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Coughlin Wins Vegas in Wife’s JEGS.com Super Comp Dragster
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LAS VEGAS, NV – Sunday was a big day for five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. as he claimed his second career Super Comp victory to give the Coughlin family its 92nd NHRA national event victory overall.
“As a family, we’ve been very blessed,” Coughlin said. “We’ve had a phenomenal run in NHRA competition: winning races, winning championships, winning divisional races. I suppose if this were our last one, we’d all be extremely happy, but I sure hope we’re not done yet.”
It’s the latest notch in a racing resume that now includes 68 National Event wins – 16 of which have come in the Sportsman ranks. He remains the only driver in NHRA history to win in six different NHRA classes.
And to think Coughlin came close to not even racing in the event, because if his wife Samantha was able to get a late entry into the race, he was planning on pulling out and letting her drive the JEGS.com dragster.
Coughlin clears first hurdle, qualifies for Vegas eliminations
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LAS VEGAS, NV – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger rebounded nicely on Saturday to qualify No. 9 in Pro Stock for Sunday’s eliminations at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The team didn’t qualify last time out, but Coughlin said everybody buckled down in between races and got the JEGS.com car headed back in the right direction.
“Gainesville is behind us, and we made some great momentum testing in Charlotte before this race,” Coughlin said. “It didn’t solve all our problems, because we’re still looking for that something that will help our acceleration to the first 100 or 150 feet, but we’re doing better for sure.”
Coughlin turned in a best lap of 6.713 seconds at 205.57 mph.
“We’re working hard on getting the engine and chassis to work together,” Coughlin said. “But it’s still the best start we’ve had this season going into a Sunday program. We’re ready to do battle, I can promise you that.”
Coughlin gets lots of seat time at Tenn-Tuck
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BOWLING GREEN, KY – While he didn’t win one of the top prizes during this weekend’s Tenn-Tuck Triple Crown E.T. racing series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Troy Coughlin Jr. did accomplish a goal that may ultimately prove to
be more beneficial as he got the opportunity to make numerous competitive runs behind the wheel of his JEGS.com dragster.
“For my first bracket racing outing of the year, I’m very pleased,” Coughlin said. “I got down to the last nine cars during Sunday’s $5,000-to-win race ,which was pretty good. I lost to Scott Lemen and he went on to win the race. It was cool watching him win and seeing the reaction of his family on the starting line. That’s what this sport is all about.
“I felt like I had a chance in almost every race and that’s really all you can ask for at these big bracket races because everyone you race is so tough. Overall, I drove well and the car was just about perfect. I just didn’t have the luck I needed.”
Five-time Vegas Champ Coughlin Ready for the Next Victory
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LAS VEGAS, NV – In 286 pro starts, four-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin has amassed 52 national event victories in 85 final-round appearances and posted a stunning 476-220 elimination round record. His totals include
five big wins at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the next stop on the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule.
This time through, Coughlin will have two chances to add to his total as he plans to compete in both Pro Stock, in his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger, and Super Comp, in wife Samantha’s JEGS.com dragster.
“We’re prepared to have twice as much fun in Vegas,” said Coughlin, who has 15 Sportsman victories at the national level in addition to his 52 Pro Stock trophies. “I love to race so I really enjoy the times we get to double-up and drive two cars. I’m excited to get started, especially at one of the best tracks on tour.”
Troy Coughlin Jr. Chasing Racing Glory in Bowling Green
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 21) – for the better part of 30 years, 
the Tenn-Tuck Triple Crown E.T. Bracket Racing series held at Beech Bend Raceway Park has been one of the crown jewels of the high stakes bracket racing circuit. This weekend, Troy Coughlin Jr. will look to etch his name into the record books of this historic event as he brings his JEGS.com dragster into battle against several hundred of the nation’s best sportsman drivers.
During the three-day event, Coughlin will have the opportunity to compete in up to five events, including three “Big Bucks” races with a $10,000 winner’s share and two additional “Little Bucks” events which pay $5,000 to the champion.
“I really enjoy bracket racing and I’m going to try and make them the heart and soul of my racing this year,” Coughlin said. “I was going to race in the $50,000 event in Memphis a couple weeks ago but it got rained out so this will be a good test for me.
Team JEGS Winless in Cajun Country
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BELLE ROSE, LA – Team JEGS racers Mike and Troy Coughlin Jr. did almost everything right as they pursued victories during this weekend’s ninth annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals, but sometimes in drag racing even one’s best
is not enough.
Despite a strong qualifying effort behind the wheel of his JEGS.com Top Sportsman Cobalt, Mike lost a heartbreaking race in Round one. Troy Jr., who was pulling double-duty in Super Comp and Top Dragster behind the wheel of his matching JEGS.com dragsters, fared only marginally better, losing in the third round of Top Dragster eliminations and the second round in Super Comp. All three losses by the JEGS Mail Order drivers were decided by just a few thousandths of a second.
“My car was unbelievably consistent,” Mike said. “It was one of the faster cars in Top Sportsman and we had no problems making it down the track every time. Some other drivers had problems because the track was hot, but we had no issues whatsoever. I just happened to lose a good race in the first round. I can’t complain at all. I did my job and the car did what it was supposed to do. We just didn’t turn on the win light. Sometimes that happens. You just have to accept it and move on.”
Happy Birthday, Jeg Coughlin Sr.
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DELAWARE, OH – Jeg Coughlin Sr., the patriarch of the Coughlin family racing dynasty and the founder of the high performance automotive aftermarket company that bears his name, will celebrate his 74th birthday today, March 15.
During a lifetime filled with success, both on and off the race track and an insatiable appetite for adventure, it is impossible to measure the impact that Jeg Sr. has had on the high performance industry or count the many lives he has touched over the years.
Nicknamed “the Captain” for his leadership qualities, many years ago, it was Jeg Sr. who once noted, “as long as there are two vehicles on this planet, there will always be the potential for a drag race.” With that in mind, he entered the automotive business in 1960, operating out of a small garage in his hometown of Columbus,Ohio. Today, JEGS Mail Order is known around the world and operates out of a 225,000 square foot facility in Delaware,Ohio which employs more than 350 associates. While his four sons, John,Troy, Mike, and Jeg Jr., now own and run the day to day operations at JEGS Mail Order, Jeg Sr’s steady hand remains on the tiller, guiding the company into continued prosperity.
JEGS Team makes long awaited trip to Belle Rose
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BELLE ROSE, LA – For Team JEGS drivers Mike and Troy Coughlin Jr., the weekend of March 15-18 has long been circled on their calendars as the date marks the 8th annual JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals at No Problem
Raceway Park. The event is a longtime favorite of racers and fans alike and the Coughlin’s are no exception as they anxiously look forward to their annual trip to Cajun Country, where the pit area camaraderie and the food are nearly as important as the on-track action.
The 2012 JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals will mark the season-debut for Mike behind the wheel of his 210-mph Top Sportsman Chevy Cobalt. Coughlin has a very successful track record in JEGS SPORTSnationals events including the Belle Rose race where he has a Super Comp victory in 2005 and a runner-up in Top Sportsman in 2009.
“I don’t need to tell anyone how much I love this race,” said Mike. “Everyone who knows me already knows that I look forward to this trip every year. We love the friendly people and the smell of crawfish boiling in the pit area. There just isn’t anything else like it in drag racing.
Fast cars and good times on tap at JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals
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BELLE ROSE, LA – The annual bayou bash better known as the JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals will return to No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La., this weekend. As many as 500 of the nations best drivers from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series are expected to attend the event, which is now celebrating its ninth season.
In addition to the intense competition in the following NHRA eliminators; Comp, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas,Super Street, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, and Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley-Davidson, the JEGS NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals offers so much more as it is also an event that showcases the camaraderie and friendliness that define sportsman racing.
Pit area cookouts, a crawfish boil, and late night parties are just some of the activities that attract racers from all over North America to the picturesque town ofBelle Roseeach year.
Troy Coughlin sees potential in rowdy turbo Pro Mod
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GAINESVILLE, FL – JEGS.com Chevrolet driver Troy Coughlin found out Saturday night exactly how recalcitrant a NHRA Pro Mod Series presented by ProCare Rx vehicle can be.
After two solid qualifying passes – his first with new tuner Steve Petty – that earned him the No. 6 position in the elimination field, Coughlin had to abort a run in Q3 when the front end of his turbocharged ’68 Camaro came off the asphalt. Then, in the first round of eliminations, Coughlin’s car shot right off the start line, and Coughlin had to reel it in.
Meanwhile, Raymond Commisso made it down the track to knock Coughlin out of the Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals.
“It stinks that it went the way it did, but that’s racing,” Coughlin said. “It’s got potential. We’re a young team with Steve (Petty) and the guys. It’s only going to bet better and faster for us.”
