COUGHLIN PULLS OUT NEW RECORD TO END EDWARDS' NO. 1 SREAK
Sun, 2010-03-28 15:00
The streak is over. Long live the next streak?
Jeg Coughlin broke Mike Edwards’ stranglehold on Pro Stock qualifying on Saturday, earning the No. 1 spot for Sunday’s 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, ending a streak of 12 consecutive races where Edwards had qualified first in Pro Stock.
But lest you think Edwards is going away, Coughlin warned against it.
The streak is over. Long live the next streak?
Jeg Coughlin broke Mike Edwards’ stranglehold on Pro Stock qualifying on Saturday, earning the No. 1 spot for Sunday’s 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, ending a streak of 12 consecutive races where Edwards had qualified first in Pro Stock.
But lest you think Edwards is going away, Coughlin warned against it.
“He was extremely fast in Gainesville, got beat on a hole shot in the final to Jason Line,” Coughlin said Saturday. “I don’t see him slowing down any time soon. I see this as just a slight blemish through Saturday. We’ll count on him being strong tomorrow.”
Edwards was strong on Saturday, too, going to the top of the chart after the third session before Coughlin claimed the No. 1 position. Coughlin went 6.520 seconds at 212.29 mph to qualify first, with Edwards second at 6.548 second at 212.13 mph.
“It feels fantastic,” Coughlin said. “It’s quite an honor to be your first No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock for the 4-Wide Nationals.”
Greg Anderson qualified fifth at 6.570 second but set a national speed record of 212.46 mph in the final round of qualifying.
Coughlin’s time was also a track record and seems to confirm changes made to his Chevrolet before and after the race at Gainesville were the right ones. His father, Jeg, returned to help the team, and Jeg Jr. qualified second at Gainesville.
“The car still wasn’t real, real happy,” Coughlin said.”(Jeg Sr.) came to Gainesville with us and made quite a few changes going into Gainesville.”
Then the race team got together and worked on a plan for this weekend.
“We haven’t changed a whole lot since Gainesville,” Coughlin said. “To be honest with you, we’ve had a couple team meetings since then with myself, my father Jeg, Victor Cagnazzi and crew chief Roy Simmons. We’ve just worked through all the great things that we accomplished at Gainesville and some of the few things that we didn’t accomplish and how we were going to overcome those going into Charlotte.”
Coughlin knew the team would have enough distractions this weekend, from racing at their home-town track to dealing with the intricacies of racing four-wide.
“We had a lot on our plate going in, and we decided we better get the car sorted out real soon because we’ve got enough other stuff to take care of,” Coughlin said.
The car sure seems sorted out now.
Jeg Coughlin broke Mike Edwards’ stranglehold on Pro Stock qualifying on Saturday, earning the No. 1 spot for Sunday’s 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, ending a streak of 12 consecutive races where Edwards had qualified first in Pro Stock.
But lest you think Edwards is going away, Coughlin warned against it.
The streak is over. Long live the next streak?
Jeg Coughlin broke Mike Edwards’ stranglehold on Pro Stock qualifying on Saturday, earning the No. 1 spot for Sunday’s 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, ending a streak of 12 consecutive races where Edwards had qualified first in Pro Stock.
But lest you think Edwards is going away, Coughlin warned against it.
“He was extremely fast in Gainesville, got beat on a hole shot in the final to Jason Line,” Coughlin said Saturday. “I don’t see him slowing down any time soon. I see this as just a slight blemish through Saturday. We’ll count on him being strong tomorrow.”
Edwards was strong on Saturday, too, going to the top of the chart after the third session before Coughlin claimed the No. 1 position. Coughlin went 6.520 seconds at 212.29 mph to qualify first, with Edwards second at 6.548 second at 212.13 mph.
“It feels fantastic,” Coughlin said. “It’s quite an honor to be your first No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock for the 4-Wide Nationals.”
Greg Anderson qualified fifth at 6.570 second but set a national speed record of 212.46 mph in the final round of qualifying.
Coughlin’s time was also a track record and seems to confirm changes made to his Chevrolet before and after the race at Gainesville were the right ones. His father, Jeg, returned to help the team, and Jeg Jr. qualified second at Gainesville.
“The car still wasn’t real, real happy,” Coughlin said.”(Jeg Sr.) came to Gainesville with us and made quite a few changes going into Gainesville.”
Then the race team got together and worked on a plan for this weekend.
“We haven’t changed a whole lot since Gainesville,” Coughlin said. “To be honest with you, we’ve had a couple team meetings since then with myself, my father Jeg, Victor Cagnazzi and crew chief Roy Simmons. We’ve just worked through all the great things that we accomplished at Gainesville and some of the few things that we didn’t accomplish and how we were going to overcome those going into Charlotte.”
Coughlin knew the team would have enough distractions this weekend, from racing at their home-town track to dealing with the intricacies of racing four-wide.
“We had a lot on our plate going in, and we decided we better get the car sorted out real soon because we’ve got enough other stuff to take care of,” Coughlin said.
The car sure seems sorted out now.
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