Special from Coughlin Motorsports
Cody Coughlin turns in season-best finish in
Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH (May 29, 2011) – Late Model Stock Car racer Cody
Coughlin used some home cooking at Columbus Motor Speedway to bring
home his season-best finish at the Coughlin Cars 100 on Saturday
night.
"It was great
to
wake up in my own house and not be rushed to get to the track," said
Coughlin, who lives in nearby Delaware, Ohio. "I was a little
nervous for the race but I was excited."
Coughlin put the JEGS.com Chevy No. 11 on the starting grid,
completed all 100 laps of the race, and brought the car home in 12th
place in the second race of the 2011 JEGS/CRA Allstars Series
schedule.
"I was nervous about qualifying because that's been a weak point of
mine," said Coughlin, whose best qualifying lap time was 14.153
seconds. "We qualified 11th and that was great. We started the race
and I could hear the fans cheering when they announced my name. That
was special."
Coughlin said it was a typical rough-and-tumble short track race on
the one-third mile track, but he kept his cool and advanced as high
as seventh in the field before crossing the finish line in 12th
position. The official results have yet to be posted and Coughlin
might have made it into the top-10.
"I was able to save it all of those times (there was contact),"
Coughlin said. "I missed a ton of wrecks so that was exciting. We
got seat time, finished on the lead lap, and learned a bunch so I am
very happy with it considering all the action.
"When I got out of the car I was really tired but it was nice seeing
my mom, dad, sister, and crew. It was a great night and I'm thankful
to all the JEGS associates that were here for their support."
The 15-year old Coughlin will jump right back in to the car on June
4 for the next stop on the JEGS/CRA Allstars Series in Anderson,
Ind.
