Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster
2025 NHRA New England Nationals Recap: Qualified No. 6; lost to Dan Mercier.
Shawn Langdon Career Stats: 376 events, 26 wins, 30 runners-up, 434 round wins, 25 No. 1 qualifiers.
Current Points Position: 1
Pre-Race Notes:
Pre-Race Quotes:
“It (the success the team is having) means a lot – all the hard work that’s gone into this team over the last couple of years. When Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) came over to our team, it just changed everything. The guys all do such a fantastic job week in and week out. For me, it makes my job a lot easier. I just hit the gas and hold the car straight. When you have confidence in your team and confidence in your car; it’s a lot of fun.
“Brian and the Kalitta Air guys are making this happen. The reality is I did the same things inside the race car three years ago but didn’t finish in the top 10. Now we have one of the best cars the sport’s seen in a long time. I’ve always known Brian’s talent since I worked with him at Alan Johnson Racing. We had great years over there but then went to different teams. I’ve known what he’s capable of, and I’m just happy I get to be in the car to showcase his talents and show how good this team really is.
“To win races, you have everything in place, and to win multiple races, you have to have everything perfect. The car has to be put together perfectly every time, and the crew chief has to make perfect calls. We’re doing that right now. We have a really good group from top to bottom; there’s no weak links. When I sit in the race car, I put the pressure on myself as far as not being the weak link on the team – don’t want to give anything up on the starting line because I know I have a bad ass race car. I just try to do the best I can and not hold anybody back.
“It’s good timing when the car’s running well like this to be going to three in a row. At this point, it’s kind of plug and play. Read the air, read the track and just give the car what it wants. Fortunately, I have the right guys to do that so it’s a good time to be on a hot streak and try to capitalize on that.
“If I do the best job I can and give 100 percent; the stats will be what the stats will be, but I never want to leave anything on the table that would make me look back one day and wish I’d done this or wish I’d done that. Keep working hard and try to do better.
“The races in Epping are epic because those New England fans love NHRA Drag Racing. We’re all in this sport because it’s what we love. Crew guys, drivers, crew chiefs – we love what we do, but when we go somewhere and the fans love what we do almost as much as we do, it makes us really want to put on a great show for them.”
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 New England Nationals Recap: Qualified No. 6; lost to Dan Mercier.
Shawn Langdon Career Stats: 376 events, 26 wins, 30 runners-up, 434 round wins, 25 No. 1 qualifiers.
Current Points Position: 1
Pre-Race Notes:
- Shawn Langdon enters the NHRA New England Nationals in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. Team Kalitta has been one-two in points since the second race of the season.
- Langdon won the last three races and has four wins on the season. With Kalitta’s Charlotte win, the Team Kalitta dragsters have won five of the season’s seven races and have competed in 27 of the 28 rounds of racing to date. Langdon has four wins, a runner-up and a semifinal showing along with three No. 1 qualifiers.
- Langdon is the first Top Fuel driver to win three-straight races since Steve Torrence did it in 2021. Should Langdon win his fourth-consecutive race this weekend, he would be the first since Torrence did it in 2019. Tony Schumacher (2008), Cory McClenathan (1997) and Scott Kalitta (1994) also won four-straight Top Fuel races.
- Langdon owns the two fastest runs in NHRA history. At the Southern Nationals in Georgia earlier this month, he recorded speeds of 345.00 mph and 344.91 mph.
- Langdon has two runner-up finishes at New England Dragway but seeks his first win there this weekend.
- Langdon is the 2013 NHRA Top Fuel Champion and now has 26 wins in his career.
Pre-Race Quotes:
“It (the success the team is having) means a lot – all the hard work that’s gone into this team over the last couple of years. When Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) came over to our team, it just changed everything. The guys all do such a fantastic job week in and week out. For me, it makes my job a lot easier. I just hit the gas and hold the car straight. When you have confidence in your team and confidence in your car; it’s a lot of fun.
“Brian and the Kalitta Air guys are making this happen. The reality is I did the same things inside the race car three years ago but didn’t finish in the top 10. Now we have one of the best cars the sport’s seen in a long time. I’ve always known Brian’s talent since I worked with him at Alan Johnson Racing. We had great years over there but then went to different teams. I’ve known what he’s capable of, and I’m just happy I get to be in the car to showcase his talents and show how good this team really is.
“To win races, you have everything in place, and to win multiple races, you have to have everything perfect. The car has to be put together perfectly every time, and the crew chief has to make perfect calls. We’re doing that right now. We have a really good group from top to bottom; there’s no weak links. When I sit in the race car, I put the pressure on myself as far as not being the weak link on the team – don’t want to give anything up on the starting line because I know I have a bad ass race car. I just try to do the best I can and not hold anybody back.
“It’s good timing when the car’s running well like this to be going to three in a row. At this point, it’s kind of plug and play. Read the air, read the track and just give the car what it wants. Fortunately, I have the right guys to do that so it’s a good time to be on a hot streak and try to capitalize on that.
“If I do the best job I can and give 100 percent; the stats will be what the stats will be, but I never want to leave anything on the table that would make me look back one day and wish I’d done this or wish I’d done that. Keep working hard and try to do better.
“The races in Epping are epic because those New England fans love NHRA Drag Racing. We’re all in this sport because it’s what we love. Crew guys, drivers, crew chiefs – we love what we do, but when we go somewhere and the fans love what we do almost as much as we do, it makes us really want to put on a great show for them.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
For Shawn Langdon’s 2026 race-by-race results, please click here.
TV Schedule (All times eastern):
- Qualifying Show 1: 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, June 5 on FS1
- Qualifying Show 2: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, June 6 on FS1
- Finals: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 7 on FOX
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