Jeg Coughlin pockets another $10,000 at Tri-State (JEG'S)

Coughlin pockets another $10,000 at  Tri-State
 
HAMILTON, Ohio – One week after winning the $20,000 first place prize at  the 
Top Eliminator Top Gun Classic at Piedmont Dragway, Jeg Coughlin struck  
again with a $10,000 victory at the Jeg’s U.S. Open Bracket Championships at  
Tri-State Dragway in Hamilton, Ohio. On Sunday, June 26, the former two-time  NHRA 
Pro Stock champion drove his Jeg’s Mail Order dragster to a final round  
victory over well-known bracket racing ace and former Brian Folk. As is often  the 
case in bracket races, the final round was close, with Coughlin’s familiar  
yellow and black Jeg’s Mail Order dragster crossing the finish line just a  
thousandth of a second ahead of Folk. 
 
“Things have been going very well for me lately,�?? said Coughlin. “I’ve  
managed to win a couple of big races and I’m having a lot of fun. Running  
against someone as talented as Brian, I expected a close race and that’s exactly  
what I got. I was very fortunate to be able to win.�??
 
Coughlin raced three cars during the event, which featured three separate  
days of racing. The rules at the Jeg’s U.S. Open permit a competitor to enter  
more than one vehicle, so Coughlin also drove his dragster and his new Chevy II 
 and also made some runs in his brother John’s dragster. 
 
“I made 21 passes on Sunday alone,�?? said Coughlin. “I was tired when it was  
over, but I was also very pleased. I felt like I was competitive on Friday 
and  Saturday, but I just couldn’t make it to the late rounds. On Sunday, 
everything  fell into place for me. I have to thank the Loudon family, who operate 
Tri-State  Dragway, and [event promoters] Mike Fuqua and Dave Szerlag, who put 
on a great  event.�??
 
Other winner’s from the second annual Jeg’s U.S. Open Bracket Championships  
were five-time NHRA champ Scotty Richardson, who won $20,000 when he beat 
Lane  Dicken in the final round. On Saturday, Folk’s uncle, Randy claimed the 
$20,000  top prize when he defeated Kenny Underwood in the final. 




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