Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air 25th Anniversary Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 8 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. His best attempt came in the final qualifying session Saturday afternoon when he recorded a 3.742-second effort at 334.32 mph.
During the final round of qualifying Saturday afternoon, Langdon defeated his teammate, Doug Kalittta, in the final round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge. It was Langdon’s fifth win in the Saturday race this season – one better than Kalitta. Team Kalitta has dominated the Saturday race this season winning nine of the 12 Top Fuel Mission Foods Challenge races this season.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated reigning Top Fuel champion Antron Brown in the first round but lost to Brittany Force in the second. Langdon was leading the race when the Kalitta Air 25th Anniversary dragster smoked the tires at half-track giving the win to Force.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon remains first in the Top Fuel point standings leaving Brainerd. He leads second-place Tony Stewart by 45 points and third-place Doug Kalitta by 51 points with one race remaining in the regular season.
Langdon on Brainerd: “Brian, Aaron (Crew Chief Brian Husen, Co-Crew Chief Aaron Cave) and everyone on this Kalitta Air 25th Anniversary Toyota team continued to give me a great car in Brainerd. We knew we were going to have to step up against Brittany (Force) in the second round and just missed it. A 45-point lead entering the last race of the regular season is nice, but a lot can happen at Indy, especially with points and a half. All of these Team Kalitta cars are staying in Brainerd to do some testing tomorrow to make sure we are at our best for Kalitta Air, SoundGear, SealMaster, Dayco and all the other great people that support us. We’re looking forward to Indy.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: NHRA
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 at the Cornwell Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
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Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 8 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. His best attempt came in the final qualifying session Saturday afternoon when he recorded a 3.742-second effort at 334.32 mph.
During the final round of qualifying Saturday afternoon, Langdon defeated his teammate, Doug Kalittta, in the final round of the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge. It was Langdon’s fifth win in the Saturday race this season – one better than Kalitta. Team Kalitta has dominated the Saturday race this season winning nine of the 12 Top Fuel Mission Foods Challenge races this season.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated reigning Top Fuel champion Antron Brown in the first round but lost to Brittany Force in the second. Langdon was leading the race when the Kalitta Air 25th Anniversary dragster smoked the tires at half-track giving the win to Force.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon remains first in the Top Fuel point standings leaving Brainerd. He leads second-place Tony Stewart by 45 points and third-place Doug Kalitta by 51 points with one race remaining in the regular season.
Langdon on Brainerd: “Brian, Aaron (Crew Chief Brian Husen, Co-Crew Chief Aaron Cave) and everyone on this Kalitta Air 25th Anniversary Toyota team continued to give me a great car in Brainerd. We knew we were going to have to step up against Brittany (Force) in the second round and just missed it. A 45-point lead entering the last race of the regular season is nice, but a lot can happen at Indy, especially with points and a half. All of these Team Kalitta cars are staying in Brainerd to do some testing tomorrow to make sure we are at our best for Kalitta Air, SoundGear, SealMaster, Dayco and all the other great people that support us. We’re looking forward to Indy.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: NHRA
Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 at the Cornwell Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.
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