Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash. (Aug. 3-5)
In 2012, Jeg Coughlin Jr. is making his return to the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series after a one-year hiatus. Jeg Jr is driving the all-new JEGS Mopar Dodge Avenger in the Pro Stock class. In his first outing since his return, he drove to a runner-up finish at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals.
Following a quarterfinal finish at last weekend’s event in Sonoma, Jeg Jr has moved back into the top ten in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock standings. There are three events remaining before the Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin.
Jeg Jr won the 2002 NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, driving to a final round victory over Mark Whisnant. Jeg Jr was also a runner-up at the 2000 Seattle race, losing to Richie Stevens in the final. In both seasons, Jeg Jr went on to win the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock World Championship.
In 12 career appearances in Seattle, Jeg has a round win record of 11-11 in Pro Stock competition.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. is a four-time NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion. He earned season titles in 2000, 2002, 2007 and 2008. As a sportsman driver, Jeg Jr also claimed the NHRA Super Gas championship in 1992.
In 2010, his most recent season in Pro Stock competition, Jeg Coughlin Jr. won four Pro Stock races in seven final round appearances. He also claimed a win in the Top Dragster class at the St. Louis event.
Including Pacific Raceways, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has won at least one NHRA national event at 22 different facilities. The only current venues on the NHRA Full Throttle tour where he has not won are the track in Norwalk and Charlotte.
Jeg Jr’s best elapsed time in a Pro Stock car is 6.520-seconds and his best speed is 212.29-mph both recorded at the inaugural Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C. in 2010.
Jeg Jr will once again be pulling double duty in Seattle as he continues to the wheel his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak entry in Stock Eliminator. Earlier this year, family friend Jeff Taylor drove the car to a Lucas Oil Series victory.
Jeg Jr has qualified 12th or better in all 12 previous appearances at Pacific Raceways including a best of No. 3 in 2000
Jeg Coughlin Jr’s JEGS Mopar Dodge Avenger is powered by Mopar Hemi engines supplied by JNR Racing, the JEGS in-house engine program founded by Jeg Coughlin, Nick Ferri, and Roy Simmons. The car is tuned by crew chief Eddie Guarnaccia.
During his hiatus from Pro Stock racing in 2011, Jeg Jr returned to his roots and spent much of the year racing in various sportsman classes. He enjoyed tremendous success, winning the Super Comp title at the JEGS NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals in Fontana, Calif., and numerous major E.T. bracket racing titles.
At the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event last April in Las Vegas, Jeg Jr scored his 68th career national event title when he drove his JEGS.com dragster to the Super Comp title.
In 297 career Pro Stock races, Jeg Jr has reached the final round 85 times, recording 52 wins. Including his 16 sportsman victories, Jeg Jr has won a total of 68 times, good for tenth place on NHRA’s all-time wins list. During his career, Jeg Jr has appeared in 107 final rounds, 85 as a professional and 22 as a sportsman racer.
Jeg Jr is one of only two drivers, along with Peter Biondo, to win national event titles in six different categories. He has won in Pro Stock, Comp, Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Top Dragster.
With 52-career Pro Stock wins, Jeg Jr ranks fourth all-time among Pro Stock drivers. Only Warren Johnson (96), Bob Glidden (85) and Greg Anderson (74) have more titles.
During his Pro Stock career, Jeg Jr has recorded 480 round wins while incurring just 229 losses. He has failed to advance past the opening round just 74 times.
Team JEGS – By the Numbers
O’Reilly Northwest Nationals Edition
2 Final round appearances in Pro Stock for Jeg Coughlin Jr. at Pacific Raceways (one win and one runner-up)
5 World championships for Jeg Coughlin Jr. (four in Pro Stock and one in Super Gas)
9 Number of classes where the Coughlin family has earned an NHRA national event
17 Number of Pro Stock events where Jeg Jr has been the No. 1 qualifier in his career
22 Different facilities where Jeg Coughlin Jr. has earned at least one national event victory
480 Career round wins for Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock (against just 229 losses)