Coughlin brothers head for Tri-State event (JEG'S)

Coughlin brothers head for Tri-State  event
 
HAMILTON, Ohio (June 22) – Fresh off his $20,000 victory last weekend at  the 
Top Eliminator Top Gun Classic at North Carolina’s Piedmont Dragway, Jeg  
Coughlin will join his older brother, John, at for another shot at glory during  
this weekend’s second annual Jeg’s U.S. Open Bracket Championships, held at  
Tri-State Dragway just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
 
Driving their similar Jeg’s Mail Order dragsters, the Coughlin brothers  will 
be  competing for a share of more than $100,000 in cash and  contingency 
awards during the event, which like the Top Gun Classic, is expected  to draw many 
of the sport’s best E.T. bracket drivers. 
 
“These big bracket racing events feature some of the toughest and closest  
competition anywhere in drag racing,�?? said Jeg, the two-time NHRA Pro Stock  
champion. “In order to be successful, you have to be just about letter-perfect  
every time you go to the starting line. The upside is that when you are  
fortunate enough to win, you know you've really accomplished something special.  The 
feeling is indescribable.�??
 
John Coughlin spends most of the year racing his Jeg’s Mail Order Cavalier  
in NHRA Super Stock competition, but like his brother, he is also no stranger 
to  success in big bracket racing events, having won a $5,000 race earlier this 
year  in Farmington, NC.
 
“I like racing in these big [E.T. bracket] races because they are fun and  
they are challenging,�?? said John. “Jeggie and I have been pretty successful so  
far this year and hopefully that will continue this weekend.�??
 
The Jeg’s U.S. Open Bracket Championships, created in 2005 by sportsman  
racers Mike Fuqua and Dave Szerlag, features three days of big money racing.  More 
than 400 Bracket racers from all over North America are expected to compete  
for a $20,000 top prize each day on Friday and Saturday, and a $10,000 
paycheck  on Sunday.