CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Shawn Langdon raced to his first career Top Fuel victory Sunday, beating Tony Schumacher in the final of the rain-delayed O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals.
Langdon edged Schumacher with a 3.785-second run at 326.71 mph in the first event in the six-race NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship. Schumacher finished in 3.808 at 322.27.
Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field, Jason Line won in Pro Stock, and Andrew Hines took the
Pro Stock Motorcycle competition.
Capps raced to his fourth victory of the season, beating Mike Neff in the final to increase his points lead. Capps had a 4.067 run at 315.49 in his Dodge Charger.