Coughlin will battle from 14th spot to finish season (NHRA/JEGS)

Coughlin will battle from 14th spot to finish  season

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 14) -- Four-time Pro Stock champion  Jeg Coughlin Jr. 
will begin his quest for a seventh victory at Pomona Raceway  from the No. 
14 qualifying position after posting a best run of 6.620  seconds at 208.68 
mph in Saturday's time trials.

Coughlin, a  seven-time winner this season in his JEGS.com Chevrolet 
Cobalt, won at this  venue twice in 1999, and once more in 2000, 2001, 2005, and 
2007. Three of his  Pomona victories came during previous runnings of this 
weekend's 45th annual  Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals.

"We have struggled  here in Pomona to get the car to go straight", said 
Coughlin. "Something in the  car is just not happy and it shows in our 
performance lately. My dad (Jeg  Sr) and Roy Simmons will be looking over all of the 
data to determine what  set up to put in the car for tomorrow. I have a lot 
of faith in my team and know  that we are capable of running much better 
then we have been."

Coughlin  will open eliminations opposite Jason Line, who qualified 4th 
with  a 6.587 at 209.49 mph. 

"Our goal coming into this race was to  win the event and finish the season 
on a high note", Coughlin explained. "If the  car can go straight for the 
first 80-feet tomorrow in round one we will have a  car that is going to win 
rounds."

Eliminations begin at 11 a.m. with Pro  Stock slated for noon.


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