NHRA
ProMod: Troy Coughlin Bristol preview
Bristol track holds special place in Troy Coughlin's heart BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 5) -- Troy Coughlin returns to the site of one of his biggest drag racing victories this weekend when he competes at the seventh annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley ...
Published: Jul 6, 2007, 3:39 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Bristol track holds special place in Troy Coughlin's heart
BRISTOL, Tenn. (July 5) -- Troy Coughlin returns to the site of one of his biggest drag racing victories this weekend when he competes at the seventh annual O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Q at Bristol Dragway. Coughlin scored $50,000 at famed Thunder Valley in 2000 when he outlasted a field of Pro Stock all-stars to win the Winston Showdown.
"That was a very proud moment for our family and our race team," Coughlin said. "The Winston Showdown featured the best of the best in the Pro Stock class and I remember being very honored just to be a part of it all. Then on race day we just put it all together and got the win. It's a very special memory for me.
"My little brother Jeg had won that deal the year before so between us we had back-to-back wins for JEGS and all our associates. That was very cool. The $50,000 top prize was fun to get also."
This time through, Coughlin will be looking for glory in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge as he continues the development of his twin-turbo JEGS.com Pontiac GTO. The one-of-a-kind hot rod is getting quicker every event and Coughlin hopes this weekend's contest in Bristol will be a turning point for his rookie team.
"The car really started picking up and responding to what we were doing to it at the last race in Englishtown," Coughlin said. "We're making massive horsepower; that's not the problem at all. It's just getting that power to stick on the track.
"As I've stated before, we're not interested in making the field. We want to win races. We want to be contenders for the championship every year. I know beyond any doubt this car will rule the world one day. It's just taking a little time to get it sorted out. We have to be very judicious with how we apply the power we're making.
"The one thing I am very proud of to this point is the attitude and work ethic of my team. The guys are as excited as I am about the potential of this car and they just keep working so hard on making us better. This is a great group and I'm really pumped up to have them behind me in this effort."
Pro Mod qualifying begins Friday at 4:45 and 7:15 p.m.
-credit: team jegs
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Bristol: Team Mopar preview
Next article Daytona II: Qualifying times
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Troy Coughlin
NHRA heads to Charlotte for Four-wide Nationals
NHRA
NHRA
Charlotte
NHRA heads to Charlotte for Four-wide Nationals
Good, bad and ugly dominate Gatornationals memories
NHRA
NHRA
Good, bad and ugly dominate Gatornationals memories
Wild horsepower at Wild Horse Pass
NHRA
NHRA
Phoenix
Wild horsepower at Wild Horse Pass
Latest news
How Aston Martin’s fuel gamble in Monza WEC fell short by just three seconds
WEC
WEC WEC
Monza
35 min
How Aston Martin’s fuel gamble in Monza WEC fell short by just three seconds
Brad Keselowski expects "lots of soul searching" in off-season as he reflects on 2026
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
45 min
Brad Keselowski expects "lots of soul searching" in off-season as he reflects on 2026
What's behind Oscar Piastri's split with Mark Webber – and what it means for his F1 career
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Sao Paulo GP
1 h
What's behind Oscar Piastri's split with Mark Webber – and what it means for his F1 career
Shane van Gisbergen gets new crew chief for 2027 NASCAR Cup season
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Homestead-Miami
1 h
Shane van Gisbergen gets new crew chief for 2027 NASCAR Cup season
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe