COUGHLIN BATTLES CURFEW, JOHNNY GRAY FOR WIN
Mon, 2009-08-24 08:01
The clock was ticking. The curfew at Maple Grove Raceway is 9 p.m., and the hands on the clock were 
already past the witching hour.
It was dark, cool and the air was not yet full of moisture, near perfect conditions for Jeg Coughlin to simply outrun Johnny Gray in the final round of Pro Stock competition in the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals. For Coughlin it was all horsepower as he cut a .012 light to Gray's nearly identical .013.
“It did feel fantastic,” said Coughlin when asked about his sixth win of the season and near lock on the No. 1 spot in the Countdown to 1. “We struggled in the two qualifying rounds we had here, ended up eight. We knew we had a lot under the hood and knew we had the car to do it. We just tried to give it what it wanted.”
already past the witching hour.
It was dark, cool and the air was not yet full of moisture, near perfect conditions for Jeg Coughlin to simply outrun Johnny Gray in the final round of Pro Stock competition in the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals. For Coughlin it was all horsepower as he cut a .012 light to Gray's nearly identical .013.
“It did feel fantastic,” said Coughlin when asked about his sixth win of the season and near lock on the No. 1 spot in the Countdown to 1. “We struggled in the two qualifying rounds we had here, ended up eight. We knew we had a lot under the hood and knew we had the car to do it. We just tried to give it what it wanted.”
By the time Pro Stock ran their final round the racetrack was near perfect.
“The track was extremely good. The dew is certainly starting to pour in very very heavy right now and it was a good thing the day was at an end. Even when I pulled my chutes the car kinda cocked sideways and slid for a couple hundred yards. That's a feeling I've not felt behind the wheel of a Pro Stock car.
“The car felt like a rocket. The best it felt all day and we were rewarded with our best et of the day.”
The first round was the slowest for Coughlin, with a 6.723 at 205.54 mph being enough to get past Ronnie Humprey, Greg Anderson's brother in law. From there on Coughlin ran a 6.648 to best Mike Edwards, a 6.646 to beat Jason Line and a 6.635 to take the win over Gray.
The win against Edwards was the closest. Coughlin cut a .007 light to Edwards .028 which he needed to best Edwards 6.635.
One pair of Top Alcohol Funny Cars later, racing at Maple Grove came to a grinding halt.
already past the witching hour. It was dark, cool and the air was not yet full of moisture, near perfect conditions for Jeg Coughlin to simply outrun Johnny Gray in the final round of Pro Stock competition in the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals. For Coughlin it was all horsepower as he cut a .012 light to Gray's nearly identical .013.
“It did feel fantastic,” said Coughlin when asked about his sixth win of the season and near lock on the No. 1 spot in the Countdown to 1. “We struggled in the two qualifying rounds we had here, ended up eight. We knew we had a lot under the hood and knew we had the car to do it. We just tried to give it what it wanted.”
The clock was ticking. The curfew at Maple Grove Raceway is 9 p.m., and the hands on the clock were
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It was dark, cool and the air was not yet full of moisture, near perfect conditions for Jeg Coughlin to simply outrun Johnny Gray in the final round of Pro Stock competition in the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals. For Coughlin it was all horsepower as he cut a .012 light to Gray's nearly identical .013.
“It did feel fantastic,” said Coughlin when asked about his sixth win of the season and near lock on the No. 1 spot in the Countdown to 1. “We struggled in the two qualifying rounds we had here, ended up eight. We knew we had a lot under the hood and knew we had the car to do it. We just tried to give it what it wanted.”
By the time Pro Stock ran their final round the racetrack was near perfect.
“The track was extremely good. The dew is certainly starting to pour in very very heavy right now and it was a good thing the day was at an end. Even when I pulled my chutes the car kinda cocked sideways and slid for a couple hundred yards. That's a feeling I've not felt behind the wheel of a Pro Stock car.
“The car felt like a rocket. The best it felt all day and we were rewarded with our best et of the day.”
The first round was the slowest for Coughlin, with a 6.723 at 205.54 mph being enough to get past Ronnie Humprey, Greg Anderson's brother in law. From there on Coughlin ran a 6.648 to best Mike Edwards, a 6.646 to beat Jason Line and a 6.635 to take the win over Gray.
The win against Edwards was the closest. Coughlin cut a .007 light to Edwards .028 which he needed to best Edwards 6.635.
One pair of Top Alcohol Funny Cars later, racing at Maple Grove came to a grinding halt.
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