Going for broke, Troy Coughlin overcooks
racetrack and loses in Houston quarterfinals
HOUSTON (April 23) — Feeling he needed something special to beat second-round opponent Jonathan Gray, who runs a supercharged Pro Mod racecar, Troy Coughlin and his JEGS.com race crew pushed the performance envelope a little too far Sunday and lost traction, eventually losing by a wide margin in the second round of the 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals. Continue reading Going for broke, Troy Coughlin overcooks racetrack and loses in Houston quarterfinals →

Two-time series champ Troy Coughlin logs
impressive first-round victory in Pro Mod
HOUSTON (April 22) — JEGS.com Pro Mod racer Troy Coughlin used his best pass of the weekend to rack-up an impressive first-round victory Saturday evening at the 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals. Racing in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Coughlin screamed to a 5.789 at 251.77 mph to erase Khalid alBalooshi’s shutoff 10.699 at 82.60 mph. Continue reading Two-time series champ Troy Coughlin logs impressive first-round victory in Pro Mod →

JEGS.com pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. secures
first No. 1 qualifier award in three years
HOUSTON (April 22) — For the first time this year, someone other than Jason Line is the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock, as Jeg Coughlin Jr. secure his first pole since the spring Las Vegas race in 2014 with an impressive 6.557-second pass at 210.70 mph in his JEGS.com/Elite Performance
Chevrolet Camaro.

This is the 21st time Coughlin will lead the field into race day and the third time he’s done so in Houston. He was also the top qualifier here in 2007 and 2013. Continue reading JEGS.com pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. secures first No. 1 qualifier award in three years →

Jeg Coughlin Jr. shoots to the top of
Pro Stock ladder with stout 6.557-second pass
HOUSTON (April 21) — Jeg Coughlin Jr. may have raced to six world titles but he’s never really been known for collecting a lot of top qualifier honors through the years. That trend could be changing after Coughlin rocketed to the top of Pro Stock Friday at the 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals with a stout 6.557-second pass at 210.70 mph. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. shoots to the top of Pro Stock ladder with stout 6.557-second pass →

Fast starting two-time champ Troy Coughlin
looking for bigger edge in Pro Mod
HOUSTON (April 19) — Two-time Pro Mod world champion Troy Coughlin started the 12-race J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series with a strong semifinal result at the season-opener in Gainesville, Fla., placing him fourth in the early points standings, just 42 markers behind leader Steven Whitely. But the quick launch hasn’t stopped Coughlin and crew chief Steve Petty from searching for more performance from their turbocharged JEGS.com C7 Corvette. Continue reading Fast starting two-time champ Troy Coughlin looking for bigger edge in Pro Mod →

Team JEGS Prerace Notes:
NHRA Spring Nationals

NHRA Spring Nationals
Royal Purple Raceway
Baytown, Texas
(April 21-23, 2017)

The JEGS Mail Order team will be well represented during this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway. Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort behind the wheel of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro in Pro Stock and the JEGS.com Corvette Roadster in Super Gas, while nephew Troy Coughlin Jr. will make his fifth start in the Top Fuel class behind the wheel of the SealMaster dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports. Troy Coughlin Sr. will also be in action in the J&A Services Pro Mod series. Continue reading Team JEGS Prerace Notes: NHRA Spring Nationals →

Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
looking for fifth Houston drag race trophy
HOUSTON (April 17) — Six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has amassed 76 national event victories in his drag racing career, including five at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, site of this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals. Considering how the first four races of the year have gone for the popular Ohioan, he’s hoping that number grows while he’s in the Lone Star State, and he’ll have two chances to add to his total. Continue reading Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for fifth Houston drag race trophy →

JEGS.com pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. earns
No. 2 starting position in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (April 1) — Not every driver in the Pro Stock category managed to make it down The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway during Friday night qualifying, but those that did made an impact. Jeg Coughlin Jr. was one of the fortunate ones who made a pass just after NHRA officials decided to spray the racing surface and his impressive 6.652 at 206.92 mph in the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was enough to place him a season-best second on the elimination grid. Continue reading JEGS.com pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. earns No. 2 starting position in Las Vegas →

Winning Las Vegas drag race a regular
occurrence for six-time titlist Jeg Coughlin Jr.
LAS VEGAS (March 27) — It’s hard to be a consistent winner in Las Vegas but multi-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has defied the odds since The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened in 2000, winning a remarkable six times at the beautiful facility just north of
Glitter Gulch.

Coughlin’s lucky streak began right away when he won the inaugural Vegas event in Y2K. He quickly followed that victory with two more wins in 2001 and 2002 before scoring back-to-back triumphs in 2008 and 2009. In 2012, Coughlin earned the Super Comp trophy at the Spring event. Along the way, Coughlin has racked up three runner-up finishes (2001 Spring, 2001 Fall and 2014), and three top-qualifying efforts (2007, 2008 and 2014). Continue reading Winning Las Vegas drag race a regular occurrence for six-time titlist Jeg Coughlin Jr. →

Team JEGS Prerace Notes:
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals
Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas (March 31- April 2)

The JEGS Mail Order team will be represented in two professional classes and one Sportsman category during this weekend’s 18th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort behind the wheel of the JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Camaro in Pro Stock and the JEGS.com Corvette Roadster in Super Gas, while nephew Troy Coughlin Jr. will make his fourth start in the Top Fuel class behind the wheel of the SealMaster Toyota dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports.
Continue reading JEGS Racing–Las Vegas Advance →

Two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin off
to a great start at historic Gatornationals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 18) — The 2017 J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series is off to a perfect start for Troy Coughlin. The two-time world champion already has an elimination-round win under his belt and is braced to put even more distance between himself and longtime friendly rival “Tricky Rickie” Smith, who lost in Saturday’s opening round of eliminations.

“It’s always nice to get that first elimination-round win of the season,” Coughlin said. “We go a long time between the Las Vegas race at the start of November to the Gatornationals in mid-March without racing so it feels good to get back in the car and win the first match-up of the new season.” Continue reading Two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin off to a great start at historic Gatornationals →

Jeg Coughlin Jr. buzzing after posting
best qualifying result of last 20 months
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 18) — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spoken at length about the supreme confidence he has in his brand-new Rick Jones-built JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro since he took delivery of the racecar in January. This weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Coughlin is letting his car do the talking. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. buzzing after posting best qualifying result of last 20 months →

Troy Coughlin plays large role in historic
day of Pro Mod racing at Gatornationals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 19) — Two-time Pro Mod world champion Troy Coughlin was in the other lane when Eric Latino posted the quickest run in class history — a stunning 5.727 at 256.36 mph — but the driver of the JEGS.com turbocharged Corvette didn’t get to witness the impressive pass because he was too far ahead of his opponent, winning Sunday’s quarterfinal match-up on a massive .081-second holeshot.

Troy Coughlin Sr.
In fact, Coughlin’s 5.758 at 255.10 mph, when combined with Latino’s national-record pass, made the race the quickest side-by-side affair in Pro Mod drag racing history.

“It’s pretty awesome to be a part of it,” Coughlin said. “I bet NHRA was saying the same thing. To be a part of history here in drag racing, I mean this is the first time for me. We’ve had great success with two championships and three runner-up championships but to be a part of a noteworthy race like that, it’s huge news. It’s great for the class and certainly shows there’s a lot of parity. For JEGS.com and everyone back at JEGS headquarters, we’re thrilled to have this neat little piece of history. Continue reading Troy Coughlin plays large role in historic day of Pro Mod racing at Gatornationals →

Multi-time world champ Troy Coughlin
helps lead Pro Mod class into Gatornationals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14) – Not many drag racers have enjoyed a run of success like Troy Coughlin has in the last five years. Racing in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Coughlin has a pair of championships (2012 and 2015) and three runner-up results (2013, 2014 and 2016) in the competitive class, making him an instant title contender whenever he rolls through the gates of an NHRA event. Continue reading Multi-time world champ Troy Coughlin helps lead Pro Mod class into Gatornationals →

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes strong connection to
Florida yields positive results at Gatornat’ls
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14) — Although he’s an Ohio boy through and through, six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spent enough time in the Sunshine State to consider it a second home. With the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals coming up this weekend, he’s hoping that familiarity breeds more success at famed Gainesville Raceway, where he’s already won two times in the past. Continue reading v →

Pro Mods to race four-wide for first time
ever with support from JEGS.com, Plugfones
DELAWARE, Ohio (March 3) — JEGS.com, a worldwide leader in high performance parts and longtime NHRA drag racing supporter, has signed on as the title sponsor of the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event scheduled to take place as part of the eighth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Plugfones, a hearing-protection company whose high-quality products are available on JEGS.com, will be the presenting sponsor.

“We are very happy to bring the first-ever four-wide Pro Mod race to the fans along with our great friends at Plugfones,” said Troy Coughlin, one of four brothers that owns and operates JEGS High Performance. “As a Pro Mod racer myself, I can tell you we are super excited about racing four-wide. We’ve been watching the other pro classes have fun for seven years and it’ll be a blast to finally
join them. Continue reading Pro Mods to race four-wide for first time ever with support from JEGS.com, Plugfones →

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes
fans vote him into K&N Horsepower Challenge
DELAWARE, Ohio (Feb. 28) — Voting for the eighth and final spot in this year’s K&N Horsepower Challenge is underway and five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is needing the fans to honor him with their ballots. Continue reading Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes fans vote him into K&N Horsepower Challenge →

Semifinal showing continues
momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.
PHOENIX (Feb. 26) – Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS Mail Order team flagship JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro for Elite Motorsports, raced to the 67th semifinal of his storied career today during eliminations of the second event in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, just a few miles outside the Phoenix city limits. Continue reading Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr. →

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leads family stable
into NHRA eliminations in Phoenix
PHOENIX (Feb. 25) – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the charge for the JEGS Mail Order team into Sunday’s eliminations at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second event of 24 in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Commanding the controls of the new JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro built by Rick Jones Race Cars, Coughlin qualified in the No. 5 position. His 6.541-second, 211.30-mph run in Saturday’s last of four qualifying sessions was his best mark in time trials. He will race No. 12 qualifier Allen Johnson in Round 1 tomorrow. Continue reading Jeg Coughlin Jr. leads family stable into NHRA eliminations in Phoenix →

Team JEGS Prerace Notes: Arizona Nationals
33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals
Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
Chandler, Ariz. (February 24-26)

The JEGS Mail Order team will be out in force for this weekend’s 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second stop in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series.

Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the effort with a pair of entries in Pro Stock and Super Gas while nephew Troy Coughlin Jr. will make his second start in the Top Fuel class behind the wheel of the SealMaster Toyota dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports.
Continue reading Team JEGS Prerace Notes: Arizona Nationals →