Two-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. stumbles in first round
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the Pro Stock race here in 2002 and 2009, but he couldn't cure his seven-year itch at the 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park. Coughlin fell to Chris McGaha in a winnable first-round race Sunday with the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Neither driver was very good on the Christmas Tree, but McGaha was a tick better on the racetrack: 6.632 seconds at 208.46 mph to 6.667 at 206.70 [...]