For NHRA’s Shawn Langdon, zMAX Dragway Is Site of Some Life-Changing History
Kalitta Motorsports racer returns to site of first Funny Car victory.
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Kalitta Motorsports racer Shawn Langdon earned his first NHRA pro trophy, in the Top Fuel class, at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., in the fall of 2012, The Funny Car breakthrough came just two weeks after Langdon promised a Wally trophy to his father, Chad Langdon, who was overcoming cancer and recuperating from a liver transplant.
Langdon and Del Worsham are the only drivers to win in both NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car at zMAX Dragway.
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Top Fuel
Josh Hart, an Ocala native, showed up to defend and conquer his home track in his Top Fuel debut. Hart become the first rookie driver to win their debut race in Top Fuel since Darrell Russell in 2001.
It’s been 20 years since a rookie won in their debut race! Pretty cool, dontcha think @jlhdragster?! #Gatornatspic.twitter.com/wkcpF4MLi3
Hart is a two-time U.S. Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster champion but this accomplishment takes the cake. Josh defeated Shawn Langdon with an ET of 3.826. An impressive win over Langdon who has 23 career wins under his belt, won the U.S. Nationals and also went to the semifinals in Dallas during the abbreviated 2020 season. Shawn finished this race with an ET of 4.244, after finishing sub-3.900 in the first three events.
Watch Racing Legend Tony Stewart Try His Hand at Drag Racing
The Hall of Fame racer now owns a drag racing license.
The NASCAR Hall of Famer is dating NHRA star Leah Pruett.
Stewart attended the Hawley School of Drag Racing and earned a license.
With the exception of professional drag racing, Tony Stewart had done everything there was to do in motorsports through his first 49 trips around the Sun.
Had.
The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and 1997 Indy Racing League champion was indoctrinated into the discipline with assistance from NHRA Top Fuel racer and girlfriend Leah Pruett. The process began with a trip to the Frank Hawley School of Drag Racing.
Next Chapter >You’ve lived in the city outskirts your whole life; maybe you’re a bit bored, but have a passion for speed. What do you do? If you’re Joosep Järv from Estonia, you build yourself a badass Volkswagen Beetle drag machine.
Joosep’s inspiration for this build came about after seeing Finnish drag racer Jussi Nurmi blast 10-second quarter-mile passes in his naturally aspirated Type 1. After this, the idea of building a fast VW wouldn’t leave Joosep’s mind, so around a decade ago he bought himself an bare Beetle shell and went to work.
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