Good Showing for Al-Anabi at Indy

Shawn Langdon – Al- Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (silver)

Qualifying:   Shawn Langdon was the No. 5 qualifier at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the final race of the 2014 regular season.  During the third of five qualifying attempts Saturday night, Langdon needed just 3.779 seconds to reach the finish line at 321.42 mph.  Langdon qualified in the top-five positions at 12 of the 18 regular season races.

Eliminations: Langdon defeated Spencer Massey before losing to Richie Crampton in the second round of eliminations.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon finished the regular season in third place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standing and will be the No. 3 seed when the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs begin in two weeks.  After the points are reset to begin the Countdown, Langdon will trail second-place Antron Brown by 10 points and lead fourth-place Tony Schumacher by 10 points.  He will trail top seed Doug Kalitta by 40 points.

Langdon on the U.S. Nationals: “It was great racing this weekend at the U.S. Nationals; it was a really tough field, and sometimes when you’re running in a tough field, it’s just difficult.  The U.S. Nationals is just a big race, and we’re disappointed; it was a tough loss, but we have six very important races left to go.  We’ll do our best to defend our Mello Yello championship, and that process starts in two weeks at Charlotte.  I know the Al-Anabi team will be ready when we get to Charlotte.”

Khalid alBalooshi – Al- Anabi Racing Top Fuel Dragster (gold)

Qualifying:   Khalid alBalooshi was the No. 14 qualifier at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the final race of the 2014 regular season.  During the fourth of five qualifying attempts, alBalooshi recorded a 3.81-second pass at 318.99 mph.

Eliminations: AlBalooshi defeated Morgan Lucas and Bob Vandergriff before losing to Steve Torrence in the semifinals.

Unofficial Point Standings: AlBalooshi finished the regular season in sole possession of seventh place in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings.  After the points are reset prior to the first race of the Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs, alBalooshi will trail sixth-place Spencer Massey by 10 points and lead eighth-place Richie Crampton by 10 points.

AlBalooshi on The U.S. Nationals: “This weekend was very good for our team.  The Al-Anabi car was good enough to take us to the final round, but the car surprised us in the semifinals (when it smoked the tires).  We really aren’t sure yet when happened, but we were in good shape all weekend.  Our car was very good every round except one qualifying run and the semifinals today.  Other than those two, we had a car that could have won the race.  I was happy to be in the semifinals of the U.S. Nationals.  I am so happy with our car, and I am excited to start the Countdown (Countdown to the Championship NHRA Playoffs).”