|
|
|
|
MADISON, Ill. - In an all-Kalitta Motorsports final round, Shawn Langdon beat teammate J.R. Todd in the Funny Car finals on Sunday during the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) all won in their respective categories at the second of six races in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs. It is also the 20th of 24 events during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Shawn Langdon, Toyota Camry, 4.068 seconds, 310.41 mph defeated J.R. Todd, Camry, 4.276 seconds, 223.32 mph. Funny Car driver Shawn Langdon picked up the win in St. Louis and joined NHRA star Gary Scelzi as the only two drivers to win at the track in both Funny Car and Top Fuel.
Billy Torrence, 3.835 seconds, 319.67 mph defeated Steve Torrence, 4.374 seconds, 195.93 mph. Countdown to the Championship contender Bill Torrence took down his son, Steve, in the Top Fuel final round on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.598 seconds, 208.36 mph defeated Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.621 seconds, 207.30 mph. Erica Enders earned her third win at World Wide Technology Raceway when she took out Matt Hartfold in the final round on Sunday.
Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.869 seconds, 197.74 mph defeated Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.876 seconds, 196.59 mph. Karen Stoffer notched her first Pro Stock Motorcycle win since 2015 when she won over Andrew Hines in the final round in St. Louis.
|
|