Only a few races into his Top Alcohol Dragster career, Troy Coughlin Jr. drove the JEGS.com McPhillips Racing rail to the winner's circle by dominating the Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser Sunday in what was clearly the best car of the meet.
 
"Winning this race in this car with this team, right here in the great state of Ohio at this track, it just doesn't get any better," Coughlin said. "To be the No. 1 qualifier and convert that into a race win is very satisfying. I've known from the start this McPhillips Racing team was capable of winning and dominating like this and to have it come together after just a handful of starts says a lot about this tenacious crew."
 
It's the 13th victory for the Delaware, Ohio native but his first in the Top Alcohol Dragster class. He's previously won races in Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Pro, and also has competed in Top Fuel and Pro Mod, where he was rookie of the year in 2015.
 
"Rich McPhillips and his son Rich Jr. are phenomenal tuners," Coughlin said. "My crew guys, Duke Roney, Andy Good and Charlie Wrotten on the dragster and Justin Beaver on my other racecars, they are all top-notch mechanics. My dad (three-time and reigning Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin) and my fiancé Brenna (McCullough) give me all the support I could ever need. Racing with my Uncle Mike (Coughlin) and my sister Paige (Coughlin) also is fun because we can share in things like this together.
 
"We also welcomed Global Electronic Technology as one of our sponsors. They were with me last year when I was running Top Fuel and they wanted to support this effort so we're happy to add them to JEGS, McPhillips Racing, Boninfante, Audubon Service and ford8and9inchrears.com."
 
Troy Jr. qualified No. 1 with a best pass of 5.303 seconds at 276.52 mph and beat John Paul Gutierrez, Mike Kosky and Brandon Greco to score the trophy. 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Troy Coughlin Jr., Delaware, Ohio, 5.876, 265.53  def. Brandon Greco, Roscoe, Pa., 11.580, 60.10. 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Sean Bellemeur, Placentia, Calif., '17 Camaro, 5.484, 268.28  def. Todd Robertson, Harrison Twp., Mich., '12 Mustang, 5.763, 231.79. 

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., '15 dragster, D/D, 7.256, 165.33  def. David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '14 Camaro, D/EA, 8.130, 155.74. 

SUPER STOCK
Todd Frantz, Louisville, Ky., '08 G5, GT/HA, 9.541, 134.93  def. Tyler Bohannon, Louisville, Ky., '67 Corvette, SS/HA, 9.885, 131.88. 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Randy Butter, Pittsburgh, Pa., '69 Camaro, H/SA, 11.355, 111.34  def. Austin Alvey, Taylorsville, Ky., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.132, 110.76. 

SUPER COMP
Kimbra Fuesting, Waukegan, Ill., '17 Mcilvain Race, 8.898, 167.86  def. Nick Folk, Durand, Ill., '18 Miller, 8.889, 174.03. 

SUPER GAS
Tom Dimond, Dublin, Ohio, '27 Ford T, 9.900, 157.56  def. Devin Isenhower, Lebanon, Ind., '67 Camaro, 9.903, 160.90. 

SUPER STREET
Edward Jirousek, Elyria, Ohio, '91 Mustang, 13.828, 74.93  def. Bryan Workman, Willard, Ohio, '72 Nova, broke. 

TOP DRAGSTER
Zach Sackman, Channahon, Ill., '10 Spitzer, 6.133, 212.69  def. Ed Dudley, Fishers, Ind., '11 Spitzer, 6.321, 216.00. 

TOP SPORTSMAN
Lester Johnson, Cynthiana, Ky., '55 Chevy, 6.381, 173.38  def. Justin Sowders, Louisville, Ky., '69 Camaro, 7.728, 150.92. 

PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
Matt Ernst, Clinton, Iowa, '11 Arctic CAT, 8.243, 152.93  def. Scott Hagen, Oxford, Mich., '13 Skidoo, 8.551, 151.60. 

DRAW/RFC SUPER COMP SHOOTOUT PRESENTED BY MOSER ENGINEERING
Brian Folk, Durand, Ill., '13 American, 8.918, 174.62  def. Pat Martin, London, Ohio, '08 American, 8.911, 182.50. 

DRAW/RFC SUPER GAS SHOOTOUT  PRESENTED BY MOSER ENGINEERING
Tim Schmidt, Masillon, Ohio, '67 Camaro, 9.874, 171.31  def. Jeff Gerber, Massillon, Ohio, '27 Ford, foul. 

DRAW/RFC SUPERSTREET SHOOTOUT PRESENTED BY MOSER ENGINEERING
Philip Smida, Canfield, Ohio, '88 Cavalier, 10.904, 134.52  def. Lee Newmeyer, Shelby, Ohio, '84 Ranger, 10.889, 124.08.