Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster
2025 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Recap: Qualified No. 10; defeated Brittany Force, Bye; lost to Antron Brown.
Shawn Langdon Career Stats: 379 events, 26 wins, 32 runners-up, 442 round wins, 27 No. 1 qualifiers.
Current Points Position: 1
Pre-Race Notes:
Pre-Race Quotes:
“Our Kalitta Air Careers car has been strong all season, but the biggest thing now is to keep that consistency. Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) likes to throw down; he likes to make really good runs, but he’s learned in the last couple of years. He’s not necessarily just making a throw-down run, but sometimes just making a good run for the conditions. When you get a good handle on the car, you try to hold on to that, and you try to keep the momentum up – that’s the biggest thing.
“It’s just being part of a great team really; (Team Owner) Connie Kalitta sets the way for us and gives us all the resources – everything we feel like we need to be competitive. (General Manager) Chad Head navigates everything and keeps our great sponsors happy. Having great sponsors allows us to have all the equipment we need. (Crew Chief) Alan Johnson on Doug’s team, (Crew Chief) Brian Husen on my team and (Crew Chief) Dickie Venables on J.R.’s team put great crews together. Across the board, we have, hands down, one of the best teams out there. These guys are flawless – they don’t make mistakes. We have great team chemistry and a great group of guys. Winning and making good runs solves a lot of problems, but regardless, we have a great group and a great foundation at Kalitta Motorsports.
“I always love going to Sonoma; I grew up racing Super Comp there. There’s always good air so we can make some throw down runs – especially Friday night. We just pray for a couple clouds to stop by (on Sunday), and it’ll be a great weekend. We have to keep making great runs; everybody’s focused on doing their jobs perfectly.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
For Shawn Langdon’s 2026 race-by-race results, please click here.
TV Schedule (All times eastern):
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2025 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Recap: Qualified No. 10; defeated Brittany Force, Bye; lost to Antron Brown.
Shawn Langdon Career Stats: 379 events, 26 wins, 32 runners-up, 442 round wins, 27 No. 1 qualifiers.
Current Points Position: 1
Pre-Race Notes:
- Shawn Langdon enters the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings; he leads his teammate, Doug Kalitta, by 150 points entering the event that starts the second half of the season and the final four races of the regular season. Team Kalitta has been one-two in points since the second race of the season.
- Langdon has four wins on the season including three-consecutive wins at Valdosta, Ga., Joliet, Ill., and Budds Creek, Md. With Kalitta’s Charlotte win, the Team Kalitta dragsters won five of the season’s 10 races and competed in 37 of the 39 rounds of racing. Langdon has four wins, three runners-up and two semifinal showings along with five No. 1 qualifiers this season.
- Langdon owns the two fastest runs in NHRA history. At the Southern Nationals in Georgia in May, he recorded speeds of 345.00 mph and 344.91 mph.
- Langdon has one win in two-career final round appearances at Sonoma Raceway.
- Langdon is the 2013 NHRA Top Fuel Champion and has 26 wins in his career.
Pre-Race Quotes:
“Our Kalitta Air Careers car has been strong all season, but the biggest thing now is to keep that consistency. Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) likes to throw down; he likes to make really good runs, but he’s learned in the last couple of years. He’s not necessarily just making a throw-down run, but sometimes just making a good run for the conditions. When you get a good handle on the car, you try to hold on to that, and you try to keep the momentum up – that’s the biggest thing.
“It’s just being part of a great team really; (Team Owner) Connie Kalitta sets the way for us and gives us all the resources – everything we feel like we need to be competitive. (General Manager) Chad Head navigates everything and keeps our great sponsors happy. Having great sponsors allows us to have all the equipment we need. (Crew Chief) Alan Johnson on Doug’s team, (Crew Chief) Brian Husen on my team and (Crew Chief) Dickie Venables on J.R.’s team put great crews together. Across the board, we have, hands down, one of the best teams out there. These guys are flawless – they don’t make mistakes. We have great team chemistry and a great group of guys. Winning and making good runs solves a lot of problems, but regardless, we have a great group and a great foundation at Kalitta Motorsports.
“I always love going to Sonoma; I grew up racing Super Comp there. There’s always good air so we can make some throw down runs – especially Friday night. We just pray for a couple clouds to stop by (on Sunday), and it’ll be a great weekend. We have to keep making great runs; everybody’s focused on doing their jobs perfectly.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
For Shawn Langdon’s 2026 race-by-race results, please click here.
TV Schedule (All times eastern):
- Qualifying Show: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, July 19 on FS1
- Finals: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday, July 19 on FS1
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