While most of his rivals on the NHRA tour take a weekend off before the season's first stretch of three races in a row,
rookie-of-the-year candidate Shawn Langdon is spending Memorial Day at
the track, fighting for big money in the Huntsville Engine Great
American Bracket Race at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La.
"I just love to drag race," said Langdon, the back-to-back and reigning
Super Comp world champion. "Even though the Tree is different, it can't
hurt to use it like a practice session for my Top Fuel car. You can
practice at home all you want but nothing compares to real competition
when your adrenaline is pumping."
This isn't the first off-weekend that Langdon has used to make some
extra money and sharpen his skills. Earlier this year in March, he
scored $10,000 at the Tenn-Tucks event in Bowling Green, Ky., in the
same Lucas Oil Super Comp dragster he'll pilot this weekend.