Alan Johnson Racing  28th Annual NHRA Northwest Nationals Post-Event Wrap-Up

Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 9 qualifier at the NHRA Northwest Nationals. The Knuckle Sandwich Toyota dragster showed impressive consistency in qualifying making strong runs during three of the four qualifying rounds. Langdon’s best qualifying attempt, a 3.773-second effort at 316.52 mph, came during the Friday evening session.

Eliminations: Langdon raced to his first final round since winning the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in February. He defeated Antron Brown, No. 1 qualifier Richie Crampton and former AJR driver Larry Dixon before losing to J.R. Todd in the final round of eliminations.

Unofficial Point Standings: With the final-round appearance, Langdon jumped three spots to seventh place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He now trails sixth-place J.R. Todd by 24 points and leads eighth-place Spencer Massey by 17 points.

Still Searching for Sponsorship: Alan Johnson Racing needs a primary sponsor in order to complete the 2015 season. The sponsorship search has been going on since the team unexpectedly lost its funding a month before the 2015 season began. Langdon is currently driving the Knuckle Sandwich Toyota Top Fuel dragster. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Alan Johnson Racing’s longest-standing partner having first joined the team in 2001, is funding the team. Thanks to Toyota’s increased backing, the team is racing while searching for primary sponsorship. Alan Johnson Racing hopes to race the entire 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and compete for the 2015 Top Fuel championship, but it must secure long-term primary sponsorship.

Next Race: Alan Johnson Racing will be back in action Aug. 21-23, 2015 at the 34th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd, Minn. For additional information, please visit nhra.com. For additional information on Alan Johnson Racing, please visit alanjohnsonracing.com.