NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel point leader Antron Brown might have been scratching his head in January when Ashley removed him from his Lee Beard comfort zone and delivered a pair of seasoned Funny Car tuners in Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald, but now in late February he can't help but think the move was pure genius on his team owner's behalf.

No disrespect towards anyone, but Brown wouldn't change a thing about his tuners.

So appreciative of their efforts, Brown was determined to give the duo a combined birthday present.

"Brian and Mark’s determination together is awesome," Brown said. "We three have the same determination and vision and everything. We all have our visions set on going out there and winning on the race track and we want to do it in a fun way. Everybody on this team, if you go around and ask them, they are living their dream. That’s the special thing about this, there’s nobody out here just doing it because this is the only job they can do; they do this because this is their dream job.

“That’s what’s been the blessing to me, is to be on a team like I am on. Like Mike Ashley, he loves this sport. That trickles down to everybody on this team, we are a true team. Nobody on this team says I, we all take responsibility for the bad things and we all take part in the success. I know that is what sets us apart from everyone else."

Last Thursday was Oswald's birthday and this Thursday is Corradi's, Sunday's victory worked well for Brown in delivering a birthday present for both.

"That's about the best gift I could give them," Brown said.