Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 on FS1
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. His best qualifying effort came in the opening round Friday afternoon when the Kalitta Air Careers dragster reached the finish line in 3.800 seconds at 328.54 mph.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated Cody Krohn and Josh Hart before facing Justin Ashley in the semifinals. Lane choice was pivotal at Thunder Valley today, and Langdon did not have it in the semifinals. Ashley took advantage of the better lane and ended Langdon’s day after the Kalitta Air Careers dragster smoked the tires early in the run.
When Langdon advanced to the semifinals, he earned a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge later this month at Virginia Motorsports Park. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the semifinals at Thunder Valley will re-run the semifinals and final earning additional purse and championship bonus points.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Bristol in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails points leader Tony Stewart by 76 points and leads third-place Antron Brown by 66 points.
Langdon on Bristol: “We had some really tricky track conditions this weekend, and lane choice was really important. We got Kalitta Air, PJH and SealMaster to the semifinals so that was a good showing for us for kind of where we are on everything right now. We’ll just go to the next race in a couple weeks and keep on working at it at Richmond.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 8:30-11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 on FS1
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. His best qualifying effort came in the opening round Friday afternoon when the Kalitta Air Careers dragster reached the finish line in 3.800 seconds at 328.54 mph.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated Cody Krohn and Josh Hart before facing Justin Ashley in the semifinals. Lane choice was pivotal at Thunder Valley today, and Langdon did not have it in the semifinals. Ashley took advantage of the better lane and ended Langdon’s day after the Kalitta Air Careers dragster smoked the tires early in the run.
When Langdon advanced to the semifinals, he earned a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge later this month at Virginia Motorsports Park. During Saturday’s qualifying sessions, the drivers who reached the semifinals at Thunder Valley will re-run the semifinals and final earning additional purse and championship bonus points.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Bristol in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails points leader Tony Stewart by 76 points and leads third-place Antron Brown by 66 points.
Langdon on Bristol: “We had some really tricky track conditions this weekend, and lane choice was really important. We got Kalitta Air, PJH and SealMaster to the semifinals so that was a good showing for us for kind of where we are on everything right now. We’ll just go to the next race in a couple weeks and keep on working at it at Richmond.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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