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November 1, 2011 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Mopar® revealed today at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas that four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will join the Team Mopar roster in 2012, campaigning a new Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock class.
"Jeg Jr. is a proven winner, with four Pro Stock championships on his résumé," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group's service, parts and customer-care brand. "We are thrilled to add an elite driver to Team Mopar, and we look forward to sharing in his great success at the drag strip next season."
"I'm extremely excited to join forces with Mopar in 2012," said Jeg Jr., the only racer in the history of the NHRA to win a national event in six different classes. "The entire Coughlin Brothers Racing team has high expectations for the 2012 season and we expect to field a premier program with our Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger team, from top to bottom."
Jeg Coughlin Jr. will join veteran racer Allen Johnson as the only two drivers in the Pro Stock class directly sponsored by Mopar.
"Adding Jeg Jr. to the Team Mopar roster is a great addition for the brand," said Allen Johnson, driver of the Mopar Dodge Avenger. "This puts at least two very strong Mopar cars in the Pro Stock field next year, and I think it gives the brand an excellent chance of seeing a Mopar-powered driver bring home the Pro Stock championship in 2012."
"Allen Johnson and his father Roy Johnson have a long history with Mopar and have built a highly respected program with their J&J Racing team," said Jeg Jr. "Between our two teams, I think you're going to see a Mopar Dodge in the winner's circle at many NHRA events next year.
"When we pull through the gates at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals (the 2012 season-opening event), with the lofty goals we've set for ourselves, we expect to have a car that can qualify on the pole and win on Sunday. I believe the Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge will be able to fire some shots off the bow immediately."
The announcement marks a return to the Pro Stock class by Jeg Jr. after a one-year hiatus. It's also a return to the Mopar fold for the 40-year-old Delaware, Ohio native, who has a long history with the brand. Jeg Jr. captured the 2004 U.S. Nationals Mopar HEMI® Challenge event win driving a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, raced a Mopar HEMI-powered Dodge Pro Stock car during the 2005 NHRA season and currently owns and occasionally competes in Sportsman events in a Mopar Challenger Drag Pak.
"I have a number of firsts involving Mopar," said Jeg Jr. "My first car was a 1983 Dodge Charger. One of my first jobs as a teenager at our JEGS business was to organize the warehouse and create space for a brand that was expanding its parts line — the Mopar Direct Connection brand.
"The passion I've witnessed in the folks I've dealt with at Mopar and Chrysler Group is second-to-none. Their enthusiasm and excitement is a big reason this program came together, and that passion is something that will fuel our team next year."
JNR Racing shop to supply Mopar HEMI engines for Jeg Coughlin Jr's Dodge
Jeg Jr. will go in-house to crank out the Mopar HEMI engines needed to power his Pro Stock cars, utilizing his new JNR Racing engine shop, located in Mooresville, N.C., to supply a steady stream of Mopar HEMIs.
Jeg Jr. and his family announced their new engine shop venture with partners Nick Ferri and Roy Simmons earlier this year. The duo teamed with Jeg Jr. on his engine program in the early 2000s, and the group has combined to earn multiple Pro Stock championships since 2002.
"We're really excited to join back up with Nick and Roy," said Jeg Jr., who will act as both team owner and driver for his Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge. "Coupled with our new relationships with Mopar and Chrysler Group engineers, I think we're really going to see some great noise out of our Mopar HEMIs."
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. Interview on MOPAR Pro Stock Carby jegsvideos1,994 views
@dobbins2550 On the contrary, I do have a V10 breathed on by Mopar in a Dodge Charger R/T and it is an outstanding engine which will be producing 840hp+. I have never criticised the engine in my comment. The reason why I said "pathetic" was because I was referring to the level of bhp to the cylinder capacity. Please I can point out and argue about anything. I am an engineer.
Also the 458 Italia is a DIFFERENT vehicle with a different engine and transmission setup to the Viper ACR.
ROCKSOLID19 3 weeks ago
@ROCKSOLID19
Please refrain from using the HP Per Liter argument, it means nothing, absolutely nothing! Performance on the track is all that matters. The 2010 Dodge Viper ACR has a 71.4 HP per liter, and it raped, absolutely ape rapes the Ferrari 458 around the Nurburgring and the 458 has one of the highest HP per liter engines ever. Your argument is invalid, period. Just deal with it.
dobbins2550 3 weeks ago
The 850bhp V10 does not even have a dry sump!
ROCKSOLID19 2 months ago in playlist Dodge
2:05, 650bhp out of an 8.4 Viper engine???? The European expectations of an 8.4 is around 1200bhp or so! Pathetic.
ROCKSOLID19 2 months ago in playlist Dodge
$50 sayz tht Modded V10 @ 2:01 iz gonna be the same One they toss in the 2013 Model with 650 Horse!!!!!....tho Im praying for a Number around 670-700 stock!!
caliber8 3 months ago