By: Rob Geiger, NHRA.com
I was exchanging holiday greetings with Lee Beard, the crew chief of David Powers' Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster, when the subject turned to his new driver, Antron Brown. Most Geiger Counter readers know Brown has competed in Pro Stock Motorcycle to much success over the past decade but is now making the switch to Top Fuel.
Beard, Brown, and the Matco team recently completed an extensive test at Gainesville Raceway where Beard tells me Brown made several "perfect passes," including some to the 1,000-foot mark that would have translated to low 4.5-second runs if Brown[...]
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