Seattle Pre-Race Report
Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals
Event 13 of 22
Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash.
July 29-31 2022
Event 13 of 22
Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash.
July 29-31 2022
ANTRON BROWN: Driver of the Matco Tools Top Fuel Dragster
Seattle Event Highlights:
Four-time event champion (2009, 2016 - 2018)
Two-time runner-up (2010, 2014)
Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2011, 2017)
2019 Seattle Recap:
Qualified 11th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Richie Crampton in E1; defeated by Steve Torrence in E2)
Note: 2020, 2021 canceled due to COVID-19
Last Event (Sonoma):
Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by Shawn Langdon in E1)
Career Statistics:
473 races; 68 wins (16 Pro Stock Motorcycle); 49 No. 1 qualifiers (11 PSM)
Noteworthy:Seattle Event Highlights:
Four-time event champion (2009, 2016 - 2018)
Two-time runner-up (2010, 2014)
Two-time No. 1 qualifier (2011, 2017)
2019 Seattle Recap:
Qualified 11th; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Richie Crampton in E1; defeated by Steve Torrence in E2)
Note: 2020, 2021 canceled due to COVID-19
Last Event (Sonoma):
Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by Shawn Langdon in E1)
Career Statistics:
473 races; 68 wins (16 Pro Stock Motorcycle); 49 No. 1 qualifiers (11 PSM)
Brown has visited the NHRA Northwest Nationals winner’s circle at three out of the last four NHRA Camping World Series events contested at Pacific Raceways
Brown holds the track E.T. record (3.685 seconds), which he set at the 2016 event
The three-time Top Fuel world champion is currently participating in a fundraiser to benefit Speedway Children’s Charities and is auctioning off a bottle of his own custom-created wine. The auction ends Sunday, 7/31, at noon PT. To bid: http://bitly.ws/t58X
Fan Events:
Brown will join his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammates for an autograph session at the Toyota Midway display on Saturday from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Quotable:
“Seattle has always been a good racetrack for us. It’s a tricky track; it can be super-fast, but it’s definitely one of those places where you have to have everything right. We’re ready to get up there to the Pacific Northwest on Thursday night after we send the kids back to school in Indy this week. We want to make a good lap on Friday’s opening qualifying pass, and we’re looking forward to seeing our Seattle Matco family for the first time in a few years.”
About AB Motorsports
Established in 2019 and making its on-track debut in 2022, AB Motorsports is a single-car NHRA Top Fuel team owned and operated by three-time world champion Antron Brown. Headquartered in Brownsburg, Ind., the team competes on the 22-race NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit thanks to the support of Matco Tools, Lucas Oil, Toyota, SiriusXM, Hangsterfer’s Metal Working Lubricants, and Summit Racing Equipment.Brown, who serves as both the owner and driver of the AB Motorsports Top Fuel dragster, is the only competitor in NHRA history to have won races in both the Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories. Brown is a 68-time NHRA national event winner and became the first Black driver to win a major U.S. auto racing championship when he captured the 2012 NHRA Top Fuel series title.
