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    Nitro is Coming to Pro Extreme

    PITTSBORO, N.C. (June 8, 2017): The world’s premier eighth-mile drag racing association has not forgotten its outlaw roots. Pro Mod was birthed by asphalt desperados, and while the class has evolved and expanded to its current sophisticated and perhaps even exclusive state, the PDRA has not lost...
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    Defending event Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin hoping E-town is place for rebound

    ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 6) -- By most drag racing standards, two-time world champion Troy Coughlin is having a solid 2017 campaign in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. He's ranked a lofty fifth in the points heading into this weekend's 48th annual NHRA Summernationals, and with seven...
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    Best pass of event not enough for two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin to advance

    TOPEKA, Kan. (May 20) -- Two-time Pro Mod champion Troy Coughlin posted his quickest pass of the weekend in the opening round of the 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, but the pass wasn't enough to turn on his win light in the always-tough J&A Service Pro Mod Drag...
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    As one streak ends, Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin looks to establish another

    TOPEKA, Kan. (May 16) -- Two-time Pro Mod world champion saw his incredible qualifying streak of 34 consecutive races dating back to the fall of 2013 come to an end two weeks ago at the NHRA tour's last stop in Atlanta. His response? "It's time to start another one," a quest which begins this...
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    Longest qualifying streak in Pro Mod class comes to an end with Troy Coughlin's DNQ

    COMMERCE, Ga. (May 6) -- For the first time in a long time, Troy Coughlin Jr. did not qualify for elimination action in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. The DNQ snaps a streak of 36 consecutive national events dating back to the fall of 2013 in which Coughlin had successfully made the...
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    Surging Pro Mod pilot Troy Coughlin on attack mode heading into Atlanta

    COMMERCE, Ga. (May 3) -- Fresh off a super successful weekend in Charlotte where he qualified at the top of the Pro Mod field and raced to a runner-up result on race day, two-time world champion Troy Coughlin is chomping at the bit to get his twin-turbo JEGS.com Chevrolet Corvette C7 back on...
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    Troy Coughlin takes runner-up honors at first Four-Wide Nationals for Pro Mod class

    CONCORD, N.C. (April 30) -- Troy Coughlin raced his twin-turbocharged JEGS.com Chevrolet Corvette C7 to a runner-up finish at the first-ever four-wide Pro Mod race in NHRA history Sunday at zMax Dragway. With the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by JEGS and Plugfones running...
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    Turbo Lover: Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin answers back in JEGS.com turbocharged Corvette

    CONCORD, N.C. (April 28) -- Aside from the obvious -- that he posted the quickest elapsed time in the Pro Mod class Friday at the eighth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals -- Troy Coughlin isn't quite sure how he ended up on top of the timing sheets at the midway point of professional qualifying...
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    Going for broke, Troy Coughlin overcooks racetrack and loses in Houston quarterfinals

    HOUSTON (April 23) -- Feeling he needed something special to beat second-round opponent Jonathan Gray, who runs a supercharged Pro Mod racecar, Troy Coughlin and his JEGS.com race crew pushed the performance envelope a little too far Sunday and lost traction, eventually losing by a wide margin...
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    Two-time series champ Troy Coughlin logs impressive first-round victory in Pro Mod

    HOUSTON (April 22) -- JEGS.com Pro Mod racer Troy Coughlin used his best pass of the weekend to rack-up an impressive first-round victory Saturday evening at the 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals. Racing in the J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Coughlin screamed to a 5.789 at 251.77 mph to...
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    Annie, Steven Whiteley Double Up in Gainesville

    At the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., Annie and Steven Whiteley became the first mother and son in NHRA history to double up at a national event, Annie scoring for the fourth time in her Top Alcohol Funny Car career and Steven for the first time ever in Pro Mod. Team leader Jim Whiteley...
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    Troy Coughlin plays large role in historic day of Pro Mod racing at Gatornationals

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 19) -- Two-time Pro Mod world champion Troy Coughlin was in the other lane when Eric Latino posted the quickest run in class history -- a stunning 5.727 at 256.36 mph -- but the driver of the JEGS.com turbocharged Corvette didn't get to witness the impressive pass...
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    Two-time Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin off to a great start at historic Gatornationals

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 18) -- The 2017 J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series is off to a perfect start for Troy Coughlin. The two-time world champion already has an elimination-round win under his belt and is braced to put even more distance between himself and longtime friendly rival "Tricky...
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