JEGS.com Pro Stock racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks beyond Indy for title run in the Countdown

2017-09-05T05:29:25-05:00September 4th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion and three-time Pro Stock victor at the sport’s biggest drag race, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Jeg Coughlin Jr. unexpectedly made an early exit in today's eliminations of the 63rd annual running of "the Big Go". Coughlin’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet recorded a best run of 6.625 seconds at 207.88 mph in time trials to land in the No. 14 qualifying slot for Labor Day eliminations. He rolled to the starting [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for Y2K magic as Indy drag race turns to eliminations

2017-09-04T07:52:53-05:00September 3rd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. made a little drag racing history in 2000 when he became the first driver to win an NHRA race from the No. 16 qualifying position. It just so happens he accomplished the feat at the sport’s biggest drag race — the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Now the 58-time national event winner is hoping to recapture some of that same magic as he enters race day for the 63rd running of the event in the [...]

Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for ninth victory in Indianapolis

2017-08-29T21:09:09-05:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has collected a whopping eight trophies on the hallowed ground of Lucas Oil Dragway In Indianapolis. He’s hoping to move that mark to nine this weekend at the 63rd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. “Indy has been a home race of sorts for my family for as long as we’ve all been drag racing,” said Coughlin, the driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro who hails from Delaware, Ohio. “Dad won there, all my brothers have [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. has found speed, but search for early acceleration continues in Brainerd

2017-08-20T09:18:45-05:00August 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — A complete going-over of Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro by the Elite Motorsports race team has produced some great signs of horsepower. But to advance in the elimination rounds of Sunday’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Coughlin says they need to figure out how to get up to speed a little quicker. Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. “Coming into this race my car had a 100-percent makeover,” Coughlin said. “We’d been struggling at the big end. It would [...]

After ‘100-percent makeover’ of JEGS Chevy, Jeg Coughlin Jr. motivated for Minnesota

2017-08-16T09:38:08-05:00August 16th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — Unhappy with the recent performance of Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro, team owner Richard Freeman ordered a massive overhaul of the sleek Rick Jones-built racecar the team thinks will yield immediate results, beginning with this weekend’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. “My racecar has undergone a 100-percent makeover since the last race in Seattle,” Coughlin said. “It was absolutely dissected from front to back and top to bottom, with the guys literally checking every single [...]

Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains bullish on Elite race team

2017-08-07T05:40:00-05:00August 6th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

KENT, WA — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. didn’t have the most successful Western Swing of his career, but the 58-time national event winner says the progress made in throughout the Elite Motorsports camp will most certainly bear fruit in the coming weeks. “If you were to say I want to go Pro Stock racing and run for race wins and championships, this is the team you’d want around you,” Coughlin said. “We have all the parts and pieces in place to [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. continues return to form in Seattle, preps for big race day ahead

2017-08-06T09:44:21-05:00August 5th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

KENT, WA — Five-time Pro Stock world champion successfully qualified his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in the top half of the elimination field of this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, marking the 14th time in 16 races this year he’ll start race day on the good side of the ladder. As with most things in the Pro Stock class, a return to the form that had him racing to final rounds and qualifying on top of the class multiple times earlier this year must [...]

JEGS.com pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. tripped up by No. 1 qualifier in Sonoma quarterfinals

2017-07-31T04:54:36-05:00July 30th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — After recording a first-round upset at the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. was topped by No. 1 qualifier Drew Skillman in the second round of eliminations to end his race day two rounds early. Even so, Coughlin was pleased that changes made to his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro were beginning to bear fruit. “We made quite a few changes coming into today on the horsepower side of things and a few more minor [...]

Mid-pack start for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Sonoma

2017-07-30T11:21:05-05:00July 29th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — Jeg Coughlin Jr. will line his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro up in the No. 9 starting spot when Sunday’s eliminations for the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals begin at Sonoma Raceway. The five-time Pro Stock champion and 59-time national event winner posted a best pass of 6.598 seconds at 210.90 mph, earning his mid-pack perch. Although he’s safely in the field, this race marks just the second time all season that Coughlin has not qualified in the top half of the [...]

JEGS’s pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. has great affection for Sonoma Raceway, surrounding area

2017-07-27T07:51:50-05:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. admits he has a long-standing love for northern California’s famed wine country. The fact he gets to race his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro during this weekend’s visit to Sonoma is simply a bonus. “We’re fortunate to roll into damn-near every place we race and feel a great vibe because we’ve had awesome experiences at most of the racetracks on tour at one time or another in our careers,” Coughlin said. “Sonoma Raceway certainly fits [...]

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