COUGHLIN WINS PS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jeg Coughlin, Jr. took a
season off and came back with only three races to go last year. That’s all the rest
he needed to win a fourth world title and third in Pro Stock. That, and a second-round
win over Richie Stevens combined with Greg Anderson and Dave Connolly's
first-round exits.
"What a
feeling!" Coughlin said. "To win another championship for JEGS.com
and all of our employees and fans is special. It's such a cool deal to win the
first championship under the NHRA's new Countdown playoff system. It was a
tough battle against the best racers in the world but we got it done as a team
and I couldn't be prouder of the entire Victor Cagnazzi Racing
organization."
Coughlin opened the final
day of the season trailing
Jeg Coughlin, Jr. took a
season off and came back with only three races to go last year. That’s all the rest
he needed to win a fourth world title and third in Pro Stock. That, and a second-round
win over Richie Stevens combined with Greg Anderson and Dave Connolly's
first-round exits.
"What a
feeling!" Coughlin said. "To win another championship for JEGS.com
and all of our employees and fans is special. It's such a cool deal to win the
first championship under the NHRA's new Countdown playoff system. It was a
tough battle against the best racers in the world but we got it done as a team
and I couldn't be prouder of the entire Victor Cagnazzi Racing
organization."
Coughlin opened the final
day of the season trailing
"It's incredible how
it all fell into place," Coughlin said. "The pressure was enormous
for all of us and I think my previous experience might have really helped me
there. Last year I only ran three Pro Stock events at the end of the season.
The rest of the time I was running a bunch of those high-dollar bracket races
and those things are so intense. That's kind of what it felt like these past
two races.
"This is such a
charge. To be able to give Victor and Brita (Cagnazzi) their first championship
means a lot to me. They had a plan to put together a race team capable of
winning a championship and through a lot of perseverance and hard work they got
it done.
"Like any racer that
wins a championship, I have a fantastic team behind me. Roy Simmons, my crew
chief, my father Jeg Sr., the crew guys, the boys building the motors back at
the shop, the chassis department, they all share in this moment. This is for
all of us."