Racing from the time he was 12 years old when he was piloting a 75-mph
Junior Dragster, Top Fuel rookie Shawn Langdon admits he's
never had much interest in the traditional spring break rite of passage.
"I was always racing somewhere," Langdon said. "Even when I was in
college, I spent my free time at the drag strip. It's really all I've
ever wanted to do."
Considering his history, the last two and a half weeks have been a bit
of an unusual time for the reigning back-to-back Super Comp world
champion, who was hired to drive the Lucas Oil/Dixie Choppers Top Fuel
dragster in mid January.
"Having two weekends off was great," Langdon said. "I did race my Super
Comp dragster a little but I didn't do well so I ended up with a lot of
free time on my hands. It turned out to be a really good break for me;
kind of my own little spring break.