Rookie Top Fuel pilot Shawn Langdon followed the first low qualifying effort of his brief professional career with a final-four finish during the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas.

"To get that close to our first final makes you want it even more," said Langdon, who had a monstrous .049 to .091-second reaction time advantage over Schumacher at the starting line. "I knew we left strong and the car was trucking down there. I didn't see him at all until it unloaded there at the end and he got past me.

"My confidence in this car and this crew is sky-high right now. I think it's just a matter of time before we win one together. To come out in just our fifth race together, get the pole, and come so close to reaching the final says a lot about our potential."

Rookie Top Fuel pilot Shawn Langdon followed the first low qualifying effort of his brief professional career with a final-four finish during the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas.

"To get that close to our first final makes you want it even more," said Langdon, who had a monstrous .049 to .091-second reaction time advantage over Schumacher at the starting line. "I knew we left strong and the car was trucking down there. I didn't see him at all until it unloaded there at the end and he got past me.

"My confidence in this car and this crew is sky-high right now. I think it's just a matter of time before we win one together. To come out in just our fifth race together, get the pole, and come so close to reaching the final says a lot about our potential."

Team owner Morgan Lucas, who lost in the first round due to a spark plug malfunction, heaped praise on Langdon and the team.

"I couldn't be prouder of Shawn and his guys. They did great. My guys worked just as hard but we just don't have much to show for it right now. We'll get this thing fixed and be ready for Atlanta. That's all we can do at this point."

Lucas and Langdon remain sixth and eighth in the Full Throttle championship points.
 

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