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Pair of Former NHRA World Champions Earn Shootout Titles at JEGS SPORTSnationals

September 23, 2019 Ellen Richardson 0

A pair of former NHRA world champions took the weekend to earn victories in Saturday’s JEGS SPORTSnationals at National Trail Raceway.

JEGS to Become Title Sponsor of Route 66 NHRA Nationals

May 3, 2018 The RacingJunk Editors 0

JEGS and the NHRA have reached an agreement, naming the high performance auto equipment retailer as title-rights sponsor for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway, just outside Chicago.

Prudhomme Returns to Baja

April 13, 2018 The RacingJunk Editors 0

Don “the Snake” Prudhomme, four-time NHRA Funny Car champion and drag racing legend, is best known for his performance in the Funny Car field – but he’s also got serious experience with desert racing on Mexico’s Baja peninsula.

Pro Mod World Champion Troy Coughlin to Retire

Pro Mod World Champion Troy Coughlin Retires

November 30, 2017 The RacingJunk Editors 0

Troy Coughlin has announced his retirement from profession racing. Perhaps surprisingly, perhaps not, this news comes on the heels of Coughlin’s third Pro Mod world championship victory.

Baldwin and Enders Headline McLeod Weekend at NHRA Nats in Las Vegas

October 26, 2017 The RacingJunk Editors 0

Two-time Pro Stock World Champion Erica Enders-Stevens and Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Krista Baldwin will take the spotlight at this weekend’s NHRA Toyota Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The Coughlin Legacy Continues as Paige Coughlin Heads for Div 3 North Central Finals

August 23, 2017 The RacingJunk Editors 0

Rarely does a rookie drag racer with only two events on her resume show up at a racetrack where she’s already made multiple passes. But such is the case for 17-year-old Paige Coughlin as she returns to Beech Bend Raceway Park for this weekend’s North Central Finals.