Englishtown Pro Mod runner-up Troy
Coughlin remains red-hot at Bristol Dragway
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16) — Troy Coughlin came to Bristol Dragway to compete in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series with just one goal in mind — take his twin-turbo JEGS.com Chevrolet Corvette C7 one round further than he did a few days ago in Englishtown, N.J., where he finished runner-up to longtime rival “Tricky Rickie” Smith. Continue reading Englishtown Pro Mod runner-up Troy Coughlin remains red-hot at Bristol Dragway →

Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr.
making the most noise in Thunder Valley
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 16) — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has the inside track on his third No. 1 qualifier of the year after powering to the provisional pole Friday night at the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Coughlin blazed down Bristol Dragway in 6.694 seconds at 204.85 mph in Round 2 to pace the field.

“We’re off to a great start here on the mountain,” Coughlin said. “Our Elite team has been working so hard on both engine and track performance. They’ve been trying hard to match the horsepower, chassis and clutch and we’ve been kind of R&D’ing a new set up in both my car and Erica (Enders, teammate) the past few weekends. Continue reading Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr. making the most noise in Thunder Valley →

Led by Top Fuel rookie Troy Coughlin Jr., NHRA teams call for widespread aluminum can collection at Norwalk race to benefit Akron Children’s Burn Camp
NORWALK, Ohio (June 16) — The brainchild of Top Fuel rookie Troy Coughlin Jr., NHRA team owners and drivers are encouraging everyone attending next weekend’s national event in Norwalk, Ohio, to place used aluminum cans in properly marked containers around the racetrack to the benefit of Akron Children’s Burn Camp. Continue reading Led by Top Fuel rookie Troy Coughlin Jr., NHRA teams call for widespread aluminum can collection at Norwalk race to benefit Akron Children’s Burn Camp →

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to carve his name into
the sides of Bristol’s legendary Thunder Valley
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 13) – There’s a popular drag strip in the western U.S. planted at the base of the Rocky Mountains. The scene is certainly beautiful although not necessarily fast. There’s another quarter-mile of racing pavement on the opposite side of the continent that is whittled into the ancient, rocky core of the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee; it’s beautiful, it’s really fast, and it’s extremely loud.

Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stocker, has a renewed mechanical vigor as he and his team journey into the fastest valley on Earth this weekend for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series at Bristol Dragway for the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to carve his name into the sides of Bristol’s legendary Thunder Valley →

JEGS.com Pro Mod star Troy Coughlin
eager to conjure up more thunder in Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 13) – Coming off a very successful runner-up effort at the NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., last weekend, Troy Coughlin and his bright yellow, twin turbocharged JEGS.com Pro Mod Chevy Corvette C7 will be back action this weekend in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at scenic and exceptionally loud Bristol Dragway for the 17th annual Thunder Valley Nationals.

Momentum in sports often seems like an intangible enigma, but to drag racers like Coughlin, momentum is very real and very welcomed in the pit area of the driver who vaulted to third place in championship points with his money-round showing in the Garden State. Continue reading JEGS.com Pro Mod star Troy Coughlin eager to conjure up more thunder in Bristol →

Team JEGS Prerace Notes:
NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Team JEGS
Prerace: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol Dragway
June 16-18

The JEGS Mail Order team will field four entries during this weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort behind the wheel of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in Pro Stock and his JEGS.com Corvette roadster in Super Gas. Third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. will be driving the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports and his father, Troy Coughlin, will compete in the J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Series with his turbocharged JEGS.com Corvette. Continue reading Jegs Racing–Thunder Valley Preview →

Runner-up finish catapults Troy Coughlin
from fifth to third in Pro Mod points
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 11) — By successfully converting his top qualifying effort into a runner-up finish at this weekend’s 48th annual NHRA Summernationals, two-time world champion Troy Coughlin jumped from fifth to third in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship standings.

“We’ll take it,” Coughlin said. “To go from not qualifying in Atlanta, to a tough first-round loss in Topeka and then to come here and earn No. 1 qualifier honors and have the fastest car every single round but one, that’s an awesome weekend. We couldn’t be more happy about how things turned out today.” Continue reading Runner-up finish catapults Troy Coughlin from fifth to third in Pro Mod points →

Top qualifier Troy Coughlin dominates first
round of eliminations with low ET of the session
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 10) — Everything finally seems to be falling into place for two-time Pro Mod world champion Troy Coughlin as the 10-time class winner successfully rode his top qualifying effort into a Round 1 victory Saturday evening at the 48th annual NHRA Summernationals.

Racing in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Coughlin used his stout 5.772 at 257.53 mph from Friday to easily hold on to the top qualifying spot heading into eliminations, which started Saturday evening. He then nearly matched his qualifying numbers in a convincing win over Jonathan Gray, whom he beat by 27 feet. Continue reading Top qualifier Troy Coughlin dominates first round of eliminations with low ET of the session →

Sixth Englishtown trophy on Jeg
Coughlin Jr.’s mind heading into race day
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 10) — Six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. of Delaware, Ohio, will attempt to win for the sixth time at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Sunday as the No. 6 qualifier in the Pro Stock field. Coughlin’s best pass of 6.589 seconds at 210.64mph earned him the top-half starting slot in his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro. Continue reading Sixth Englishtown trophy on Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s mind heading into race day →

Two-time world champ Troy Coughlin (turbo)
charges to the top of Pro Mod in E-town
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 9) — Fulfilling a prerace promise to hold nothing back in his pursuit of a third world title in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Troy Coughlin came out swinging at this weekend’s 48th annual NHRA Summernationals, charging to the top of the provisional field with a stout 5.772-second quarter-mile pass at 257.53 mph in his twin-turbocharged JEGS.com
Chevrolet Corvette. Continue reading Two-time world champ Troy Coughlin (turbo) charges to the top of Pro Mod in E-town →

Prerace Notes: NHRA Summernationals
Team JEGS Prerace Notes
NHRA Summernationals
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, N.J.
June 8-11

The JEGS Mail Order team will field four entries during this weekend’s NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J. Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort behind the wheel of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Camaro in Pro Stock. Third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. will be driving the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports and father, Troy Coughlin Sr., will compete in the J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Series with his turbocharged Corvette. Additionally, Al Kenny will be driving a JEGS.com Corvette in Super Gas. Alan is the father-in-law of Jeg Jr. Continue reading Jegs Racing–Englishtown Advance →

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.
hoping to score fifth class win in E-Town
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 6) — The way five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees things, this weekend’s 48th annual NHRA Summernationals at historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park would seem to be the perfect place to score career win No. 77.

“We’re kind of in this up/down deal lately where one race we seem to do really well and the next one something happens and we’re out earlier than we want to be,” Coughlin said. “We lost a close one to our teammate Vincent Nobile last weekend in Epping (N.H.) so I have to assume we’re due for another ‘up’ weekend. Continue reading Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to score fifth class win in E-Town →

Defending event Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin
hoping E-town is place for rebound
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 6) — By most drag racing standards, two-time world champion Troy Coughlin is having a solid 2017 campaign in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. He’s ranked a lofty fifth in the points heading into this weekend’s 48th annual NHRA Summernationals, and with seven of 12 races left in the season, there’s plenty of time to rally for a push up the rankings. Continue reading Defending event Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin hoping E-town is place for rebound →

Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s
teammate in Epping first-round match-up
EPPING, N.H. (June 4) — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. had the quicker car Sunday at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals, but the 76-time national event winner lost to teammate Vincent Nobile by .0042 seconds, ending his day in the opening round of eliminations.

The difference came at the starting line when Nobile launched first by .032 seconds. That slight lead was enough to put his Mountain View Tires Chevrolet Camaro out front for good, despite Coughlin closing the gap at every timing interval in his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro.

“Good job by Vincent,” Coughlin said. “We both ran well that session in comparison to the field, but he got a better jump and that was enough to get the win. Continue reading Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s teammate in Epping first-round match-up →

Battle with Elite Motorsports teammate awaits
five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.
EPPING, N.H. (June 3) — It’s inevitable when your team fields three full-time and one part-time car in one professional category of NHRA drag racing that you will race your teammates on occasion. Such is the case for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., who will face stablemate Vincent Nobile in Sunday’s opening round of elimination action at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals.

“It’s always tough when you run your teammates because we want all our cars to advance,” Coughlin said. “It’s especially hard when you get them in the first round but nevertheless it happens so all we can do is go up there and try our best. It’s already happened a few times this year for me and I know Vincent and Erica (Enders, teammate) have squared off a number of times as well. Continue reading Battle with Elite Motorsports teammate awaits five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. →

Multi-time champ Mike Coughlin ready to
light things up at the Burndown at Sundown
CHICAGO (June 1) — Two-time Division 3 champion Mike Coughlin is ready to score his second Top Dragster win of the year at this weekend’s Burndown at Sundown divisional drag race at Route
66 Raceway.

Coughlin enters the race ranked seventh in the North Central Division with just one D3 race in the books. His victory came outside his home division when he won the season-opening NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., a national-level event. Continue reading Multi-time champ Mike Coughlin ready to light things up at the Burndown at Sundown →

Six-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. on
cusp of big things in Pro Stock chase
EPPING, N.H. (May 31) — Fresh off his second final-round appearance of the season, six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. feels his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro is closer than ever to a breakthrough victory. With history beckoning this weekend at New England Dragway with the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals, Coughlin says he’s extremely anxious to win his 59th Pro Stock trophy. Continue reading Six-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. on cusp of big things in Pro Stock chase →

Prerace Notes: NHRA New England Nationals
Team JEGS Prerace Notes
NHRA New England Nationals
New England Dragway
Epping, N.H.
June 2-4

The JEGS Mail Order team will field three entries during this weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, N.H. Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort behind the wheel of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Camaro in Pro Stock. Troy Coughlin Jr. will be driving the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports. Samantha Coughlin, the wife of Jeg Jr., will race the team’s JEGS.com Corvette in Super Gas.
Continue reading Prerace Notes: NHRA New England Nationals Team JEGS →

Beech Bend Raceway set to host historic
JEGS SPORTSnationals
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (May 26) – Following a triumphant return in 2016, the JEGS SPORTSnationals presented by Quick Fuel Technologies will once again take center stage this weekend at scenic Beech Bend Raceway Park.

The highly-anticipated event, long been considered one of the crown jewels of Sportsman drag racing, is expected to attract more than 500 of the best drag racers from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series. Continue reading Beech Bend Raceway set to host historic JEGS SPORTSnationals →

TEAM JEGS Prerace Notes
JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals
TEAM JEGS Prerace Notes
JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals
Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky.
May 26-28

The JEGS SPORTSnationals presented by Quick Fuel Technology will once again return to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., this weekend. This will be the second year that the event has returned to its birthplace. The original SPORTSnationals was held in Bowling Green from 1974-81 and 1985-86. Continue reading Team Jegs Preview Bowling Green →