Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster
Finals Broadcast Replay: 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2024 on FS1
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 13 qualifier at the NHRA Northwest Nationals. Langdon’s best qualifying attempt came in the final session Saturday evening when he posted a 4.146 second run at 184.98 mph. The Kalitta Air Careers car was on a good run, but the run was terminated early. It was the first time this season that the Kalitta Air Careers Toyota team qualified in the bottom half of the field.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated Justin Ashley, Josh Hart and Clay Millican before losing to Steve Torrence in the final round. Langdon’s Kalitta Air Careers car dropped a cylinder almost immediately, and although both teams had problems, Torrence won the rematch of last year’s Seattle final round. When Langdon advanced into the final round, it was the 10thtime in 11 races this season that a Kalitta Motorsports car raced in the Top Fuel final round. It was Langdon’s fifth final round of the season and the 45th of his career.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon moves up one spot and leaves Seattle in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails his teammate, Doug Kalitta, by 120 points and leads third-place Steve Torrence by 39 points.
Langdon on Seattle: “The Kalitta Air Careers team did a great job today. We got behind the eight ball a little bit in qualifying. We were trying to come in with an aggressive setup, and that got us behind a little bit. The Kalitta Air Careers car ran great today; we just dropped a cylinder in the final round, and it went downhill from there. Brian (Crew Chief Brian Husen) did a great job with the changing conditions through the day, and that gave me a lot of confidence. My guys on the crew and everybody at Kalitta Air, Revchem, DHL and Toyota gave me a great race car today, and we made a strong effort.”
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