Jeg Coughlin Jr. buzzing after posting best qualifying result of last 20 months

2017-03-19T09:08:35-05:00March 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spoken at length about the supreme confidence he has in his brand-new Rick Jones-built JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro since he took delivery of the racecar in January. This weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Coughlin is letting his car do the talking. Jeg Coughlin Jr. In an impressive 6.491 seconds at 214.01 mph, Coughlin locked up the No. 4 slot on Sunday’s elimination ladder, marking his best starting point in eliminations [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes strong connection to Florida yields positive results at Gatornat’ls

2017-03-15T15:24:58-05:00March 15th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Although he’s an Ohio boy through and through, six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spent enough time in the Sunshine State to consider it a second home. With the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals coming up this weekend, he’s hoping that familiarity breeds more success at famed Gainesville Raceway, where he’s already won two times in the past. Coughlin and his family have vacationed in Florida for years, escaping the cold Ohio winters in the past and [...]

Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-02-27T18:24:43-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS Mail Order team flagship JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro for Elite Motorsports, raced to the 67th semifinal of his storied career today during eliminations of the second event in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, just a few miles outside the Phoenix city limits. Coughlin started eliminations Sunday from the No. 5 qualifying spot (6.541 seconds, 211.30 mph) in his [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leads family stable into NHRA eliminations in Phoenix

2017-02-26T08:15:27-06:00February 25th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the charge for the JEGS Mail Order team into Sunday’s eliminations at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second event of 24 in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Commanding the controls of the new JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro built by Rick Jones Race Cars, Coughlin qualified in the No. 5 position. His 6.541-second, 211.30-mph run in Saturday’s last of four [...]

More Phoenix fireworks on the mind of two-time Arizona Nat’ls winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-02-22T17:18:25-06:00February 20th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

CHANDLER, AZ — Jeg Coughlin Jr. has visited the winner’s circle at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park two times in the past, and if things go the way he’s expecting at this weekend’s 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, his JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro will find its way back to that hallowed ground. “Phoenix is a great place and the fans there always have a good time when we’re in town so it’s definitely fun to visit,” Coughlin said. “As a family, we visit the area fairly [...]

Pro Stock veteran Jeg Coughlin Jr. and rookie Top Fuel pilot Troy Coughlin Jr. both reach quarterfinals of season-opening Winternationals

2017-02-13T10:21:30-06:00February 12th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

POMONA, CA — Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. lost a close second-round battle with four-time Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson Sunday at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, which put an end to Coughlin’s time at the 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals. Anderson managed to get a slight edge at the starting line and was able to hold off Coughlin’s JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro at every timing cone, winning with a 6.567 at 210.93 mph to Coughlin’s 6.585 at 209.85 mph. At the time, [...]

Quick start the key to Pomona success, says six-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-02-12T10:45:30-06:00February 11th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

POMONA, CA -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. successfully qualified his JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro in the No. 7 slot at this weekend's season-opening 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals and he heads into race day knowing a quick start to Sunday's eliminations will get the new year off on the right foot. "I’m real pleased with the progression this week and through the first four runs of qualifying here at Pomona," Coughlin said. "We came out and fired a pretty good shot in Q1 with a .57 [...]

Transportation Impact signs expanded sponsorship of Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-02-09T05:59:30-06:00February 9th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Sponsorship|Tags: , , , |

WYNNEWOOD, OK — Praising the successes of their first year together, Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman and Transportation Impact Co-Founder Keith Byrd made a bullish announcement of an expanded sponsorship package for multi-time champion drivers Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. “This may be the best sponsorship deal in motorsports,” Freeman said. “You always want the fans and your fellow racers to support the sponsors that fund our sport, and in the case of Transportation Impact, it literally doesn’t cost you a penny to [...]

Drag racing champions Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders return to Chevrolet

2016-12-09T13:09:40-06:00December 8th, 2016|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA|Tags: , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman announced Thursday at the PRI Show that multi-time world champion drag racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders will fight for the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock crown in a pair of RJ Racecars-built Chevrolet Camaros. The move back to Chevrolet was widely anticipated as Freeman and Enders used the bowtie brand to capture the 2014 and 2015 titles for Elite Motorsports. Coughlin drove a Chevrolet to four of his five Pro Stock [...]

Championship-winning crew chief Rickie Jones to leave NHRA circuit in 2017

2016-11-22T14:36:23-06:00November 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA|Tags: , , |

POMONA, CA – Elite Motorsports crew chief Rickie Jones will step back from his duties with the championship-winning NHRA Pro Stock team to focus on his family in 2017. Jones, the son of veteran crew chief/chassis builder Rick Jones, was an integral part of Erica Enders' 2014-15 Pro Stock world championships. "My wife Sarah and I want to start a family and have children," Rickie Jones said. "That's harder to do when you're gone as much as this series demands. "I've been blessed way beyond [...]

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