualified fifth; Semifinal finish (defeated Shawn Reed, Clay Millican in E1, Doug Foley, Steve Torrence in E2; defeated by Shawn Langdon, Justin Ashley in E3)
2025 Statistics:
Five races; one win, one runner-up finish, one No. 1 qualifier
Career Statistics:
529 races; 81 wins, 51 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“We’re looking forward to going to Chicago. It’s always been a really good racetrack for this Matco Tools Lucas Oil team. We peeled off a win there last year, so it feels good to come back. We’re going to see if we can just repeat that. This race always has a lot of special memories and meaning for us. This is the hometown of the late, great Don Schumacher, who started a lot of our careers out in drag racing and let us live that dream and win championships. We’re going to go out there and race hard and try to bring it home. We want to honor Don Schumacher and all of the things he’s done for us in the past. I’m looking forward to having a good weekend.”
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Event 6 of 20
Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
May 16 – 18, 2025
ANTRON BROWN
Driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Route 66 NHRA Nationals Event Highlights:
- Six-time winner
- Top Fuel (2012, 2014, 2016, 2024)
- Pro Stock Motorcycle (2000, 2001)
- Three-time runner-up
- Top Fuel (2009, 2017)
- Pro Stock Motorcycle (2002)
- Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2009, 2015)
2024 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified sixth; Event champion (defeated Jasmine Salinas in E1, Justin Ashley in E2, Steve Torrence in E3, Shawn Langdon in E4)
Last Event (Charlotte 1):
Qualified fifth; Semifinal finish (defeated Shawn Reed, Clay Millican in E1, Doug Foley, Steve Torrence in E2; defeated by Shawn Langdon, Justin Ashley in E3)
2025 Statistics:
Five races; one win, one runner-up finish, one No. 1 qualifier
Career Statistics:
529 races; 81 wins, 51 No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- Returns to Joliet as the defending Top Fuel event champ
- Brown’s Route 66 Nationals victory was the first of six national event wins for the AB Motorsports team in 2024
- It was also a milestone 75th career win for Brown
- With six overall Chicago triumphs (two in PSM), Brown is tied with Jeg Coughlin Jr. for winningest Mission Foods Series driver in the history of the facility
- Brown has advanced to the final elimination quad at the previous two events, both contested four-across. His Charlotte outing earned him a spot in the Chicago running of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge
Fan Events:
- Saturday, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m., Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge driver autograph session at the Mission Foods midway display
- Saturday, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m., Team Toyota driver autograph session at the Toyota midway display
Quotable:
“We’re looking forward to going to Chicago. It’s always been a really good racetrack for this Matco Tools Lucas Oil team. We peeled off a win there last year, so it feels good to come back. We’re going to see if we can just repeat that. This race always has a lot of special memories and meaning for us. This is the hometown of the late, great Don Schumacher, who started a lot of our careers out in drag racing and let us live that dream and win championships. We’re going to go out there and race hard and try to bring it home. We want to honor Don Schumacher and all of the things he’s done for us in the past. I’m looking forward to having a good weekend.”
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