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BROWN, TODD TOP TOYOTAS IN QUALIFYING FOR NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS

PHOENIX, AZ –Antron Brown qualified third in Top Fuel, while J.R. Todd placed fifth in Funny Car to lead Toyota in preparation for Sunday’s Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at the Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in suburban Phoenix.

Brown jumped up to third on his final qualifying attempt when he registered a 3.718-second run at 322.34 mph. It marks the second consecutive race that Brown has earned the number three starting position. He will match up against Steve Torrence in the first round.

“It’s going in the right direction, but we had a little banger at the end there,” said Brown after his run which was second quickest of the session, earning him two bonus points. “All in all, it was another great qualifying effort for our Matco Tools/Toyota DSR dragster. We’ve qualified in the top three two races in a row. We don’t have a favorable first-round match-up (vs. Torrence), but you have to beat them all to win. We’ll just take it one round at a time and you might as well start with the champ. In the first round, we’re going to go after it and we’ll take it from there.”

Doug Kalitta wasn’t far behind Brown in the fifth spot with a 3.738-second pass. He will face off with Jim Maroney in his opening run of eliminations. His Kalitta Motorsports teammate Richie Crampton placed 15thand races Terry McMillen on Sunday.

In Funny Car, Todd laid down a 3.911-second lap in the third round to capture a top-five qualifying position. He is scheduled to take on Terry Haddock in round one.

“We had a good run in our DHL Toyota Camry in Q3,” said Todd, the reigning Funny Car world champion. “That’s what we were looking for. We tried to take a big swing in Q4, but just missed a very small window. It should be good tomorrow. Temperature-wise it’s going to be right about where we want to be. With more runs down the track, the track will get even better.”

Shawn Langdon placed seventh today and will race Cruz Pedregon in the opening round of eliminations.

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