Fast start places Coughlin fourth (NMCA/JEG'S)

Fast start places Coughlin  fourth

CHICAGO (July 28) -- Troy Coughlin has qualified  his JEG'S Mail Order 
Chevrolet Cavalier Pro Street racecar in the No. 4 position  after two of three 
qualifying sessions at this weekend's Motive Gear NMRA/NMCA  Super Bowl of Street 
Legal Drag Racing I.

Despite track temperatures that  reached as high as 126 degrees, the former 
NHRA Pro Stock star posted a  6.651-second pass at 210.70 mph down a hot and 
greasy Route 66 Raceway to  qualify deep in the Denso Spark Plugs Pro Street 
field.

"It was very hot  today so I'm really pleased with how the JEG'S car ran," 
Coughlin said. "We're  going to try a different torque converter tomorrow to get 
this car to work a  little better in this warm air. We just feel like we're 
giving up a little too  much in the first 60 feet. Otherwise, we're pretty 
happy with what we've  accomplished so far."

Coughlin and the rest of the NMCA Pro Edelbrock  series racers will have one 
more qualifying session Saturday at noon before  eliminations begin at 5 p.m.

"We have a good, consistent, reliable  racecar," Coughlin said. "It hasn't 
been the quickest or the fastest car at any  of the races we've been to this 
year but it's not very often where the No. 1  qualifier actually wins the race so 
maybe its for the better. I'll take  consistency over being the low qualifier 
any time, especially when it's really  hot like it has been here."

There are more than 700 street cars on the  grounds at Route 66 Raceway. 
Aside from the NMCA (the National Muscle Car  Association), the NMRA (National 
Mustang Racing Association) is also competing  at this event. Once each sanction 
crowns a champion in each category, the two  winners will race heads-up.

"There's a lot on the line," said Coughlin,  who is currently third in the 
NMCA standings. "We have a chance to close in on  the points lead and maybe win 
a race. Then we can go out there and run the NMRA  guys and see who has the 
quickest car."


For more information on the JEG'S Mail Order, please visit _www.jegs.com_ 
(http://www.jegs.com/)   and for media/fan resources check out _www.teamjegs.com_ 
(http://www.teamjegs.com/) .   Additional information on this event and the 
entire NMCA Pro Edelbrock series,  visit fasteststreetcar.com.  

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