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Pro Stock leader Coughlin will be rested and refreshed for Seattle race (NHRA)

Pro Stock leader Coughlin will be rested and refreshed for Seattle  race

SEATTLE (July 13) -- It may be the busiest time of the year  on the Full 
Throttle Drag Racing Series but current Pro Stock point leader and  
back-to-back world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. plans to arrive at Pacific Raceways  for 
this weekend's Northwest Nationals rested, rejuvenated, and ready to win his 
 sixth race of the season.

As has been his custom the past few years,  Coughlin will arrive in Seattle 
early to enjoy some vacation time with his  12-year-old son Jeggie III. 
Boating, fishing, golfing, and sightseeing are all  on the agenda, and Coughlin 
Jr. knows the down time can pay big dividends on the  racetrack.

"We're in a crucial time of the season and we want to be in  top form from 
now until the Countdown starts so we can maintain our No. 1  ranking and get 
the bonus points for the run to the championship," said  Coughlin, the 
first professional in any class to secure a playoff berth.  "There's a couple of 
teams breathing down are necks and we'd love to win a few  more races 
between now and Charlotte to help hold them off.

"Finding time  to relax and get away from racing can really give you a lift 
and there's no  better place in the country to recharge than the Pacific 
Northwest. It's so  beautiful up here and me and Jeggie love to do things 
outdoors so it's a perfect  time to visit one of our favorite cities in the 
world."

Coughlin has led  the Pro Stock points for the last nine races. His 
NHRA-leading five national  event victories in the first 13 races of the year have 
yielded a 35-8 race day  record, the best in the professional ranks.

Although he counts Pacific  Raceways as one of his favorite racetracks on 
the circuit, just one of  Coughlin's 59 national event wins has come at the 
facility, tucked away near the  base of Mount Rainier. He took home the 
trophy in 2002, one of four seasons  where he went on to win the NHRA 
championship. Coughlin also was runner-up there  in 2000.

"We go straight from Denver to Seattle so you go from a mile  high to sea 
level in one week's time," said the 39-year-old from Delaware, Ohio.  "It's 
always a real kick in the pants, literally, when you drop the clutch for  the 
first time in Seattle and you have all your horsepower back. You get to 
feel  that acceleration again and it's exciting.

"I'm very comfortable at the  facility and the city and that plays into my 
driving. We're ready to go up there  and win another race."

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