Landmark 500th elimination round win for Jeg Coughlin Jr. could happen Sunday

Landmark 500th elimination round win for Coughlin could happen Sunday   
TOPEKA,  Kan. (May 18) – Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s JEGS.com/Mopar  Dodge Avenger 
has consistently been one of the top cars in Pro Stock this season  and the 
team's fourth-place qualifying effort at the NHRA Kansas Nationals  proved 
the point yet again. 
"It feels real good right now," Coughlin said. "We've been working on our  
total package, trying to put it all together: from the pits to the racetrack 
to  the driving to qualifying to turning the win light on  Sundays." 
Coughlin had a best pass of 6.633 seconds at 208.46 mph, missing on third  
place by just a fraction of his top speed as teammate Allen Johnson had an  
identical ET but got the third position thanks to a mph of  208.62. 
"I'm happy with the way we've started here at Heartland Park," Coughlin  
said. "We were second in the first session and fourth the other three runs. 
I'm  real confident the car is going to continue to perform well, and I feel 
great  behind the wheel. I like the total package we've brought to the track 
this  weekend. 
"We're really not changing a whole lot on the car. It's got some small  
inefficiencies we're just trying to tweak, but we don't want to upset the apple 
 cart. We really feel like we've got a car that can go the  distance." 
Coughlin squares off against No. 13 qualifier Greg Stanfield in the first  
round of eliminations Sunday morning. Coughlin and Stanfield both have  
reputations for having some of the best reaction times in the class, and  
Coughlin said he'll be ready for a strong test from his  friend. 
"You know deep down you have to be on your best behavior," Coughlin said.  
"Ultimately you have to stick to your game plan. I feel like I've got a 
pretty  good game plan with the JEGS/Mopar Dodge for tomorrow and that round in  
particular. We'll give it a go and see how we do." 
With two round wins on Sunday Coughlin will hit 500 Pro Stock rounds wins  
for his illustrious career. 
"You try not to look too far ahead because when you do it can often get  
you into trouble," Coughlin said. "I hope that milestone happens tomorrow, and 
I  also hope it's a milestone on the way to our first win of the  season." 
Eliminations for Sunday's NHRA Kansas Nationals get under way at 11 a.m.  
CDT from Heartland Park Topeka. 
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