Shawn Langdon, Kalitta Air Careers Top Fuel Dragster

Kent, WA – Qualifying: Shawn Langdon was the No. 8 qualifier at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals. His best qualifying effort came in the opening attempt Friday evening when the Kalitta Air Careers Toyota dragster reached the finish line in just 3.786 seconds at 321.27 mph.

Eliminations: Langdon reached the semifinals for the second time in as many races. He defeated Antron Brown and Mike Salinas before losing to Steve Torrence in the semifinals. It was the second-consecutive race at which all three Kalitta Motorsports teams reached at least the semifinals.

Unofficial Point Standings: Langdon leaves Seattle in 11th place in the NHRA Top Fuel point standings. He trails 10th-place Clay Millican by 24 points and leads 12th-place Tony Schumacher by 91 points.

Langdon on Seattle: “It was a good day for the Kalitta Air Careers Toyota team. We had a middle of the pack car in qualifying, and we were able to navigate the warm track pretty well. We made a couple of good runs today; they were good, conservative runs down the track. That’s two semifinals in a row for this Kalitta Air Careers team, and that’s good for points. Hopefully we can continue this trend and get back in the top 10 for Kalitta Air, Revchem and Toyota. I think we’re close; we just need a little bit more, and we’ll be right there.”

Next Race: Team Kalitta will be back in action July 28-30, 2023 at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.nhra.com. For additional information on Kalitta Motorsports, please visit www.teamkalitta.com.