If I had a nickel for every time someone broke the NHRA top-speed record, I would not be a rich man. It just doesn’t happen that often. But it did happen earlier this week, when Shawn Langdon trounced the track with an almost inconceivable trap speed of 346.96 miles per hour. That’s insane, especially when you consider Top Fuel dragsters only have 1,000 feet of runway to make it happen. Langdon toppled the old record of 345 mph (also set by him) in a race against Doug Kalitta at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. With his 3.663-second pass, Langdon advanced to the final round of the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals,…
346.96 MPH: Top Fuel Dragster Breaks All-Time NHRA Speed Record

