TROY COUGHLIN JR. AND GREG STANFIELD TAKE ELITE TO SEMIFINALS
MECHANICSVILLE, MD – Wrapping up the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway on Sunday, Troy Coughlin Jr. in the JEGS Pro Stock car and Greg Stanfield in the Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock entry led Elite Motorsports with semi-final finishes.
Troy Jr. started the day from the No. 6 qualifying position and handled the JEGS machine past Eric Latino and Kenny Delco before falling short to reigning world champion and eventual runner-up Dallas Glenn. It was a tight side-by-side race. Troy Jr. left the starting line first with a .024-second reaction time to Glenn’s .051 but it was Glenn who reached the starting line first with a 6.492-second pass at 212.16 mph that overtook Troy Jr.’s 6.550 at 210.90.
“(Tuners) Kyle Bates, Anthony Lum, Mark Ingersoll, Tim Freeman, Aaron and Greg Stanfield, Chase Freeman, they’re all really putting their heads together, trying to make the best runs that we can make. The progress is great. We’re learning a lot about our car, and these JEGS guys, they work so hard on these cars. (Crew guys) Kelley, and SteveO, Alex, everybody’s really playing their part and doing the best they can. We can’t really ask for results, all we can do is our process and try to make the best run that we possibly can. The car is telling us a story, and we just need to continue to learn its stories, give it what she wants and get after it.”
Stanfield entered race day from the No. 1 qualifying position for the first time since 2009. He and the Janac Brother’s car took down Alan Prusiensky and Jeg Coughlin Jr. before meeting race winner Greg Anderson in the semifinals. Stanfield had a slight starting line advantage with a .044-second reaction time to Anderson’s .048. The 6.501-second pass at 212.13 mph from the Janac Brothers car wasn’t enough for Anderson’s 6.488 at 212.53.
“I was just off a little bit there today. I started first round and had a grandpa moment I had a grandpa moment. So, um, and sometimes that’s hard to get back into the rhythm of doing it, and I felt good 2nd round, I let it go, just right there. I just I just missed it. So, it’s on me. Go bad for everybody, but cars running great. We had 2 tires with some eyes, so we’re gonna go again here in a few days.
Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge winner Aaron Stanfield took the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers car to the quarterfinals along with Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS machine.
It’s a quick turnaround for Elite Motorsports as they head to race eight of 20 on the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway June 5-7.
TROY COUGHLIN JR., JEGS Pro Stock Car
Qualifying: No. 6
6.586 seconds at 210.77 mph
Q1: 12.658 at 98.77
Q2:13.590 at 98.06
Q3: 6.586 at 210.77
Q4: 10.957 at 81.01
Race Results:
E1: 6.537 at 211.66 def. Eric Latino -.070 red
E2: 6.535 at 211.23 def. Kenny Delco 13.181 at 66.00
E3: 6.550 at 220.90 lost to Dallas Glenn 6.492 at 212.16
GREG STANFIELD, Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock Car
Qualifying No. 1
6.482 seconds at 212.39 mph
Q1: 6.506 at 211.23
Q2: 6.508 at 211.86
Q3: 6.482 at 212.39
Q4: 6.504 at 211.33
Bonus Qualifying Points: 6
Race Results:
E1: 6.501 at 212.73 def. Alan Prusiensky 7.288 at 140.81
E2: 6.487 at 212.33 def. Jef Coughlin Jr. 6.525 at 211.66
ERICA ENDERS, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / R+L Carriers
Qualifying: No. 9
6.512 seconds at 211.30 mph
Race Results: Lost to Jeg Coughlin Jr.
JEG COUGHLIN JR., JEGS
Qualifying: No. 8
6.508 seconds at 211.69 mph
Race Results: Beat Erica Enders; Lost to Greg Stanfield
AARON STANFIELD, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing
Qualifying: No. 10
6.513 seconds at 211.36 mph
Race Results: Beat Cody Anderson; Lost to Dallas Glenn
TONY STEWART, R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster
Qualifying: No. 4
3.790 seconds, 333.33 mph
Race Results: Lost to Shawn Reed
JACKIE FRICKE, Top Alcohol dragster
Qualifying: No. 6
5.273 seconds at 264.03 mph
Race Results: Beat Matthew Cummings, John Ausherman, Bye, Gary Pritchett
