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RICHMOND, Va. (Oct 4) -- Jeg Coughlin is jumping back into NHRA competition with a vengeance. Not only is the three-time series champion making his first appearance in his brand-new Slammers Ultimate Milk/Jegs.com Chevrolet Cobalt Pro Stock car for Cagnazzi Racing, but he'll also be chasing the Competition Eliminator title at the inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park .
Coughlin is no stranger to Comp Eliminator having won the Division 3 championship in the class in 1997. That same year he won the Fram Nationals and four divisional races in Indianapolis , Martin , Mich. , Noble, Okla. , and Phoenix .
In Richmond , Coughlin will be driving one of the cars from sportsman legend Arnie Martel's fleet -- a Jerry Haas-built Pontiac GTO powered by a Charlie Taylor small block. The H-Altered Automatic entry is capable of running seven-second passes.
"Arnie Sr. and I are old friends," Coughlin said, emphasizing 'Arnie' with his best Boston accent in a nod to Martel's Massachusetts roots. "He bought the car I drove this year in Indy and I kidded him at the time that he owed me a ride. Both Arnie Sr. and Arnie Jr. are running G-Super Modifieds this weekend so the seat in their H-Altered Automatic was open and Arnie gave me a jingle and asked me if I wanted to give it a whirl.
"Of course I jumped at the chance to drive his car. I was planning on driving two cars at each race but I didn't have time to get everything together for this weekend so I thought I was out of luck until Arnie called. It worked out nicely."
Coughlin hasn't driven a Pro Stock car since his win last November in Pomona , Calif. , but he has driven a number of sportsman cars this season in various bracket races and shootouts around his native Ohio .
"We're in it to win it," he said. "I'm serious about my racing, even though I do enjoy the ride just as much as the competition. This will be an exciting weekend and the more seat time and rounds of competition I see, the better it will be from the team."
Pro Stock star Coughlin adds Comp chase to this weekend's race
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct 4) -- Jeg Coughlin is jumping back into NHRA competition with a vengeance. Not only is the three-time series champion making his first appearance in his brand-new Slammers Ultimate Milk/Jegs.com Chevrolet Cobalt Pro Stock car for Cagnazzi Racing, but he'll also be chasing the Competition Eliminator title at the inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park .
Coughlin is no stranger to Comp Eliminator having won the Division 3 championship in the class in 1997. That same year he won the Fram Nationals and four divisional races in Indianapolis , Martin , Mich. , Noble, Okla. , and Phoenix .
In Richmond , Coughlin will be driving one of the cars from sportsman legend Arnie Martel's fleet -- a Jerry Haas-built Pontiac GTO powered by a Charlie Taylor small block. The H-Altered Automatic entry is capable of running seven-second passes.
"Arnie Sr. and I are old friends," Coughlin said, emphasizing 'Arnie' with his best Boston accent in a nod to Martel's Massachusetts roots. "He bought the car I drove this year in Indy and I kidded him at the time that he owed me a ride. Both Arnie Sr. and Arnie Jr. are running G-Super Modifieds this weekend so the seat in their H-Altered Automatic was open and Arnie gave me a jingle and asked me if I wanted to give it a whirl.
"Of course I jumped at the chance to drive his car. I was planning on driving two cars at each race but I didn't have time to get everything together for this weekend so I thought I was out of luck until Arnie called. It worked out nicely."
Coughlin hasn't driven a Pro Stock car since his win last November in Pomona , Calif. , but he has driven a number of sportsman cars this season in various bracket races and shootouts around his native Ohio .
"We're in it to win it," he said. "I'm serious about my racing, even though I do enjoy the ride just as much as the competition. This will be an exciting weekend and the more seat time and rounds of competition I see, the better it will be from the team."
