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NHRA Pro Stock - JEGS Preview OReilly Northwest Nationals


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Delaware, Aug 1, 2012: In 2012, Jeg Coughlin Jr. is making his return to the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series after a one-year hiatus. Jeg Jr is driving the all-new JEGS Mopar Dodge Avenger in the Pro Stock class. In his first outing since his return, he drove to a runner-up finish at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals.

Following a quarterfinal finish at last weekend’s event in Sonoma, Jeg Jr has moved back into the top ten in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock standings. There are three events remaining before the Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin.

Jeg Jr won the 2002 NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, driving to a final round victory over Mark Whisnant. Jeg Jr was also a runner-up at the 2000 Seattle race, losing to Richie Stevens in the final. In both seasons, Jeg Jr went on to win the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock World Championship.

In 12 career appearances in Seattle, Jeg has a round win record of 11-11 in Pro Stock competition.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. is a four-time NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion. He earned season titles in 2000, 2002, 2007 and 2008. As a sportsman driver, Jeg Jr also claimed the NHRA Super Gas championship in 1992.

In 2010, his most recent season in Pro Stock competition, Jeg Coughlin Jr. won four Pro Stock races in seven final round appearances. He also claimed a win in the Top Dragster class at the St. Louis event.

Including Pacific Raceways, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has won at least one NHRA national event at 22 different facilities. The only current venues on the NHRA Full Throttle tour where he has not won are the track in Norwalk and Charlotte.

Jeg Jr’s best elapsed time in a Pro Stock car is 6.520-seconds and his best speed is 212.29-mph both recorded at the inaugural Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C. in 2010.

Jeg Jr will once again be pulling double duty in Seattle as he continues to the wheel his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak entry in Stock Eliminator. Earlier this year, family friend Jeff Taylor drove the car to a Lucas Oil Series victory.