Shawn Langdon breaks NHRA speed record with 345mph qualifying run

9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 2

At South Georgia Motorsports Park in Adel, Georgia, Langdon covered 1,000 feet in 3.724 seconds, surpassing Brittany Force's 343.51mph mark set in Indianapolis in 2025.
Langdon said the run validated 340-plus-mph preseason tests questioned by some, while crew chief Brian Husen helped deliver the record during NHRA's debut at the new venue.
The Southern Nationals stop is part of NHRA's first schedule expansion in more than a decade; Tony Stewart qualified second at 334.40mph as Langdon arrived second in points behind Doug Kalitta.

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