Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 6 qualifier at the NHRA New England Nationals. Langdon’s best qualifying effort came in the Friday evening session when he reached the finish line in 3.716 seconds at 331.69 mph.
Eliminations: Langdon raced Dan Mercier in the opening round. Langdon left the starting line first but went into tire smoke almost immediately. He pedaled the Kalitta Air Careers dragster, but the engine malfunctioned ending Langdon’s day.
Unofficial Point Standings: Despite the first-round loss, Langdon remains second in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails first place Tony Stewart by 71 points and leads third-place Antron Brown by 18 points.
Langdon on Epping: “We did our best but just lost traction there in the first round – definitely not how we wanted the weekend to go, but it happens. The Kalitta Air Careers team is a great group, and we have a great car. We’ll load everything up, drive down to Bristol and be ready to go on Friday.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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Finals Broadcast Replay (eastern time): 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 on FS2
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 6 qualifier at the NHRA New England Nationals. Langdon’s best qualifying effort came in the Friday evening session when he reached the finish line in 3.716 seconds at 331.69 mph.
Eliminations: Langdon raced Dan Mercier in the opening round. Langdon left the starting line first but went into tire smoke almost immediately. He pedaled the Kalitta Air Careers dragster, but the engine malfunctioned ending Langdon’s day.
Unofficial Point Standings: Despite the first-round loss, Langdon remains second in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails first place Tony Stewart by 71 points and leads third-place Antron Brown by 18 points.
Langdon on Epping: “We did our best but just lost traction there in the first round – definitely not how we wanted the weekend to go, but it happens. The Kalitta Air Careers team is a great group, and we have a great car. We’ll load everything up, drive down to Bristol and be ready to go on Friday.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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