Moments in JEGS 50-Years / JEG WINS NHRA'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS

JEG WINS NHRA'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS
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Since the NHRA has honored the top first-year professional with its  
prestigious Auto Club Rookie of the Year award, only five drivers from the Pro  
Stock class have done enough to earn the title. It's quite an accomplishment 
as  candidates can be drawn from all four professional categories, and of 
course  it's an award a racer only has one shot at winning.

After earning the  1992 Super Gas world title and becoming the first (and 
to date, only) driver to  win a national event in four different categories 
in 1997, Coughlin began his  rookie Pro Stock season in 1998 with high 
expectations, both of himself and from  his peers. But past accomplishments mean 
little in drag racing and the youngest  of the four Coughlin racing brothers 
that run JEGS Automotive Inc. had to go out  and prove himself just like 
everyone else.

As he has from the start of  his career, Coughlin delivered, winning four 
national events in eight final  rounds and putting together and impressive 
42-16 race day record. His work  during the season nearly had him surpassing 
his original goal of being Rookie of  the Year as he finished second overall 
in the Winston Championship  Points.

A star was born, and the '98 Rookie of the Year award became a  precursor 
to Coughlin's unprecedented success ever since.


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