Post-Race Report
Event 11: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol Dragway
Bristol, Tenn.
June 16-18

Langdon claims two more round wins in quest for top ten
Race Recap: The Global Electronic Technology team with driver Shawn Langdon came into Bristol looking to cut down the gap even more on the chase for the top ten in the standings. Statistically, Bristol was one of Langdon’s best tracks as he had claimed victory at Thunder Valley two of the past three seasons.

Qualifying proved to be a struggle for the Global Electronic Technology team as tire smoke and dropped cylinders forced runs to be aborted. Langdon was able to sneak into the field in the 15th position, which forced a first round bout with his teammate Doug Kalitta.

The all-Team Kalitta pairing became a pedal fest as both drivers hit tire smoke at nearly the same point. Langdon pedaled and was able to regain traction and get to the stripe first. Defending champion Antron Brown was the next foe and Langdon again proved the master of pedaling as he was able to get his Global Electronic Technology dragster hooked back up to earn his second trip to the semi-finals this season.

In the semi-finals, Langdon got a reaction time advantage over his opponent, Leah Pritchett. However, Langdon’s Global Electronic Technology machine suffered the loss of a cylinder and Pritchett’s machine was running on all eight, which allowed her to drive around Langdon despite his excellent work at the starting line.