TOPEKA, Kan. – Three-time season champion Antron Brown raced to his first win as team owner on Sunday at the Menards NHRA Nationals.
Brown broke a 30-event drought, beating four-time defending champion Steve Torrence in the final round to claim his 69th win and first since the third lap of the 2021 season. Brown 46 age ran 3.902 seconds at 309.49 mph at Heartland Motorsports Park.
“We always bow our heads,” Brown said. “We’ve faced a lot of resistance, but this AB Motorsports team, we’re all one unit. I wouldn’t want to do this to anyone else. All the people who were behind and support us, this means a lot. It feels great to win this. I love it and we’re here, baby.”
Bob Tasca III won in Funny Car, Troy Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock and Joey Gladstone in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Tasca beat 73-year-old John Force in the final with a score of 3,999 at 316.82 in a Ford Mustang for his second win of the season and 11th of his career.
Coughlin ran to a second straight win, overtaking reigning series champ Greg Anderson with a score of 6,680 at 206.54 in a Chevrolet Camaro.
Gladstone also ran to a second straight win, beating Eddie Krawiec with 6,876 at 195.59 on Suzuki to take the lead in points.
