Epping brings big step forward for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-07T06:04:43-05:00June 4th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports team took a giant step forward in qualifying for the NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway. That giant step came in the form of hundredths of a second, but that's the quantity by which Pro Stock is judged in 2016. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 7 spot, his second-best starting spot this season and his best since qualifying No. [...]

New England Dragway win on five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s wish list

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 31st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has amassed a stunning 58 national event victories in his illustrious career, winning at 24 different dragstrips around the country. The only places on the current NHRA schedule where he hasn't yet tasted success are Epping and Norwalk, two of the most recent additions to the NHRA roster, and ones that are very much in Coughlin's sights. "We've only been to Epping twice, so we haven't had many chances to win there just yet, but [...]

Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 22nd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

TOPEKA, KS -- Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. couldn't find success at Heartland Park Topeka this time around. Driving the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, Coughlin lost in the first round of the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Sunday. Coughlin, who won in Topeka in 1998 and 2013, made a pass of 6.746 seconds at 205.07 mph, but it wasn't enough to beat No. 4 qualifier Shane Gray, who made the third-quickest pass of the round, a 6.653 at 207.91 mph. "Our plague [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes No. 13 qualifying spot is lucky charm in Topeka

2016-05-22T22:14:16-05:00May 21st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

May 21 Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes No. 13 qualifying spot is lucky charm in Topeka TOPEKA, Kan. (May 21) -- There is plenty of fight left in Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. Coughlin, a five-time Pro Stock champion, qualified No. 13 for the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Saturday at Heartland Park Topeka. He'll square off against No. 4 qualifier Shane Gray in the first round Sunday -- and will be a decided underdog -- but Coughlin won't [...]

‘We’re really close,’ says five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. as Topeka race nears

2016-05-19T15:50:23-05:00May 17th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

TOPEKA, KS -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees plenty of light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, and the light could be shining even brighter on the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team very soon. Coughlin heads to the NHRA Kansas Nationals this weekend at Heartland Park Topeka ranked seventh in the Pro Stock points standings -- not bad, but not where he and his Elite Motorsports team figured they'd be at this point in the season. But Coughlin [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. picks up team morale with round-win in Atlanta

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

ATLANTA, GA -- When a team is struggling, a win -- any win -- is always good for morale. That's one of the big benefits that Jeg Coughlin Jr. was able to deliver to his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team on Sunday when he beat Drew Skillman in the first round of the 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Coughlin snapped a three-race streak in which he had lost in the first round -- twice to Skillman -- with a [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says progress being made in Elite/Mopar camp

2016-05-16T09:18:28-05:00May 14th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

ATLANTA, GA -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. locked up the No. 8 qualifying position at this weekend's 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals with a solid Friday night pass of 6.686 seconds at 206.86 mph at Atlanta Dragway. It's the fourth time in seven races that Coughlin qualified eighth or better in the eliminations field. "The team tested again in Oklahoma before heading this way as we continue to try and clean up some of the things that have been nagging on us, [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. relying on 26 years of experience to weather early-season storm

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 10th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ATLANTA, GA -- As the NHRA tour heads to Atlanta Dragway for the seventh race of the 2016 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains bullish on the potential of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart and the entire Elite Motorsports team, which he joined in the offseason. While admitting his ninth-place ranking is below the team's standards, Coughlin says his 26 years of experience have taught him how to weather the peaks and valleys of long and [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees red in first-round defeat in Houston

2016-05-02T09:56:59-05:00May 1st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

HOUSTON, TX -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. said the magic words after a first-round defeat with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals on Sunday at Royal Purple Raceway: "When it rains, it pours." Coughlin wasn't referring to rain that plagued Sunday's eliminations but instead to a recent turn of fortunes for his Elite Motorsports. "Something's made a turn in our program starting in Vegas," Coughlin said. "We weren't the fastest cars out there, but we've slowed down some. [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping a fifth Houston title is in the cards at this year’s SpringNationals

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00April 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

HOUSTON, TX -- Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. secured the No. 11 starting spot for Sunday's elimination action at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals with a best pass of 6.655 at 207.91 mph on a challenging Royal Purple Raceway. Battling humidity and overnight rain storms that only exacerbated issues with the track surface, Coughlin and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart race team are doing their best to prepare a race car capable of scoring what would be Coughlin's fifth Pro Stock [...]

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