Jeg Coughlin cashes $20,000 paycheck after Top Gun win (JEG'S)

Jeg cashes $20,000 paycheck after Top Gun  win

GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 19) -- Three-time NHRA  champion Jeg Coughlin pocketed 
the top prize of the $20,000 Top Eliminator Top  Gun Classic Saturday at 
Piedmont Dragway in Julian, N.C.

One of the most  successful racers in NHRA Pro Stock history, Coughlin traded 
in his Pro Stocker  for his Jeg's Mail Order dragster over the weekend and 
survived nine grueling  rounds of competition against the best bracket racers in 
the country to claim  the $20K paycheck during the second day of racing.

"Considering the other  competitors on the property, I'd rank this win right 
up there with anything I've  accomplished in drag racing," Coughlin said. "All 
of the East Coast heavyweights  were there and every round was like a final. 
There was a lot of pressure but it  was also a lot of fun and obviously very 
gratifying to win."

The Top Gun  Classic featured three consecutive days of top-level bracket 
racing with $20,000  up for grabs each day. Aside from his dragster, Coughlin was 
breaking in his  newly-restored Chevy II wagon. But it was the dragster that 
carried him to the  winner's circle.

"Between the two cars I made more than 40 passes this  weekend," Coughlin 
said. "It was drag racing heaven. The dragster was set up  perfectly, even though 
the track was very tricky due to the heat. We were on a  4.73-second dial and 
my reaction times averaged .008 so I was very pleased with  our results."

Coughlin has 46 national event wins in NHRA competition,  racing in five 
different classes. He's won the Moroso 5-Day championship in a  Super Pro car, the 
JEGS Allstar race in Super Gas, and the Hemi Shootout and  JEGS Allstar 
championship in Super Stock. He's also won the Holley Dominator  Duel and Winston 
Showdown in Pro Stock.
 
 

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