NHRA Sportsnationals
JEGS SPORTSNATIONALS HEATS UP AT THE BEECH
BOWLING GREEN, KY – Racing kicked off today for the annual Memorial Day JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals 
presented by Quick Fuel at Beech Bend Raceway Park. Over 400 racers in eight NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories took to the track for opening rounds of qualifying and time trials.
Chase Williams grabbed the early pole in Comp Eliminator with a pass of 6.806 seconds, 0.794 under the index in his ’14 dragster. The Carthage, Texas, resident is followed by a pair of Indiana racers in Greg Kamplain and Jason Coan in the numbers two and three spots. Kamplain was .617 under at 6.843 and Coan went .573 under with a run of 8.187. Coan is the defending event champion and is looking to be just the second driver in history to take home the JEGS Crown that is awarded to any driver that wins the same category in back to back years at the JEGS SPORTSnationals.
SPECIALTY EVENTS TO SHOWCASE JEGS SPORTSNATIONALS SATURDAY ACTION
GLENDORA, CA – The JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals presented by Quick Fuel will feature an assortment of 
specialty events over Memorial Day weekend at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky. Beginning Saturday morning and running throughout the day, racers will be shooting to make the qualified fields that will then face off in eliminations for prize money, bragging rights and a trip to Saturday’s Winner’s Circle celebration.
Kicking things off on Saturday morning, fans will be treated to heads-up, wheel standing class racing in Stock and Super Stock that will feature the Hemi Shootout for the popular ’68 Hemi Barracudas and ’68 Dodge Darts with upwards of 20 entries expected to compete.
Coughlin makes drag racing history in Fontana
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FONTANA, CA – Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. made NHRA drag racing history Monday at Auto Club Dragway by becoming the first driver in the 60 years of the sport’s existence to win in six different categories. 
In the sixth and final round of Super Comp, Coughlin beat Tom McBride by 13 feet to take the title of the rain-delayed JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals, running a 9.034-second pass at 160.46 mph ahead of McBride’s 9.052 at 167.07 mph. Coughlin has now claimed trophies in Pro Stock, Competition Eliminator, Top Dragster, Super Gas, Super Stock, and Super Comp.
Four other racers — Scotty Richardson, David Rampy, Greg Stanfield, and Peter Biondo — have won in five different classes, but Coughlin now stands alone with six.
“What a deal!” Coughlin said in the winner’s circle. “To be the first to six is really neat. It’s incredibly hard to win at the national level in any of these Sportsman classes and to have now won in six different classes…I don’t know that it’s sunk in yet. It’s pretty special.
“We did a lot of homework in the off-season to get these cars together. Gary Stinnett built some exceptional engines for us and Kurt Damron from Undercover Chassis built the car. Those two guys are both world champions in Super Comp and the advice they offered along the way was invaluable. Having my buddy Kyle Seipel along this weekend also proved to be very helpful. He’s a legend out here on the west coast and I soaked in everything he told me.”
World champion Jeg Jr. to star at JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals
Auto Club Dragway are in for a special treat with five-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. set to compete in Super Comp and Super Gas.
One of the top 10 drag racers of all time, Coughlin is on a sabbatical from professional competition and is using his down time to return to his first love of Sportsman racing.
“If we could figure out a path to the winner’s circle it would be very special for me,” Coughlin said. “Not only are we proud sponsors of the event, but I know from many years of racing out here just how hard it is to win one of these things.
“A trophy from the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals would hold a high place of honor in my house. It’s every bit as hard, if not harder, to win a race in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series as it is on the Full Throttle tour and the feeling of accomplishment is unreal.”
Sportsman racers ready for the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals
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FONTANA, CA – The best drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will return to Southern California this weekend for the sixth annual JEGS NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals at Auto Club Dragway. 
More than 400 of the world’s best sportsman racers will be in action at the event, which is one of three special SPORTSnationals races each season supported by aftermarket high performance giant JEGS Mail Order.
Since its inception in 2006, the JEGS NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals has become a popular event for racers as it combines all the competitive elements of a championship caliber NHRA national event with the down-home friendliness and camaraderie that define Sportsman drag racing.
JEGS.com Cajun SPORTSnationals crowns 2011 champions
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BELLE ROSE, LA – The eighth annual JEGS.com Cajun SPORTSnationals crowned it’s 2011 champions Sunday night at No Problem Raceway with a Mardi Gras-themed celebration.
Leading the celebration was Louisiana native Mark Jones of Marrero, La., who beat a red-lighting Shane Vicknair to take the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster title. Jones survived five grueling rounds in his Spitzer hot rod to win the race.
White, Mohana, and Wofford score big wins as JEGS SPORTSnat’ls turn to eliminations
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BELLE ROSE, LA – The elimination fields for the eighth annual JEGS.com Cajun SPORTSnationals at No Problem Raceway are set after a hot Saturday of drag racing.
The event also crowned champions in three specialty races during the day. Jenifer White took the $1,000 Top Dragster Shootout winner’s check after beating Mike Kile. Joseph Mohana pocketed $1,000 in the Top Sportsman Shootout on a solo final pass after Keith Raftery couldn’t get his engine started, and Lloyd Wofford cashed the big check in the Hemi Challenge when opponent Steven Kent missed a shift during the final round.
In regular qualifying action, Lee Adkins ended up on top of a star-studded Competition Eliminator field in his ’68 Camaro, outrunning the likes of Sal Biondo, David Rampy, Arnie Martel, Frank Aragona Jr., and many others with a best pass of 6.190 seconds, -0.770 under an already sporty 6.96 index. Adkins will race No. 17 qualifier Joey Tanksley of Greenwell Springs, La., who went 0.614 under his index with a 6.746 second pass.
JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals take center stage
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BELLE ROSE, LA – The JEGS Cajun NHRA SPORTSnationals got under way Friday at No Problem Raceway with a big 
contingent from Team JEGS among the whopping 510 cars entered in the event.
Qualifying dominated Friday’s racing, but a few classes held started class eliminations.
Jerry Emmons made his way past the fourth round of Stock Eliminator class racing late in the evening by beating Jeff Adkinson. Emmons cut a .003 second light to start a pass of 10.349 seconds at 126.67 mph to Adkinson’s 10.377 at 117.08 mph with a .052 light.
In Super Stock, No. 1 qualifier Jerry Silveus made it through three rounds of the bracket with a highlight victory over Todd Frantz. Silveus cruised through with a 9.247 second pass at 141.47 mph. Frantz encountered trouble and coasted through with a 15.511 at 54.91 mph.
JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals remains a special place for Coughlin family
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Belle Rose, LA – There is a reason why brothers Mike and Jeg Coughlin consider the annual JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals to be one of their favorite races and it has nothing to do with the fact that both drivers are former
champions of the event, which takes place this weekend (March 18-20) at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La.
It is the fun atmosphere and unmatched camaraderie between racers that keeps the Coughlin’s coming back year after year and in 2011, there will be a swarm of yellow and black JEGS Mail Order machines in action as Mike and Jeg will be joined by their nephew, T.J., Jeg’s fiancée, Samantha Kenny, and Mike’s son, Jack, who will be making runs in his Jr. Dragster during the eighth-annual event.
Jeg, who won the Top Dragster title at the 2006 JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals, plans to arrive in Belle Rose with a pair of brand new Undercover Chassis dragsters, one for himself and one for his fiancée, Samantha Kenny. The cars were completed just days before the event and will be raced following an abbreviated test session at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
