TOP FUEL

The U.S. Nationals Top Fuel final was a replay of the Top Fuel Traxxas Shootout with Langdon taking the win over Torrence.  (Chris Haverly photo)

A day after winning the special $100,000 Traxxas Nitro Shootout, Langdon earned another $100,000 payday after powering his 8,000-horsepower Al-Anabi Racing dragster to a run of 3.818 seconds at 320.97 mph to beat Steve Torrence in the championship round for the second straight day.

“This is the biggest race of the year by far and this team just did a phenomenal job,” said Langdon of his first Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals victory. “With how special this event is and with the history behind the race, it was important for me to win this and I wanted it bad. This team has given me a great car and it’s a dream opportunity.”

Rain put an end to a qualifying session on Friday and Saturday with some rather magnificent cloud formations.  (Ron Lewis photo)