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BROWN DRIVES MATCO RAIL TO PROVISIONAL NO. 2 POSITION 
FRIDAY AT ST. LOUIS

MADISON, Ill. (May 2, 2008) – Antron Brown, a two-time Top Fuel winner this season, raced his David Powers-owned Matco Tools dragster to the No. 2 provisional qualifying position Friday evening at Gateway International Raceway with a run of 4.521 seconds. 

Entering the seventh race on the 2008 NHRA schedule as the hottest driver on tour, Brown’s bright blue Matco Tools/iLocate GPS rail overpowered the Gateway quarter mile on its first qualifying attempt. The Matco rail posted a time of 5.996 seconds at 144.33 mph. On his second qualifying effort, the Pittsboro, Ind. racer used a Lee Beard tune-up to race the Matco/Valvoline dragster to a performance of 4.521 at 328.86 to finish second in the 16-car order. It was the second quickest and fastest run of the day. Brown’s teammate, Rod Fuller, qualified fourth with a time of 4.541 seconds. 

“Lee Beard and our Matco crew did a fantastic job tonight of making our dragster really haul tail,” Brown said. “It set me back at half track and I held on for the ride and I knew it was a stellar run. It set us deep in the field and we feel real confident going into Saturday. If the conditions are good, we can try and go for that No. 1 spot.”

Professional nitro qualifying resumes Saturday afternoon at Gateway with sessions scheduled for 12:30 and 3 p.m. (CT). Brown is a two-time pole winner at the St. Louis race (2001, ’04). 

Headquartered in Houston with race operations located in Brownsburg, Ind., David Powers Motorsports fields the two-car Top Fuel operation of drivers Rod Fuller and Antron Brown. DPM proudly represents racing partners Matco Tools, Caterpillar, Forward Sports Marketing, Valvoline, Toyota, Ringer’s Gloves, Go Fast Sports, iLocate GPS, Goodyear, FRAM, and Autolite.   
Q1	5.996 ET 144.33 MPH No. 7
Q2	4.521 ET, 328.86 MPH No. 2

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