Jeg Coughlin Sr. to be inducted into International Drag Racing Hall of Fame

Jeg Coughlin Sr. to be inducted into International Drag Racing Hall of  Fame

DELAWARE, Ohio (Aug. 31) -- Drag racing legend Jeg Coughlin Sr. will  be 
inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame sponsored by Lucas  
Oil Products on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at the Hilton University of Florida 
 Conference Center in Gainesville, Fla., prior to the start of the 42nd 
annual  Tire Kingdom Gatornationals.

Coughlin will be joined by fellow 2011  inductees Joe Amato, Clayton 
Harris, Leonard Abbott, Rick Guasco, and Fred  Sibley.

"It's going to be a pretty special deal to have my name alongside  some of 
the pioneers of our sport," Coughlin said. "I'm humbled and honored to  have 
been selected. I'm sure it will be a night to remember."

Perhaps  best known for the mail order high performance parts business that 
bears his  name, Coughlin was a successful drag racer in his day, competing 
and winning  trophies in a myriad of categories, including Top Fuel, Top 
Alcohol Dragster,  Top Alcohol Funny Car, Pro Stock, A-Gas Supercharged, D-Gas 
Supercharged, C  Stock, C Gas, Modified Eliminator, Pro Comp, and Super 
Eliminator.

It was  Coughlin's love of the drags from which JEGS Automotive was born, 
as the young  racer originally tried to fill his own need for high 
performance parts only to  discover the huge hole to the Midwest market for hot rod 
specialty items. Before  long, Coughlin's success on the drag strip led to so 
many inquiries from his  friends and rivals that he felt compelled to start 
his business. Now celebrating  it's 50th anniversary, JEGS is run by 
Coughlin's four sons -- John, Troy, Mike,  and Jeg Jr.

"I hope all the boys and their families can come to this  event because I 
truly feel like they're just as important to this whole process  as anything 
I've done by myself," Coughlin said. "Gosh, it's really something to  be 
thought of as someone worthy of being put in the Drag Racing Hall of Fame.  

"You know, you don't set out thinking about something like this. You  just 
kind of live your life and try to do your best, treat people well, and do  
the right things along the way."

After the ceremony, Coughlin will be  permanently enshrined at the Don 
Garlits Museum of Drag Racing in nearby Ocala,  Fla.

Named as one of the top 10 drag racers of all time, Amato was the  first 
Top Fuel pilot to capture five championships and more than 50 victories.  
Harris also shined in the early days of Top Fuel racing, while Abbott made his  
biggest impact on the sport when he invented the Lenco transmission. Guasco 
was  one of the first successful Fuel-Altered racers and Sibley gained 
notoriety in  his incredible line of jet cars. 

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