Troy Coughlin returns to site of first Pro Mod victory (NHRA/JEGS)

Troy Coughlin returns to site of first Pro Mod victory

ENGLISHTOWN,  N.J. (June 8) -- Reigning NMCA Pro Street world champion Troy 
Coughlin will  return to the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing 
Series this weekend when  the NHRA tour descends on Old Bridge Township Raceway 
Park for the 41st annual  United Association NHRA SuperNationals.

The veteran racer won the Pro Mod  title at this event in 2005, his first 
year in the class. He'd love nothing more  than to repeat the feat this time 
through and seize the points lead at the  midway point of the 10-race GSA 
season. Currently, Coughlin is just 36 points,  or less than two rounds of 
action, behind leader Von Smith.

"We need to  dig deep and make zero mistakes to give ourselves a chance," 
Coughlin said. "If  we can start strong and get in the fast eight on the 
elimination ladder,  that would be awesome. Thatā€™s always the first goal. 

"It's important for  us to use every qualifying session to get this 
JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro in top  form. We're running nitrous and we're still at a 
power deficit to the  supercharged cars even when we do everything right so 
the best way to be  competitive is maximize our time on the track."

With three races in the  next three weekends, Coughlin has a feeling the 
true contenders in the Pro Mod  class will move to the forefront in the month 
of June. Being based in Ohio  should provide his team with the opportunity 
to keep their racecar in top form  despite the crowded schedule.

"We'll come home right after Englishtown  and freshen everything up before 
we head to Bristol (Tenn.) for the Thunder  Valley Nationals," Coughlin 
said. "Then we'll be able to come home again before  Norwalk (Ohio) because 
that's just up the road from us. I'm not sure every team  will have the luxury 
of going back to their shops between all three of these  races.

"It's going to be a busy couple of weeks. Hopefully, we don't hurt  
anything and we get the car dialed in well this weekend and ride it all month  
long. We need to make sure every fitting, every wire, every nut and bolt, is in  
its proper place, and I need to do my part behind the wheel."

Coughlin  hasn't been idle since the last Pro Mod race in Atlanta as he 
decided to pull  out his JEGS.com Pontiac GXP Pro Street car and defend his 
NMCA world  title.

"It was pretty cool to get back out there with my NMCA friends  last 
weekend in Reading," he said. "We're gonna run the rest of that series as  well so 
we'll be doing a lot of racing from now on, and that's  exciting."

Pro Mod qualifying for the 41st annual United Association NHRA  
SuperNationals begins at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. EDT  Friday.

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