BROWN AND MATCO TOOLS DRAGSTER TO VISIT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ON
OCTOBER 28
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Oct. 27, 2009) - Before competing in the penultimate
event on the 2009 NHRA schedule, 23-time NHRA winner Antron Brown and his
Matco Tools dragster will visit College of Southern Nevada. The former
college track star turned Top Fuel driver will visit with CSN students on
October 28.
"I really enjoy these TechEd visits we do for Matco (Tools)," Brown said.
"I was just like many of these students not too long ago when I was a
student at Mercer (Community) College in New Jersey. It's nice to give
back and speak to the kids about career paths and the importance of
focusing on education. These kids at the Votech schools are the
technicians of tomorrow and it's great to have the chance to meet them
and hopefully deliver the right message."
The CSN visit is the sixth of seven technical school visits for Brown and
the Matco Tools dragster this season as part of the Matco Tools Racing
TechEd program. Brown, a five-time winner this season, has also visited
Western Technical College in El Paso, Texas; Linn State Technical College
in Linn, Mo.; OSU Okmulgee in Okmulgee, Okla.; Ohio Technical College in
Cleveland; and Texas State Technical College in Waco, Texas.
Brown will appear at CSN from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (PT) before he competes at
the Ninth annual Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, at The Strip
at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Brown will visit with four groups of
students who also will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at
the 8,000 horsepower Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster that Brown recently
raced to the NHRA national speed record (319.60 mph). Matco Tools pit
crew members Wayne Waite and Caleb Williams also will be on hand to speak
to the CSN students.
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