Troy Coughlin completes his best pro campaign ever (NMCA/JEGS)

Troy completes his best pro campaign  ever
 
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 8) -- Troy Coughlin completed his first full season in  
the National Muscle Car Association's Pro Street class as the championship  
runner-up, the best professional-level result of his career. Coughlin recorded  
his fourth runner-up finish of the seven-race season Sunday at the fifth 
annual  Nitto Tires World Finals to clinch the spot in the final points standings.
 
Although Coughlin once again fell victim to newly re-crowned Pro Street  
champion Vinny Budano for the third time this year with a trophy on the line, he  
was all smiles as he left Memphis Motorsports Park, vowing to return with a  
vengeance in 2007.
 
"This was a blast," Coughlin said. "It was easily the most fun I've had  
racing. Vinny got the job done but the progress we made from the start of the  
year to right now has been incredible. It's all due to my crew and the support  
of my family. We closed to within a few hundredths of him and I think that says 
 a lot."
 
Just as he did almost every time they met in competition, Coughlin left  
Budano at the starting line in the Memphis final only to be tracked down and  
passed just before the finish line. This time he grabbed a .025-second headstart  
in his JEGS Mail Order Chevrolet Cavalier but ended up losing by .015 at the  
other end of the racetrack.
 
"We pretty much did the best we could do," Coughlin said. "We know what we  
need to do to get better this off season and we'll be working hard to get on 
the  other side of Vinny next season. Congrats to those guys though, they 
certainly  deserve the title.
 
"There are a lot of people that allowed this to happen for me. Of course,  my 
dad is No. 1. My wife Julie and our kids, Meghan, Troy Jr., Paige, and Kelly, 
 are always my biggest supporters. I have an excellent crew chief in Brian  
Metzenheim and the rest of the team was so solid all year. My thanks to Clint  
Allerton, Gary Shields, and Mike Reese. We're all proud of what we 
accomplished  over here in our first season."
 
 
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