Pro Stock driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. is the provisional No. 1 qualifier for the second NHRA national event in a row after his blistering, track-record pass of 6.649 seconds at 208.17 mph in the opening round of the 20th annual Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.
Following a similar performance two weeks ago in Gainesville, Fla., where Coughlin also led at the halfway point of qualifying, the 36-year-old from Delaware, Ohio, sees lots of progress with his Slammers Ultimate Milk Chevrolet Cobalt.
“This team never rests, ” Coughlin said. “Our team owner Victor Cagnazzi has instilled work ethic in this group of guys that s second to none. They want to be world champions and it shows in everything they do.
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