It appeared to be another outstanding run for Top Fuel driver Antron Brown on Friday at Atlanta Dragway, much like the recent ones he has compiled in racking up two straight Top Fuel victories.


Brown went an impressive 3.788 at 318.69 mph during his second qualifying run on Friday at the NHRA Southern Nationals, but trouble followed right after he crossed the finish line.


It appeared to be another outstanding run for Top Fuel driver Antron Brown on Friday at Atlanta Dragway, much like the recent ones he has compiled in racking up two straight Top Fuel victories.


Brown went an impressive 3.788 at 318.69 mph during his second qualifying run on Friday at the NHRA Southern Nationals, but trouble followed right after he crossed the finish line.


Brown was involved in a massive top end crash as his engine went up in flames as the right tire blew out just past the stripe.

The car slammed into the left wall and then ricocheted across the track, going airborne before hitting the right wall. Brown’s dragster went back across the track before coming to a stop against the left wall. 

Fortunately, Brown walked away from the crash without any injuries, crediting the canopy on his dragster and the extreme safety measures his team at Don Schumacher Racing used in building the car.


“The most important thing is the good Lord kept us safe and everything worked on the car like it was supposed to,” Brown said. “Kudos to all the guys at the shop, the way they built this car, and the canopy worked.”


With the air temperature dropping rapidly following the crash, the decision was made to call the rest of the qualifying session following Brown’s crash and the ensuing clean up.


Along with Brown walking away unhurt, the other good news was the run gave Brown the No. 2 qualifying position behind only Steve Torrence’s 3.765 at 321.50.


Brown, who was also involved in a major crash in Pomona to start the 2013 season, appeared ready to get back behind the wheel for Saturday’s two qualifying sessions and Sunday’s eliminations in Atlanta.


“The number one thing is we’ll go back, we’ll get ready and come back tomorrow. We’ll figure it out and get it right,” Brown said. “We have to see what happened and we’ll get to the bottom of it.”

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