Quickest Pro Stock field ever includes Coughlin (NHRA/JEG'S)

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series
Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA  Nationals
Route 66 Racewa
Sept. 30, 2005  
 
 

Jeg Coughlin - JEG'S Mail Order / Mopar - Dodge Stratus RT (Pro  Stock)
Friday Qualifying Summary 

Quickest Pro Stock field ever  includes Coughlin

Pro Stock driver Jeg Coughlin knew  Route 66 Raceway in Chicago, the site of 
this weekend's fifth annual Ameriquest  Mortgage NHRA Nationals, was going to 
be fast this weekend. Near-perfect weather  conditions combined with an 
ultra-smooth racetrack is a dream scenario for any  drag racer. The only question 
was just how well his Jeg's Mail Order Dodge  Stratus R/T would stack up against 
the competition

At the midway point of  professional qualifying the answer is clear: Pretty 
darn well, as he  successfully managed to earn a spot in the quickest 16-car 
field ever assembled  in POWERade Drag Racing Series history.

Coughlin opened qualifying with  the day's first 6.6-second pass, a smooth 
6.699 at 206.32 mph that was bettered  by just four other racers in Round 1. He 
followed that up with a nail-biting  6.695 at 205.47 mph in the even cooler 
nighttime session to finish opening day  in the No. 14 position overall. There 
will be two more chances for everyone to  qualify Saturday with rounds 
scheduled to begin at 12:15 and 3 p.m.
 

"We  started pretty solid out of the JEG'S trailer," said Coughlin.  "Now we  
need to take what we learned from day-one and apply it to day-two and three." 
 

With two wins (2002 and 2003) and one runner-up finish (2003) at this  
facility, Coughlin has grown accustomed to long work days in the Windy City.  He's 
hoping Friday's efforts and Saturday's fine-tuning will translate to  another 
lengthy title push on Sunday.



SCHEDULE: 
     




Friday, Sept. 30, professional qualifying sessions are at  3:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 1, pro qualifying continues at 12:15 and 3  p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 2, pre-race ceremonies are at 10 a.m., final eliminations  begin 
at 11 a.m.

TELEVISION:     
 
Saturday, Oct. 1, ESPN2 will televise two hours of  qualifying highlights at 
5 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, Oct. 2, ESPN2 will telecast NHRA 2Day, a 30-minute  weekly news 
magazine show, at 11:30 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Oct. 2, ESPN2 will televise three hours of  eliminations at 8 p.m. 
(ET).


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