On June 12-15, in between the NHRA POWERade Series events national in Joliet and
Englishtown, Jeg Coughlin will be competing in the prestigious JEGS U.S. Open
Bracket Championships at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. The four-time
world champion will step out of the seat of his 210-mph JEGS.com Pro Stock
Cobalt and into his dragster and Chevy Nova bracket cars - as he competes for a share of the more than
$200,000 in prize money that is posted for the event.
“Over the past few years, the
JEGS U.S. Open has grown to become one of the sport’s premiere bracket races,”
said Coughlin. “[Promoters] Mike Fuqua and Dave Szerlag have created a great
event that not only features a huge payout, but is also a lot of fun. There’s so
much money on the line this weekend that I’m sure this race will attract a who’s
who of great bracket racers. I’d expect the competition to be extremely intense
but I’m really looking forward to it.”
The JEGS U.S. Open features
four-separate days of high stakes E.T. bracket racing, including two
$20,000-to-win events on Friday and Saturday and two more races on Thursday and
Sunday that pay $10,000 to the champion. There are numerous other special
promotions including a race for a complete Steve Schmidt-built engine and a
dragster chassis from Racecraft. Nearly 400 of the nation’s best sportsman drag
racers are expected to participate in the event, which recently moved to its new
home in Indianapolis.