World champion.

It's a title Troy Coughlin chased for 22 years before finally claiming the moniker for good in 2009 when he captured the Scorpion Performance Pro Street championship in the Edelbrock National Muscle Car Association.

It was a long journey, but one Coughlin is quick to admit was well worth the effort.

As a boy, Coughlin took great pride in the four NHRA North Central Division championships his famous father Jeg Coughlin Sr. won between 1976-1980.

He also took immense pleasure in the multiple championships won by his three brothers, Jeg Jr., Mike, and John, both at the divisional and national levels.

But for all of his own racing accomplishments -- multiple victories in NHRA Pro Stock competition, membership in the Holley Six-Second Pro Stock Club, Speed Pro 200-mph Club, a trophy run at the exclusive $50,000 Winston Showdown, various sportsman-level wins, and a memorable weekend at the $50,000 Big Dog Shootout -- Troy could never break through for his own series championship.

That all changed in 2009 when he unveiled a Jerry Haas-built JEGS.com Pontiac GXP powered by a massive 830 cid Sonny Leonard racing engine that produces nearly 1,900 horsepower. Troy's intention was to challenge for NMCA's Pro Street title and he did so from the start of the season.

At or near the top of the point rankings all year, Coughlin claimed national event wins in Chicago and Charlotte and reset the national Pro Street record twice, finally lowering the bar to 6.277 seconds at 225.08 mph by the end of the season.

It was a picture-perfect campaign, highlighted by Troy's adept driving and the hard work of crewmen Brian Metzenheim, Mike Rees, and Clint Allerton.

Troy boldly risked never achieving his championship goal a few years ago when he elected to stop racing on the 24-race NHRA tour in order to spend more time with his wife Julie and their four children, Troy Jr., Meghan, Paige, and Kelly. But the shorter Pro Street and Pro Mod schedules allowed him to stay in the sport and four years later his perseverance paid the ultimate dividend.

Fast Facts
DOB:		June 30, 1964
Hometown:		Delaware, Ohio
Wife:		Julie
Children:		Meghan, Troy Jr., Paige and Kelly
Sponsor:		JEGS Mail Order
Primary Car:		2007 Pontiac GTO, ProMod
Career National event wins:		4
Career Divisional event wins:		2 (Super Comp)
Career Best ET:		6.12
Career Best Mph:		232.04
Began Racing:		1987
Began Pro Stock:		1994
First Career Win:		1991 NHRA Lucas Oil Series event, Beech Bend Raceway Park (Super Comp)
First National Event Win:		2001 NHRA 50th anniversary Nationals, Reading, Pa. (Pro Stock)
First Career NHRA national event win (sportsman):		1991 NHRA U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis, Ind. (Super Gas)

Troy Championships
Year	Event	Location	Class	By Cls
2002	O'Reily Nationals	Topeka, KS	Pro Stock
2001	NHRA 50th Nationals	Reading, PA	Pro Stock
2000	Winston Showdown	Bristol,TN	Pro Stock
1991	U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis,IN	Super Gas

Troy Divisional Wins
1993	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Indianapolis, IN	Super Gas
1991	Beech Bend Raceway	Bowling Green, KY	Super Comp

Troy Final Rounds
Year	Event	Result	Opponent
2003	Reading	R/U	Warren Johnson
2003	Phoenix	R/U	Greg Anderson
2002	Bristol	LET
2002	Bristol	Q1
2002	Topeka	Win	Mark Whisnant
2001	Reading	Win	Tom Martino
2000	Chicago	R/U	Ron Krisher
2000	Gainesville	R/U	Warren Johnson
1999	Pomona-2	Q1
1999	Topeka	R/U	Mike Edwards
1999	Denver	R/U	Jeg Coughlin
1999	Chicago	R/U	Warren Johnson
1999	Phoenix	R/U	Kurt Johnson
1998	Pomona-1	R/U	Jeg Coughlin
1997	Columbus	R/U	Tom Martino

Troy Special Events
2005	NMCA Barett perf. Nationals	Valdosta, GA.	Pro Street
2005	Big Dog Challenge Champion	Piedmont, NC	Big Dog

’08 Results

• Competed in the JEGS ProMod Challenge Series behind the wheel of a supercharged ’68 Chevy Camaro.
• Emerged uninjured from an accident at Atlanta Dragway but was sidelined for four months while building a new car.
• Recorded a personal best 6.01-second run at the NHRA event In Ennis, Texas

’07 Results:

• Raced in the AMS Pro Mod Series with his Jegs Mail Order Pontiac GTO, one of the first Pro Mod vehicles to feature a turbocharged engine.
• Became the first driver in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge series to win a round of competition with a turbocharged car after beating Doug Palmer in Bristol, Tenn.

’06 Results:

• Won Top Sportsman Shootout title at the Jegs.com NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals in Belle Rose, La., after qualifying No. 1.
• Posted four runner-up finishes in the Denso Pro Street class at the Jegs NMCA Hot Rod and Muscle Car Nationals at National Trail Raceway, the Ross Pistons Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., the Nitto Tires Nationals in Commerce, Ga., and the NMCA World Finals in Memphis, Tenn.
• Finished second in the NMCA Denso Pro Street points standings.

’05 Results:

• Made the move from Pro Stock to the new Pro Mod class, driving a supercharged Team Jegs '67 Shelby GT500 Mustang.
• Finished 6th in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Challenge Series points standings.
• Recorded a career best 6.12 at over 232-mph, making him the quickest and fastest of the four Coughlin brothers.
• Also built a Chevy Cavalier for National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) Fastest Street Car competition, running in the Denso Pro Street Class. Won NMCA event at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Ga.
• Finished 6th in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Series
• Rookie year in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Series
• Won 1st AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Series event at Old Bridge raceway Park (Englishtown, NJ).
• Partnered with Mike Ashley's Gotham City Racing in ProMod.
• Won prestigious $50,000 Big Dog - North vs. South Shootout and was a first time competitor.
• Finished 9th in the NMCA in Denso Pro Street Championship.
• Rookie year competing in NMCA Pro Street.
• Won JEGS Family Fun Day - Slow Bracket title.

’04 Results:

• Ran a limited schedule of NHRA Pro Stock events, finishing 22nd in the points standings
• Announced plans to compete in the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Mod Series in 2005

’03 Results:

• Finished #13 in the 2003 NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock championship
• 2 runner-up (Phoenix, AZ & Reading, PA) finishes
• Posted career best ET and mph.
  

’02 Results:

• 1 NHRA national event win in Pro Stock (Topeka, Kan.)
  

’01 Results:

• First Pro Win (Pep Boys NHRA National-Reading, PA.)
• Made second fastest run in Pro Stock history 203.83 mph. (Reading, PA.)
  

’00 Results:

• Finished 6th in the Pro Stock NHRA Winston Championship.
  Qualified for all events, one of five.
  Winner of the prestigious Winston Showdown
  2 Runner-up finishes in Pro Stock
• Runner-up finish in the ’00 Holley Dominator Duel (All-star race).
  

’99 Results:

• Finished 6th in NHRA Winston Championship, career best finish.
• 6 Runner-up finishes.
• Became the 9th member of the Federal-Mogul Speed Pro 200 mph Club on May 1, 1999 (Dinwiddie, VA)
• Qualified No. 1 at the Auto Club NHRA Finals, career first.
  

’98 Results:

• Finished 14th in NHRA Winston Championship
  

’97 Results:

• Finished 8th in NHRA Winston Championship
• Runner-up finish at the Pontiac Excitement Nationals, first professional final round appearance.
• Became the 11th member of The Holley Six Second Club
• Qualified for the ’97 Dupont Pro Stock Challenge

’96 Results:

• Finished 11th in NHRA Winston Championship
  

’95 Results:

• Finished 17th in the NHRA Winston Championship
  

’94 Results:

• Finished 24th in the NHRA Winston Championship
  

’93 Results:

• Finished 6th in NHRA Lucas Oil Division 3 championship in Super Gas
• One NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional win in Super Comp (Indianapolis, IN)
• Competed in UDRA/MWPA Pro Stock events
• Competed in Top Sportsman & Quick 8 events
  

’92 Results:

• One JEGS Allstars Race runner-up finish in Super Comp (Columbus, OH)
  

’91 Results:

• Finished 2nd in Division 3 Super Comp standings
• One NHRA national event win in Super Gas (Indianapolis, IN)
• One NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional wins in Super Comp (Bowling Green, KY)
  

’90 Results:

• Competed in Super Comp & Super Gas
  

’89 Results:

• Competed in Super Comp & Super Gas
  

’88 Results:

• Won NHRA Sportsman National Open in Super Gas (Bowling Green, KY)
  

’87 Results:

• Competed in Super Gas