Wrapping up the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway on Sunday, Troy Coughlin Jr. in the JEGS Pro Stock car and Greg Stanfield in the Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock entry led Elite Motorsports with semi-final finishes.
Troy Jr. started the day from the No. 6 qualifying position and handled the JEGS machine past Eric Latino and Kenny Delco before falling short to reigning world champion and eventual runner-up Dallas Glenn. It was a tight side-by-side race. Troy Jr. left the starting line first with a .024-second reaction time to Glenn’s .051 but it was Glenn who reached the starting line first with a 6.492-second pass at 212.16 mph that overtook Troy Jr.’s 6.550 at 210.90.
“(Tuners) Kyle Bates, Anthony Lum, Mark Ingersoll, Tim Freeman, Aaron and Greg Stanfield, Chase Freeman, they’re all really putting their heads together, trying to make the best runs that we can make. The progress is great. We’re learning a lot about our car, and these JEGS guys, they work so hard on these cars. (Crew guys) Kelley, and SteveO, Alex, everybody’s really playing their part and doing the best they can. We can’t really ask for results, all we can do is our process and try to make the best run that we possibly can. The car is telling us a story, and we just need to continue to learn its stories, give it what she wants and get after it.”
Stanfield entered race day from the No. 1 qualifying position for the first time since 2009. He and the Janac Brother’s car took down Alan Prusiensky and Jeg Coughlin Jr. before meeting race winner Greg Anderson in the semifinals. Stanfield had a slight starting line advantage with a .044-second reaction time to Anderson’s .048. The 6.501-second pass at 212.13 mph from the Janac Brothers car wasn’t enough for Anderson’s 6.488 at 212.53.
“I was just off a little bit there today. I started first round and had a grandpa moment I had a grandpa moment. So, um, and sometimes that’s hard to get back into the rhythm of doing it, and I felt good 2nd round, I let it go, just right there. I just I just missed it. So, it’s on me. Go bad for everybody, but cars running great. We had 2 tires with some eyes, so we’re gonna go again here in a few days.
Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge winner Aaron Stanfield took the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers car to the quarterfinals along with Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the JEGS machine.
It’s a quick turnaround for Elite Motorsports as they head to race eight of 20 on the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway June 5-7.
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