Shawn Langdon Reaches Sixth NHRA Final of Season

TOP FUEL RUNNER-UP: Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster

Finals Broadcast Replay: 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 on FS1

Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 5 qualifier at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Langdon’s best qualifying run happened in the first session Friday afternoon when his Kalitta Air Careers car reached the finish line in 3.705 seconds at 330.07 mph.

Eliminations: Langdon advanced to his sixth final round of the season and the 44^th of his career. He defeated Shawn Reed, Doug Kalitta and Ida Zetterstrom before losing to Justin Ashley in the final round when the Kalitta Air Careers car dropped a cylinder almost immediately after the run began.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Brainerd in second place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails his teammate, Doug Kalitta, by 84 points and leads third-place Justin Ashley by 21 points entering the season’s final regular-season race at Indianapolis in two weeks.

Langdon on Brainerd: “Points-wise and results-wise, it was definitely a good weekend for the Kalitta Air Careers Toyota team. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get the win. It was kind of a tough weekend with a lot of craziness going on. We had some fuel-delivery issues dropping cylinders so we’re staying tomorrow to test and hopefully get everything resolved before we get to Indy.”