JEG COUGHLIN JR. – NHRA PHOTO
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 09, 2025) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG
Power Equipment / Outlaw Light Beer Pro Stock car made their way to the
semifinals on Sunday at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at
Gainesville Raceway.
Plagued by rain for most of the weekend, Jeg Jr. managed to run a
6.516-second pass at 212.16 mph on Friday to qualify No. 12 after
Saturday was rained out. His efforts landed him a first-round matchup
against new teammate Greg Stanfield. The race would be over at the
starting line with G. Stanfield going -.077 seconds red. Jeg Jr. would
cross the finish line officially in 9.193 seconds at 110.95 mph.
In the quarterfinals, Jeg Jr. would take on KB Racing rival Eric Latino.
With a .025 second reaction time and 6.565-second pass at 208.97 mph,
the SCAG hot rod got the victory on a holeshot to Latino’s .038
reaction time and 6.553 pass at 210.31. The semifinals were a legendary
lineup with six-time world champion Jeg Jr. facing reigning and six-time
Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson.
The race was decided by three-thousandths of a second. Jeg Jr.’s
killer .004 reaction time along with his 6.572-second pass at 209.23 mph
came up just short to Anderson’s .032 reaction time and 6.541 pass at
210.54.
“The start of the season has been quite a marathon. We banged the wall
at the SCAG PRO Superstar Shootout specialty race then there was a
thrash to attend to the damage and we spent a week at Gainesville
Raceway to test before race one of the NHRA Drag Racing Series
season,” Jeg Jr. said. “All told we are very happy with the progress
we made from Tuesday right up to the semifinal round we lost to Greg
Anderson by .0035 seconds. Just a whisker. We’re looking forward to
heading west to compete in Arizona, California and Nevada.”
Coming off a dominating win at the SCAG PRO Superstar Shootout, Troy
Coughlin Jr., Jeg Jr.’s nephew, qualified No. 6 with a 6.494 second
pass at 212.23 mph. Troy Jr. had a clean first round pass of 6.555
seconds and 210.18 mph while his first-round opponent, teammate Aaron
Stanfield, had to pedal to a 7.237 at 153.51. In the second round,
eventual race winner Dallas Glenn would have 6.571 pass at 209.65 mph to
better Troy Jr.’s 6.591 at 209.36.
In his first race with Elite Motorsports, Greg Stanfield led the
five-car team in qualifying with his 6.491-second run at 212.09 mph that
put him fifth.
Elite Motorsports will return to competition March 21-23 at Firebird
Motorsports Park for the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
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ERICA ENDERS, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/SCAG
Power Equipment
Qualifying: No. 09
6.503 seconds at 210.60 mph
Race Results: Lost to Derrick Reese
AARON STANFIELD, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/Janac
Brothers Racing
Qualifying: No. 11
6.514 seconds at 212.93 mph
Race Results: Lost to Troy Coughlin Jr.
JEG COUGHLIN JR., SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Light Beer
Qualifying: No. 12
6.516 seconds at 212.16 mph
Race Results: Beat Greg Stanfield; Eric Latino; Lost to Greg Anderson
TROY COUGHLIN JR., JEGS.com
Qualifying: No. 06
6.514 seconds at 212.93 mph
Race Results: Beat Aaron Stanfield; Lost to Dallas Glenn
GREG STANFIELD, Janac Brothers Racing / The Rod Shop
Qualifying: No. 05
6.491 seconds at 212.09 mph
Race Results: Lost to Jeg Couhglin Jr.