Coughlin teaches NASCAR Friends How To Drive His Racecar (NHRA/JEGS)

CONCORD, N.C. Sept. 11, 2008 - A special feature starring reigning POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., Dave Connolly and NASCAR stars Clint Bowyer and Kenny Wallace will air this Sunday on two different Speed TV programs that support the channel's NASCAR coverage.

NASCAR Raceday, Speed TV's prerace show, begins at 11 a.m., while Speed Report begins at 7 p.m. Both programs will have segments entitled "How to drive a Pro Stock car," which was recently filmed at zMax Dragway at Concord.

In the feature, Coughlin and Connolly teach their two NASCAR counterparts how to drive a 1,400-horsepower Chevrolet Cobalt on the drag strip. Both men performed several burnouts and launches for the show, Wallace in a JEGS.com-branded hot rod and Bowyer in a Jack Daniels-themed machine.

"We had a blast filming this deal," Coughlin said. "I think both Kenny and Clint have a newfound respect for the cars we drive. I've been driving for a long time and it's still a charge for me every time I drop the clutch so I know how these guys felt when we turned them loose. They both had big smiles on their faces all day."