Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 7 qualifier at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

Eliminations: Langdon defeated Leah Pritchett before losing to Tony Schumacher in the second round of eliminations.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon remains seventh in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails sixth-place Spencer Massey by 56 points and lead eighth-place Brittany Force by 33 points.

Langdon on Norwalk: “Norwalk was similar to the last few races for the Knuckle Sandwich/Bass Pro Shops Toyota. We made some great runs including the first round of eliminations today, but we didn’t get it done on race day. Like I said after Bristol, we all know we’re moving in the right direction, but we just can’t seem to get our performance up to par on race day. We’ll keep working until we get it right and can get back to contending for race wins. Thanks to everyone at Toyota for supporting our race team and continuing to believe in us.”

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Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. During the rain-delayed final round of qualifying Saturday night, Langdon recorded a 3.767-second pass at 322.42 mph. This weekend’s qualifying effort is the ninth time in 11 races this season that Langdon has qualified in the top-six position.

Eliminations: Langdon defeated Pat Dakin in the first round before losing to Richie Crampton when the Knuckle Sandwich/Bass Pro Shops Toyota dragster smoked the tires midway through the run ending Langdon’s day.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon remains seventh in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails sixth-place Doug Kalitta by 40 points and leads eighth-place Brittany Force by 41 points.

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Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier at the NHRA New England Nationals. His 3.745-second effort at 324.98 mph Friday night was just .003 seconds behind the time posted by the top qualifier. It was the eighth time in 10 races this season that Langdon has qualified in the top-six positions.

Eliminations: Langdon’s Knuckle Sandwich/Bass Pro Shops Toyota dragster smoked the tires almost immediately in the first round, and Terry McMillen took the round win. It was Langdon’s second loss to McMillen in 17 meetings.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon dropped one spot to seventh place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails sixth-place Doug Kalitta by 19 points and leads eighth-place Brittany Force by 17 points.

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Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 5 qualifier at the Toyota NHRA SummerNationals. Langdon made excellent passes in each of the four qualifying sessions, but during the Friday evening qualifying session, Langdon posted a 3.737-second effort at 324.12 mph to take the fifth position. It is the seventh time in nine races this season that Langdon has qualified in the top-six positions.

Eliminations: Langdon defeated former AJR driver Larry Dixon in the first round. In the second round, the Knuckle Sandwich/Bass Pro Shops Toyota over powered the race track and smoked the tires immediately allowing Dave Connolly to cruise to the win light.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon moved up one spot to sixth place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails fifth-place Doug Kalitta by 24 points and leads seventh-place Larry Dixon by 22 points.

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Shawn Langdon enters the Toyota NHRA SummerNationals in seventh place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails sixth-place Larry Dixon by three points and leads eighth-place J.R. Todd by 62 points. The third through seventh positions in points are separated by just 74 points.

Alan Johnson Racing has three wins at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Langdon won there in 2013, and former AJR driver Larry Dixon won there in 2009 and ’10. One year ago at this event, Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier; he defeated Terry McMillen and Bob Vandergriff before losing to event winner Richie Crampton in the semifinals.

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Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 5 qualifier at the NHRA Topeka Nationals. During the second round of qualifying on Friday, Langdon needed just 3.760 seconds to reach the finish line at 327.19 mph. It was the fifth time in the season’s eight races that Langdon has qualified in the top-five positions.

Eliminations: Langdon posted a 3.782-second effort at 317.49 mph in the first round of eliminations, but it was not enough to defeat Doug Kalitta’s 3.751-second pass. It was Langdon’s third consecutive first-round loss.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon dropped three spots to seventh place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. Although Langdon will be seventh following the completion of the rain-delayed race, the drivers that occupy the sixth and eighth positions will be determined upon completion of the event.

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Shawn Langdon enters the NHRA Topeka Nationals in fifth place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails fourth-place Doug Kalitta by eight points and leads sixth-place Richie Crampton by 10 points.

Alan Johnson Racing has three wins at Heartland Park Topeka. Langdon won there in 2013, former AJR driver Larry Dixon won there in 2009, and Gary Scelzi took AJR to the winner’s circle in 2000. One year ago at this event, Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier and advanced to the final round of eliminations. He defeated Pat Dakin, Doug Kalitta and J.R. Todd before losing to Spencer Massey in the finals. Langdon was the No. 1 qualifier in 2013 when he won the Topeka Top Fuel title.

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Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 16 qualifier at the Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals. It was the second time this season that Langdon started a race from the 16th position. Although he struggled on each of the four qualifying passes, Langdon was able to improve each time the car went down the track. His best attempt came in the final session, and his 4.025-second effort at 303.37 mph gave him the 16th position.

Eliminations: Langdon made his best run of the weekend in the first round of eliminations, but No. 1 qualifier Antron Brown won the round, advanced to the quarterfinals and later won the race.

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Shawn Langdon enters the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in fourth place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings; he trails third-place Antron Brown by 31 points and leads fifth-place Doug Kalitta by 16 points. He trails points leader Tony Schumacher by 68 points.

Although Langdon is driving the Knuckle Sandwich Bass Pro Shops Toyota Top Fuel dragster again this weekend, Alan Johnson Racing is still searching for primary sponsorship after unexpectedly losing its funding a month before the 2015 season began. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Alan Johnson Racing’s longest-standing partner having first joined the team in 2001, increased its support. Thanks to Toyota’s increased backing announced March 28, the team can continue to compete 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.

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Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 5 qualifier at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals. Langdon made excellent passes on three of his four qualifying attempts; during the Friday evening qualifying session, he posted a 3.760-second effort at 320.81 mph and claimed the fifth qualifying position.

Eliminations: Langdon lost to former Alan Johnson Racing driver Larry Dixon in the first round of eliminations. Langdon’s elapsed time, 3.765 seconds, was quicker than Dixon’s 3.779-second effort, but Dixon left the starting line before Langdon and took the round win. It is Langdon’s only opening-round loss of the season.

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