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T.J. Coughlin claims huge $25,000 payday at Atco event
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ATCO, NJ – Third-generation racer T.J. Coughlin claimed the biggest payday of his young career when he won the 
$25,000 top prize in Sunday’s AA Auto Salvage North East Four Day Bracket Championships presented by JEGS Mail Order at Atco Dragway.
Driving his JEGS.com dragster, Coughlin outlasted some of the toughest sportsman racers in the country to claim the win. In the decisive eighth round, Coughlin stopped Scott Bodmer of Beallsville, Md. Coughlin’s performance in the final round was exceptionally noteworthy as he left with a nearly perfect .005-second reaction time and ran right on his dial-in time of 7.53 seconds for the win.
“That was a much-needed victory,” said an obviously elated Coughlin. “Any win is good but $25,000 will help pay a lot of bills. It felt really good to turn on the win light in that final round. When you come this far, you always want to be able to close the deal.”
Rain Postpones LODRS Event at National Trail Raceway
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HEBRON, OH – Mike Coughlin’s pursuit of his third North Central Division Top Sportsman championship will have to wait a while longer after this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing series event at National Trail Raceway was 
postponed when track officials could not remedy a water seepage problem on the race course.
The event will be completed on Thursday, Sept. 22, the day before the start of the seventh annual JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals. When the event resumes, Mike will return for a shot at the Top Sportsman title along with his brother, John, who will compete in Top Dragster and Super Street, and their nephew, third-generation racer T.J. Coughlin, who remains in contention for the Super Comp title.
After driving his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to a 7.01-second run, Mike was the No. 7 qualifier and he is scheduled to face No. 18 qualifier Glenn Teets when the event resumes.
Team Jegs Ready for LODRS Race at National Trail Raceway
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Hebron OH – There will be a total of four JEGS Mail Order entries in competition this weekend at the NHRA Lucas Oil 
Division 3 event at National Trail Raceway. John Coughlin will race in Top Dragster while his brother Mike plans to compete in Top Sportsman and nephew Troy Jr. will be racing in Super Comp. In addition, third-generation Makenna Brown will be racing her Jr. Dragster at the event.
With two wins in the first four events of the season, Mike Coughlin is the current points leader in the Top Sportsman class. Mike is seeking to win his third championship in the last five years.
Although he has competed in just three Lucas Oil Series events this season, T.J. Coughlin is currently ranked 14th in the Division 3 Super Comp standings. Last season, T.J. was NHRA’s eighth-ranked Super Comp driver nationally.
Division 4 takes dramatic JEGS Allstars victory
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Joliet, IL – Following a thrilling day of competition among drag racing’s best sportsman racers, the team representing Division 4 claimed the overall team title at the prestigious JEGS All-stars event today at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. 
Tied with the Division 7 team heading into the final round, the clincher came when Division 4 Super Stock racer Slate Cummings defeated Division 7’s Tony Mandella to officially lock up the championship, and the $20,000 team bonus that accompanies it.
Cummings, who reached the final round in Stock, scored the bulk of the points for the Division 4 team. Tommy Phillips also did his share of the heavy lifting by driving to the Super Comp title over defending champion Michael Miller. The Division 4 team finished with 1,300 points, 100 more than the Division 7 squad. The Division 3 team was in the running until the late rounds, ultimately finishing with 1,100 points while the teams from Divisions 1 and 2 tied with 800 points. On the other end of the standings, the Division 5 team scored 300 points while the Division 6 team was completely shut out on the scoreboard, scoring zero points for the event despite a talent-laden team.
Sportsman legends honored Friday at All-stars kick-off party
JEGS.com awarded special trophies to Frank Manzo and David Rampy for reaching milestones in NHRA Sportsman racing.Manzo, who has done everything a driver can achieve in a Top Alcohol Funny Car, was given a trophy recognizing 200 wins on both the national and divisional level.
World’s best sportsman racers head to Chicago for JEGS Allstars competition
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CHICAGO, IL – For the 27th consecutive year, the best racers from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will head to Route 66 Raceway in the Chicago suburb of Joliet this weekend for the JEGS Allstars race. 
A total of 76 drivers representing 31 states and Canadian territories will compete for a share of more than $120,000 in the competition, which is once again held during the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Route 66 Nationals.
The JEGS Allstars competition is a unique event that crowns individual champions in 10 separate eliminators, as well as an overall team champion. Racers qualify for the prestigious event by earning points in their home divisions during year-long battles in the following NHRA Lucas Oil categories: Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Competition, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster, and Top Sportsman classes.
Mike Coughlin looking to hit the trifecta in Norwalk
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NORWALK, OH – With two consecutive wins and a commanding lead in the Division 3 Top Sportsman standings, Mike Coughlin is as hot as a firecracker in his JEGS.com hot rod. Now the two-time D3 champion is looking to make more
fireworks as he heads to northwest Ohio for the resumption of last months’ rain-delayed B’Laster Cavalcade of Stars Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.
Coughlin, the 2007 and 2009 NHRA Division 3 Top Sportsman champion, is off to an outstanding start to his ’11 season, banking wins in Indianapolis and Joliet. His JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt is undefeated in 10 straight elimination rounds and he’s anxious to add to that total this weekend.
“So far, I don’t have a lot to complain about this season,” Coughlin said. “We’ve won the last two races and everything is going better than I had expected. Thanks to my team, including my father Jeg Sr., and our crew guys, Greg Cody and Tony Collier, our JEGS.com Cobalt has been very consistent this year and I’ve been able to focus almost 100-percent on my driving.
Coughlin readies new car after strong qualifying effort in Norwalk
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NORWALK, OH – Having reached the full potential with the turbocharged, small-block engine in his JEGS.com Pontiac, Troy Coughlin looks to a future with a new racecar for the 
Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.
Coughlin fell in the first round of Pro Mod action Saturday night at Norwalk after making a nice pass of 6.098 seconds at 240.38 mph. But No. 5 qualifier Dennis Radford simply had a better racecar, going 5.974 seconds at 236.96 mph.
“Dennis is doing a really good job with their program,” Coughlin said. “He’s fast, and he’s consistently fast. We’re good friends, so if I can’t win, I’d like to see him do well.”
Coughlin and the JEGS.com Pro Mod team will turn to a new ’68 Camaro with a turbocharged 540 cubic inch engine for the next race, Sept. 3-5, at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Troy Coughlin and son looking for double win in home state of Ohio
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NORWALK, Ohio (June 22) – This weekend’s NHRA drag race in northeast Ohio will be a special one for JEGS.com 
drivers Troy Coughlin, his son Troy Jr., and daughters Meghan and Paige. That’s because the site of the race is just 80 miles from JEGS headquarters in Delaware, Ohio, the Coughlin’s longtime hometown.
“Norwalk is a great racetrack,” Coughlin said. “I’m excited to get there. We’ve got more than 300 JEGS associates who are going to come up, hang out, and watch the races. We’ve got to do well there in front of all them.
“And we’ll have a lot of family along for the ride as well. The Coughlin family’s pretty big, and my wife’s family also is coming out. It should be a slew of people, but it’ll be a good time. Talk about a support group – it’ll be pretty awesome.
Recent successes vaults Jeg Coughlin Jr. to top of BTE Power Rankings
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CARTERVILLE, IL – As the 2011 Sportsman drag racing season nears its midway point, the BTE Power Rankings on ThisIsBracketRacing.com have seen a change at the top.
As of the June 15 rankings, more than 600 sportsman competitors have earned points within the BTE Power Rankings and currently they are led by five-time NHRA World Champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Coughlin, who took a break from his highly successful NHRA Pro Stock career this season, has once again proven his versatility behind the wheel of several Team JEGS sportsman machines. His 42 Power Points have all been awarded in the last month and have come in a variety of vehicles and race formats.
A trip to the west coast for the JEGS Pacific SPORTSNationals paid handsome dividends with a near double-victory, as Coughlin claimed his first NHRA Super Comp victory in addition to runner-up honors in Super Gas.
A week later, he drove his vintage ’67 Chevy II Wagon to a runner-up finish in the Door Car Shootout event at the K&N Spring Fling in Bristol, Tenn.
Just last weekend, Coughlin turned in an incredible performance by claiming three big dollar event wins in one day at the Ultimate 64 Shootout in Cleves, Ohio.
