Memphis magic on Coughlin's mind (NHRA/JEGS)

Memphis magic on Coughlin's mind
 
MEMPHIS (Sept. 29) -- With seven national event victories and 14 races atop 
 the Full Throttle point standings this season, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been 
the  most prolific drag racer on tour in 2009. Yet since the Countdown to 1 
playoff  began two races ago, Coughlin has been playing catch-up, relegated 
to second  place by his only first-round loss of the season in Charlotte.
 
Through two of six Countdown to 1 events, Coughlin finds himself 63 points  
off the lead. A manageable deficit, yet one he hopes to begin erasing at 
this  weekend's 22nd annual Midsouth Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park.
 
"If we can gain one round a race then we'll be right there at the end,"  
Coughlin said. "That's a very realistic goal. We had a stumble there in  
Charlotte but every team has those races. I think we saw last weekend in Dallas  
that our car is back to the way we like it to be and I'm looking forward to  
getting back out there.
 
"Every round is big. We've seen numerous races this year where there have  
been 50-60 point swings so it can all change in a hurry. Memphis has been a  
great track for us in the past so maybe this will be a race where something 
big  will happen."
 
Behind the wheel of his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt, Coughlin won this event  
in 2000 and 2002. Both of those seasons ended in championships for the  
39-year-old Coughlin. He was also runner-up at this race in 2003.
 
Additionally, Coughlin won the last two NHRA titles, making him the only  
Pro Stock driver to win the championship since the advent of the Countdown to 
 1.
 
"We've come from behind in each of the last two seasons and managed to win  
the crucial rounds down the stretch," Coughlin said. "It looks like this 
year  could set-up the same way. Certainly we have a team full of people that 
know  what it takes to win it all. We'll fight hard for every round win 
left."
 
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