Defending NMCA champ Coughlin working against time (NMCA/JEGS)

Defending NMCA champ Coughlin working against  time

MILAN, Mich. (August 26) – Troy Coughlin knows time is  running out if he 
is to defend his NMCA Pro Street title in his JEGS.com Pontiac  this season.

"Well, we're one round behind third place, but six rounds  behind the 
leader and there are only eight (rounds) left this season, so  mathematically 
we're alive," Coughlin said. "Obviously, it's going to be very  difficult. We'd 
need a lot of things to happen and the way Chris (Rini) has  performed this 
year you certainly don't expect him to drop off."

Heading  into this weekend's fourth annual JE Pistons NMCA Muscle Car 
Nationals at Milan  Dragway, Coughlin isn't going to give up without a fight.

"We'll do  everything we can to win the last two races," he said. "The plan 
is to get down  the track every run in qualifying and go rounds on race 
day. We can at least  make if difficult on them."

Coughlin admits there are times when he's  kicked himself about how the 
2010 season has unfolded and put him in such a  long-odds situation.

"It's that time of the year when you wish things had  happened along the 
way," he said. "It would have been great to run that first  NMCA race. It was 
just in direct conflict with a Get Screened America event so  we had to make 
a tough decision.

"The Round 1 loss in Pennsylvania  shouldn't have happened. That could have 
been a turning point. And let's give  credit where it's due -- some guys 
have really stepped it up this year and run  awfully well. They've earned 
every round they've won."

Coughlin said he  expects Milan Dragway to work to his favor during the 
weekend.

"Milan has  a great track," Coughlin said. "It's very smooth and well 
maintained. The  weather looks like it will be a little cooler so we have a bunch 
of data to work  from. The JEGS car should be flying."

Qualifying for the NMCA Muscle Car  Nationals begins at 7 p.m. EDT Friday 
and continues Saturday afternoon.  Eliminations begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

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