Al-Anabi
Langdon, Albalooshi set sites on Vegas – Working for Victory
Shawn Langdon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver):
Shawn Langdon enters the Toyota NHRA Nationals, the fifth of six events that comprise the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs, in first place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He leads second-place driver Doug Kalitta by 83 points and third-place driver Spencer Massey by 85 points with two races remaining in the season.
Langdon prior to Las Vegas:
“It was nice to have a couple of weeks off to reflect on how the Countdown has played out. So far, the Countdown has been good to us. We’ve had some ups and downs, but the Al-Anabi car has been running very well this year. The Al-Anabi guys have been working really hard these last couple of weeks to fine-tune a couple of things on the race car that we are hoping will help our performance a little bit heading into the last two races of the season.
Langdon extends Points lead with Victory at Maple Grove
RACE WINNER: Shawn Langdon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 2 qualifier at the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals. During the Friday evening qualifying session, Langdon recorded a 3.776-second pass at 325.14 mph and was just four thousandths of a second shy of his third-consecutive No. 1 qualifier. Langdon has qualified in the top-five positions at 17 of the 22 events this season and has six No. 1 qualifiers.
Eliminations: Langdon won the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals – it was his sixth win of the season and the seventh of his career. Langdon continued the Al-Anabi Racing Team’s Reading domination with four wins and five final rounds in the last five races there. Langdon smoked the tires in the first round against Leah Pruett and appeared to have lost when her car had problems, and Langdon was able to get the round win. Langdon got the most of his lucky break and defeated Bob Vandergriff, Doug Kalitta and Antron Brown on his way to the winner’s circle. Langdon has six wins in 10 final-round appearances in 22 races this season.
Team Al-Anabi ready for Auto-Plus Nationals at Maple Grove this Weekend
Khalid alBalooshi, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (gold):
Khalid alBalooshi enters the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals, the fourth of six events that comprise the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs, in eighth place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails seventh-place Clay Millican by six points and leads ninth-place Bob Vandergriff by 58 points and is just 53 points out of fifth place.
For the first time in his brief Top Fuel career, alBalooshi is set to return to a race track as its defending champion. One year ago in Reading, alBalooshi won the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals and captured the first Top Fuel win of his career during his rookie season. After qualifying ninth on a cold, rainy weekend during which national performance records were being set with impressive regularity, alBalooshi defeated Spencer Massey, Ike Maier, his teammate Shawn Langdon and eventual 2012 Top Fuel champion Anton Brown on his way to the winner’s circle.
Al-Anabi Team Report from Gateway Motorsports Park
Madison, IL
Shawn Langdon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 1 qualifier at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. It was his second-consecutive No. 1 qualifier, his sixth of the season and the 12th of his career. During the Friday evening qualifying session, Langdon recorded a 3.761-second pass at 326.40 mph.
Eliminations: Langdon defeated Troy Buff before David Grubnic upset him in the second round of eliminations.
Unofficial Point Standings: After entering the event tied for the points lead, Langdon leaves St. Louis in sole possession of first place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He leads second-place Doug Kalitta by 33 points with three races remaining in the season.
Al-Anabi Doubles down for the AAA NHRA Midwest Nationals
Madison, IL – Shawn Langdon enters the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, the third of six events that comprise the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs, in a tie for first place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. Langdon and Doug Kalitta lead third-place Spencer Massey by two points. The top-four positions are separated by just 35 points – less than two rounds of racing.
Langdon prior to St. Louis:
“We’ve been making good runs since the Countdown began; we just haven’t gotten a win yet which is not disappointing because we know the Al-Anabi car is capable of winning. We are just waiting for our time. We head to St. Louis tied for the points lead, and that’s all we can ask. We just want to be able to have control in our hands; we don’t want to leave it up to anyone else. As long as we feel we have a shot, we have the control. If we win the race, we leave with the points lead, and that’s all we can ask.
Ups and Downs for Team Al-Anabi at the AAA FallNationals – Langdon Runner-up, alBalooshi DNQ
Shawn Langdon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)
Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 1 qualifier at the AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals. Friday’s qualifying sessions were rained reducing the event to two qualifying attempts. During Saturday’s first round of qualifying, Langdon recorded a 3.819-second pass at 321.09 mph. to take top-qualifying honors. It was Langdon’s fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season and the 11th of his career. He was also the No. 1 qualifier in Dallas last year.
Eliminations: Langdon advanced to his sixth final round of the season. He defeated T.J. Zizzo, Bob Vandergriff and Morgan Lucas before losing to Doug Kalitta in the final round of eliminations.
Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon moved up one spot into a tie for first place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He and today’s race winner, Doug Kalitta, lead third-place Spencer Massey by two points. The top-four positions are separated by just 35 points.
Al-Anabi Racing Team pre-race Report: AAA NHRA Fallnationals
Khalid alBalooshi, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (gold):
Khalid alBalooshi enters the AAA NHRA Fallnationals, the second of six events that comprise the Countdown to the Championship 
NHRA Playoffs, in seventh place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He trails sixth-place Clay Millican by 17 points and leads eighth-place Bob Vandergriff by 36 points.
AlBalooshi entered the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs as the No. 5 seed and qualified fourth in Charlotte last weekend. However, a first-round loss to Doug Kalitta dropped the Dubai native down to seventh place. Still, with the tight point standings, he only trails the points lead by 87 points with five races remaining in the NHRA Playoffs.
AlBalooshi won the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio in July. It was his first win of the season and the second of his Top Fuel career. He has one win, two final rounds and four semifinals in 19 races this season. The Dubai native has 22 round wins in the season’s first 19 races. Last year, alBalooshi won a total of 14 rounds of racing over the entire season. His sophomore season is going much better than his rookie season in 2012.
AlBalooshi has been a solid qualifier this season; he qualified second, his career best, at both Houston Raceway Park and Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. AlBalooshi has qualified in the top six at 13 of the season’s 19 races.
Team Al-Anabi Struggles at Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals
Khalid alBalooshi – Al- Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (gold)
Qualifying: Khalid alBalooshi was the No. 4 qualifier at the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals. During the Friday evening qualifying session, alBalooshi made a 3.779-second pass at 325.53 mph. AlBalooshi has qualified in the top-six positions at 13 of the 19 races this season.
Eliminations: AlBalooshi was first off the starting line and raced to an early lead before the tires on the gold Al-Anabi dragster lost traction allowing Doug Kalitta to race to the win. It was alBalooshi’s first first-round loss since Denver, five races ago. AlBalooshi’s teammate, Shawn Langdon, also went out in the first round today marking the first time since Las Vegas, 15 races ago, that both Al-Anabi cars lost in the first round at the same race.
Al-Anabi Racing Ready for Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals
Shawn Langdon, Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver):
Shawn Langdon enters the Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals, the first event of the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs, in first place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings. He completed the regular season with a 215-point lead over second-place Spencer Massey, but after the points reset for the Countdown, his lead is now 30 points.
Langdon prior to Charlotte:
“We have met a lot of the goals we set at the beginning of the season winning five races, winning the Traxxas Shootout, winning Indy and being the No. 1 seed for the Countdown. So it’s been a great year so far. The Al-Anabi car has been running great, and now we’re in the Countdown. There can be no mistakes from here on out; we have six races to basically determine your whole year, and we’re excited. We can’t wait to get back to Charlotte and the race we won last year, and we’re looking forward to getting off on the right foot in the Countdown.
Smith & Moon Score Battle For the Belts Victory for Al Anabi Racing
ROCKINGHAM, NC – For Von Smith and Howard Moon, driver and crew chief for Al Anabi Racing’s Pro Extreme ’69 Camaro, winning 
the coveted ADRL Battle For the Belts was a matter of execution. Three rounds of racing were all that separated them from the gold 12-pound championship belt and $50,000 cash prize, but it would be three rounds of racing amongst the quickest-and-fastest full-bodied cars on the planet.
In the opening stanza, Smith faced off with reigning ADRL Pro Extreme champion Mick Snyder. Smith was off the line first with a near-perfect .010-second reaction time and never waivered, streaking to the win with a 3.627-second, 211.53mph elapsed time in the Jerry Bickel-built doorslammer. The semifinal round pitted Smith against points leader Joey Martin, but points were of little consequence as the veteran driver out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee again was off the starting line first with a .021-second light and took the win with a 3.612/212.06mph effort as Martin was forced to abort.
