TROY COUGHLIN JR. TAKES JEGS.COM TO SEMIFINALS AT NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS
MADISON, IL – Troy Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS.com team rallied to their first semifinal appearance of the season Sunday at the NAPA Auto 
Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Troy Jr. dominated on the starting line all day with his total reaction times tallying to .023-seconds. Starting the day from the No. 16 qualifying position off a 6.568-second pass at 209.07 mph on Friday, Troy Jr. had a first-round match up against first-time No. 1 qualifier Eric Latino. With a .001-second reaction time and 6.581-second pass at 208.88 mph, Troy Jr. got the win on a holeshot over Latino’s 6.536 at 209.59 with a .058 reaction time.
In the quarterfinals, Troy Jr. faced off with teammate Fernando Cuadra Jr. and the Corral Tequila / Cuadra team. It was a clean side-by-side drag race with the JEGS.com machine getting to the finish line in 6.626-seconds at 208.42 mph to take the win over Fernando Jr.’s 6.634 at 207.66. Troy Jr. was again impressive on the starting line with a .009 reaction time.
Facing Matt Hartford in the semifinals, the 14th of Troy Jr.’s career, the JEGS.com car had difficulty off the starting line pulling left and squaring the tires to eventually coast across the finish line in 14.396-seconds at 57.84 mph. Troy Jr. was still stout on the starting line with a .003 reaction time. Hartford had a clean pass at 6.562 and 209.85.
“The boys in Yellow & Black worked hard all weekend and fought through adversity with our car,” Troy Jr. said. “We learned a lot about our setup and car today and I’m proud as heck to get to race with these men and women at Elite Motorsports. On to Dallas and looking forward to the JEGS Friday night session. You won’t want to miss Dallas.”
The Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series continues with the Stampede of Speed and the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex October 10-12, the fourth of six races in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship.
ERICA ENDERS, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/SCAG Power Equipment
Qualifying: No. 05
6.538 seconds at 210.44 mph
Race Results: Beat Greg Stanfield
AARON STANFIELD, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/Janac Brothers Racing
Qualifying: No. 08
6.538 seconds at 209.36 mph
Race Results: Lost to Matt Latino
JEG COUGHLIN JR., SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Light Beer
Qualifying: No. 15
6.566 seconds at 209.17 mph
Race Results: Lost to Dallas Glenn
TROY COUGHLIN JR., JEGS.com
Qualifying: No. 16
6.568 seconds at 209.07 mph
Race Results: Beat Eric Latino, Fernando Cuadra Jr.; Lost to Matt Hartford
GREG STANFIELD, The Rod Shop / Janac Brother’s Racing
Qualifying: No. 12
6.562 seconds at 208.65 mph
Race Results: Lost to Erica Enders
STEPHEN BELL, 1320 LLC
Qualifying: No. 19
6.594 seconds at 209.79 mph
Race Results: DNQ
CRISTIAN CUADRA, Corral Tequila / Corral Belts / Cuadra
Qualifying: No. 13
6.563 seconds at 208.71 mph
Race Results: Lost to Matt Hartford
FERNANDO CUADRA JR., Corral Tequila / Corral Belts / Cuadra
Qualifying: No. 09
6.549 seconds at 208.91 mph
Race Results: Beat Cody Coughlin; Lost to Troy Coughlin Jr.
MASON WRIGHT, Pro Flo Solutions Pro Modified
Qualifying: No. 11
5.750 seconds, 248.98 mph
Race Results: Lost to Ken Quartuccio
MIKE COUGHLIN, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock
Qualifying: No. 5
6.371 seconds, 220.12 mph
Race Results: Lost to Brad Waddle
VINCENT NOBILE, Mountain Motor Pro Stock
Qualifying: No. 3
6.346 seconds, 221.52 mph
Race Results: Beat John Pluchino, Brad Waddle; Lost to John DeFlorian
