Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 2 qualifier at the American Rebel light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals; it was his best qualifying effort of the season. During the Friday night qualifying session, Langdon reached the finish line in 3.665 seconds at 333.33 mph. He was No. 1 until his teammate, Doug Kalitta, ran .001 seconds quicker in the next pairing.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated Ida Zetterstrom and Scott Farley in the first round, Brittany Force and Josh Hart in the second round. He advanced to the final round to face Antron Brown, Tony Stewart and Justin Ashley. In the final, Ashley was off the starting line first, but Langdon’s Future Energy Solutions dragster was not to be denied. Langdon drove around Ashley with a 3.714-second pass at 330.63 mph to win the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history. After the run, NHRA legend Don Garlits, the winner of the first Top Fuel race in 1963, presented the special 1,000th race trophy, a replica of the one Garlits won in 1963, to Langdon. It was Langdon’s second win of the season.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Charlotte in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He extended his points lead to 59 points over second-place Tony Stewart.
Langdon on Charlotte: “My team, man, these guys are badass. I was a little slow on the starting line. I don’t know why, but I had a good race car. Connie Kalitta leads the way, and we’re very fortunate to be able to win the race for him. We have Future Energy Solutions on the car this week, but thanks to everyone at Kalitta Air, SoundGear, SealMaster, Dayco and Revchem. Man, Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) is such a bad ass. That right there shows why we love having Brian on board. I mean, he’s a backbone of this team. What a great win – the 1,000th Top Fuel race – that’s special; that’s pretty cool.
“I’m so lucky; I race for Connie Kalitta, I have a great team, and my teammates are Doug Kalitta and J.R. Todd. It’s just kind of crazy how life brought me here and crazy that I’m in this position – never in my wildest dreams. It’s very, very cool; I’m very honored to be the 1,000th Top Fuel winner. It’s a great accomplishment in this sport with so much history. Don Garlits and Connie Kalitta both signed the final round time slip – that’s one that will go front and center in the trophy case.”
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Eliminations: Langdon defeated Ida Zetterstrom and Scott Farley in the first round, Brittany Force and Josh Hart in the second round. He advanced to the final round to face Antron Brown, Tony Stewart and Justin Ashley. In the final, Ashley was off the starting line first, but Langdon’s Future Energy Solutions dragster was not to be denied. Langdon drove around Ashley with a 3.714-second pass at 330.63 mph to win the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history. After the run, NHRA legend Don Garlits, the winner of the first Top Fuel race in 1963, presented the special 1,000th race trophy, a replica of the one Garlits won in 1963, to Langdon. It was Langdon’s second win of the season.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Charlotte in first place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He extended his points lead to 59 points over second-place Tony Stewart.
Langdon on Charlotte: “My team, man, these guys are badass. I was a little slow on the starting line. I don’t know why, but I had a good race car. Connie Kalitta leads the way, and we’re very fortunate to be able to win the race for him. We have Future Energy Solutions on the car this week, but thanks to everyone at Kalitta Air, SoundGear, SealMaster, Dayco and Revchem. Man, Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) is such a bad ass. That right there shows why we love having Brian on board. I mean, he’s a backbone of this team. What a great win – the 1,000th Top Fuel race – that’s special; that’s pretty cool.
“I’m so lucky; I race for Connie Kalitta, I have a great team, and my teammates are Doug Kalitta and J.R. Todd. It’s just kind of crazy how life brought me here and crazy that I’m in this position – never in my wildest dreams. It’s very, very cool; I’m very honored to be the 1,000th Top Fuel winner. It’s a great accomplishment in this sport with so much history. Don Garlits and Connie Kalitta both signed the final round time slip – that’s one that will go front and center in the trophy case.”
Langdon Photo Courtesy: Kalitta Motorsports
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