Reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has traveled this path before.
Five times in his illustrious career, Coughlin has managed to win
debut races at new places, so when the 53-time national event winner
offers his opinions on fresh quarter-mile strips, it's safe to assume
he knows what he's talking about.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives through the ribbon-cutting ceremony last
month at zMax Dragway. Could this weekend's event mark the sixth time
in his career he wins an inaugural event debut?
Professional drag racing arrives in the Charlotte this weekend with the
inaugural Carolina NHRA Nationals at Bruton Smith's much-ballyhooed,
$60-million zMax Dragway at Concord. Strip away the bountiful amenities
at the "Bellagio of Drag Strips" and there's still a race to be
contested. That means two cars, lined-up side-by-side, running down the
1,320 with one winner advancing and one loser going home.