Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for eliminations fight
ST. LOUIS, MO — Feeling he has nothing to lose, six-time drag racing world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will go all-out to win his sixth St. Louis trophy Sunday when action at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals turns to sudden-death eliminations. Coughlin qualified his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in the No. 12 position after a best pass of 6.579 at 209.98 mph during four rounds of time trials. “We’ll be more aggressive tomorrow, I promise you,” Coughlin said. “The first three sessions [...]