Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives Dodge Dart to Bristol semifinals

2016-06-20T10:24:46-05:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The sight was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., winner of 58 races in his glorious career, raced to his first semifinal finish of 2016, beating Bo Butner and Allen Johnson at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway. It was the 108th semifinal finish of Coughlin's career but the first this season with his new Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. "The ultimate goal is to advance through four rounds and win [...]

Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-20T10:22:57-05:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- As Jeg Coughlin Jr. pondered the performance of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Saturday at Bristol Dragway, young daughter Carly nuzzled his cheek. Carly, born to Jeg and Samantha Coughlin in 2015, is more than enough to brighten his day. "It's very cool," Coughlin said. "Not to steal my father's phrase, but every day feels like Father's Day with two great kids like (son) Jeggie and Carly. It's good to be in [...]

This weekend is all about dad for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-15T11:34:10-05:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- Fans attending the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend at Bristol Dragway may notice a special hashtag on the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart driven by five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. On this Father's Day weekend, Coughlin's yellow-and-red Dodge will carry the hashtag #AllAboutDad on the nose. That's in honor of Father's Day and a special campaign between JEGS High Performance and Dockers. Coughlin was joined in a video by his father Jeg Coughlin Sr. and his son [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes big move in Pro Stock standings with Englishtown round win

2016-06-13T10:17:27-05:00June 12th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s first-round victory at the NHRA Summernationals on Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park was bittersweet. On the one hand, it came against Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders. On the other hand, it helped propel Coughlin up to eighth in the Pro Stock points standings. Coughlin's day in the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart ended in the next round when Jason Line sped past for the second-round victory. "We knew one of us was going to prevail [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leans on experience of winning five Pro Stock titles to keep spirits ups

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 11th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been around drag racing his entire life and has won enough Pro Stock races (58) and championships (five) to place himself among the top 10 drivers in the sport, so he knows well that fortunes can swing back and forth at a moment's notice. That's why the veteran racer keeps his emotions on an even keel, especially when his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart isn't performing at its peak. "We've had some encouraging signs the last [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready to perform at one of his favorite tracks: Englishtown

2016-06-08T15:50:56-05:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has raced at countless tracks across the country -- and the world -- during his long, stellar career, and famed Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, site of this weekend's NHRA Summernationals, is on the list of his favorite racetracks. "If I had to pick five home tracks, it would definitely be on that list," Coughlin said. "I've got a lot of great memories of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. It starts from my early years [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leaves rain-delayed Epping race with ‘some positives’

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH -- Despite a first-round loss at the NHRA New England Nationals on Monday at New England Dragway, five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows progress was made in the Elite Motorsports camp. Coughlin, driving the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, qualified in the top half of the field (No. 7) for the first time in six races, but in a race delayed by rain to Monday, Coughlin fell in the first round of eliminations to Shane Gray. "We do leave [...]

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 [...]

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