Claims Toyota’s fifth Top Fuel win in 2025
NORTH DINWIDDIE, V.A. (June 22, 2025) – On a hot day at Virginia Motorsports Park, Shawn Langdon was victorious in Top Fuel for the 2025 NHRA Virginia Nationals. The triumph by the Kalitta Motorsports driver is his third of the season and the 22nd of his Top Fuel career. For Toyota, Langdon’s victory is its fifth Top Fuel win this season and marks the third straight weekend with a victory in the nitro categories after wins in Funny Car the last two races.
Langdon defeated Toyota teammate Justin Ashley in the finals on Sunday, who made his fourth final round this season. Doug Kalitta advanced to the semifinals on Sunday, while Steve Torrence (second round) was the other Toyota Top Fuel Dragster to make it past round one.
In Funny Car, J.R. Todd made the semifinals, leading the Toyota GR Supra Funny Car duo. His Toyota teammate Ron Capps advanced to round two.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action next weekend at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, for the 10th race of the 2025 season.
Toyota Post-Race Recap
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series
Virginia Motorsports Park
NHRA Virginia Nationals
Race 9 of 20
TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Final Result | Round-by-Round |
| Shawn Langdon | Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Winner | W (3.905) v. C. Ferre (4.070) W (3.952) v. D. Mercier (12.443) W (6.350) v. T. Stewart (Red light violation) W (3.940) v. J. Ashley (4.167) |
| Justin Ashley | SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Runner-up | W (3.934) v. D. Foley (3.999) W (3.925) v. S. Torrence (4.568) W (4.442) v. D. Kalitta (5.856) L (4.167) v. S. Langdon (3.940) |
| Doug Kalitta | Mac Tools Group Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Semi-finals | W (3.877) v. A. Brown (3.933) W (3.882) v. C. Millican (4.014) L (5.856) v. J. Ashley (4.442) |
| Steve Torrence | CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | Second Round | W (3.920) v. J. Hart (4.041) L (4.568) v. J. Ashley (3.925) |
| Antron Brown | Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster | First Round | L (3.933) v. D. Kalitta (3.877) |
TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS
| Name | Car | Final Result | Round-by-Round |
| J.R. Todd | DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | Semi-finals | W (4.115) v. B. Hull (4.171) W (4.075) v. H. Green (4.151) L (5.342) v. A. Prock (4.115) |
| Ron Capps | NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car | Second Round | W (4.032) v. C. Green (4.047) L (10.668) v. D. Wilkerson (4.063) |
*= Non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
SHAWN LANGDON, Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports
TF Final Result: Winner
How ready is your team for the championship competition after another victory?
“I mean, I feel like they’ve been ready for a while now. I have a great group of guys, everyone at Kalitta Air; Brian Husen (crew chief) leading the way with a great group of crew guys. These guys put this car together flawlessly and give me a chance every Sunday. I just do the best I can. Obviously, you run against guys like Tony (Stewart) and then Justin (Ashley) in the final. I could see Justin peeking out a little bit where he was starting to drive away, and then something happened, and I saw him disappear. The win light is obviously a good thing on Sunday. Very happy for my team, they’ve been busting their butts. Everyone at Kalitta Air, Toyota, Mac Tools and DHL. Thank you, guys!”
J.R. TODD, DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Kalitta Motorsports
FC Final Result: Semi-finals
Take us through your weekend and thoughts going to Norwalk next weekend.
“Definitely not going to be as hot in Norwalk (next weekend), so that’ll be a plus. These were really tricky conditions (this weekend). Really proud of Dickie (Venables, crew chief) and the guys (who) battled this weekend. Good qualifying effort; pretty much went down the track every run, other than the semifinals. Hate to lose against those guys (Austin Prock) that way. Never want to give them away. But a good points day and (we’ll) carry this momentum into Norwalk.”