Consistency should work to Troy Coughlin's favor in Indy (NHRA/JEGS)

Consistency should work to Troy Coughlin's favor in  Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 29) -- Only one racer in the Get Screened America  Pro 
Mod Drag Racing Series will enter this weekend's 56th annual Mac Tools U.S.  
Nationals presented by Lucas Oil having successfully qualified for all seven 
 races on the 2010 ledger, and if world champion Troy Coughlin has his way, 
he'll  translate that peerless consistency into a big win at drag racing's 
oldest and  longest-running event.

"We've had a great racecar every weekend,"  Coughlin said. "It's a real 
credit to the guys. Our crew chief, Rickie Smith,  joined the team this year 
and his experience in this class is better than most.  Even when we had races 
where the qualifying was shortened by rain, Rickie found  a tune-up to get 
us in the show.

"The key now is to continue our  qualifying streak, and then carry that 
momentum into race day and get this  JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro into the 
winner's circle. I can't think of a better  place to do that than Indianapolis."

Coughlin's yellow and black Camaro  will look the same when he unloads for 
Round 1 on Friday afternoon, but under  the body work are quite a few new 
pieces. I recent test session in Norwalk,  Ohio, ended with a broken 
driveshaft that tore through the racecar.

"I'd  never seen so much carnage in my life," said Coughlin, who 
fortunately was  uninjured in the mishap. "It made quite a mess. The driveshaft came 
loose and  busted up the back of the car pretty well and then pieces of it 
came into the  driver's compartment and just ripped it up in there. It was a 
scary  deal.

"After we collected ourselves we immediately loaded the car up and  headed 
to (car builder) Jerry Bickel's race shop. We were on the phone to him  
explaining what had happened and what needed to be done and he had his crew  
ready for us when we arrived. They worked on that car until it looked brand new 
 again and made sure we would be ready to race again. Those guys are first  
rate."

Just to make sure everything was working properly, the team had  another 
test in Rockingham, N.C.

"The car was perfect; smooth as glass  every run," Coughlin said. "In 
hindsight, it's good the driveshaft broke in  testing rather than at Indy. We 
basically have a new car again and it's running  great. We're really excited 
about Indy and challenging for the  trophy."

The first round of qualifying in the Get Screened America Pro  Mod Drag 
Racing Series will take place at 4:30 p.m. at Indianapolis Raceway  Park.

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