NHRA NEWS: JEG'S AUTOMOTIVE EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP OF NHRA
JEG'S ALLSTARS THROUGH 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761
JEG'S AUTOMOTIVE, INC. EXTENDS TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF
NHRA JEG'S ALLSTARS EVENT THROUGH 2011
JOLIET, Ill. (June 13, 2006) - JEG'S Automotive, Inc., has
extended its agreement with the NHRA as title sponsor of the NHRA JEG'S
Allstars event, it was announced today. The extension will keep the
JEG'S name on the race-within-a-race bonus program for 64 of the best
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors through 2011.
"We're very excited to extend our relationship with JEG'S Automotive
through the year 2011," said Tom Compton, president, NHRA. "Since their
initial involvement in the Jeg's Allstars in 2002, Jeg's has increased
the event's prestige which continues to be one of the most anticipated
NHRA sportsman events during the season where individual and team
bragging rights are at stake."
The JEG'S Allstars event pits the top points earners from NHRA's seven
geographic divisions against each other in the culmination of a
year-long points battle. Competitors in Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD), Top
Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC), Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock
Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street vie for team and
individual honors and a share of the $100,000 purse.
Next year will mark the 23rd anniversary of the JEG'S Allstars event,
which is contested at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66
Raceway near Chicago. The event is televised on ESPN2 as part of the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series show. The winning team splits $20,000
and the winners in the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car
categories earn $7,000 each, while the winners in Competition Eliminator
and Super Stock earn $6,000 each. Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street
winners earn $4,500. Runners-up in all categories get $2,000.
"We're very proud to extend our title sponsor of such a prestigious
bonus event where NHRA Sportsman racers are the stars of the show," said
Scott Woodruff, director of media and motorsports for JEG'S Automotive.
At the conclusion of the newly signed extension, JEG'S will have
retained title sponsorship of the JEG'S Allstars event for 10
consecutive years. "While our roots run deep in all levels of NHRA Drag
Racing, the JEG'S name has become synonymous with sportsman racing over
the years and our participation solidifies our support with the entire
sportsman community."
Former Pro Stock driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been an Allstars
representative six times, winning the Super Gas class twice. Other NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series professional drivers who have competed in
the Jeg's Allstars event include Cory McClenathan, Morgan Lucas, Rod
Fuller, Gary Scelzi, Tony Bartone and Greg Stanfield.
JEG'S Automotive, Inc., with world headquarters in Delaware, Ohio, is a
leading supplier of automotive and auto racing parts and equipment.
JEG'S was founded in 1960 by Jeg Coughlin Sr. in an effort to supply the
growing needs of customers throughout the Midwest. In 1986, Jeg's became
a leader in the high performance mail order business when the Coughlin
brothers (John, Troy, Mike & Jeg Jr.) purchased JEG'S with the
assistance of their father. JEG'S is a leader in the aftermarket high
performance business and has grown into a multi-million dollar company.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., the NHRA is the primary sanctioning
body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24
national events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The NHRA
has more than 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned
sportsman and bracket racing series' provide competition opportunities
for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by
offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing
Series, NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal
Program presented by AAA. The NHRA also offers the NHRA O'Reilly Auto
Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.
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