Cody Coughlin, No. 13 JEGS Toyota Tundra
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Martinsville Speedway – Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Race No. 3 of 23
Team Information:
Crew Chief: Michael Shelton
Manufacturer: Toyota
Engine: Triad Racing Technologies
2017 Driver Point Standings: 11th
2017 Owner Point Standings: 14th
Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
Chatting with Cody Coughlin:
Martinsville Speedway is the first short-track race on the schedule. Is this a track you’re looking forward to?
“Short track racing is what I grew up racing on, so I’m really looking forward to Martinsville Speedway this weekend. We were supposed to test in preparation for this weekend, since I’ll be making my debut, but unfortunately weather got the best of us. Lucky for me, ThorSport Racing has a good notebook to work from, and we are taking a proven chassis. My teammate, Matt (Crafton) has had some success there, and I’m sure I’ll lean on him a lot this weekend for advice. After three weeks off, I’m ready to get back to the track.”
News & Notes:
- Chassis Chatter… The No. 13 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 49 for Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. This is the same chassis former ThorSport Racing driver, Cameron Hayley piloted to two top-five finishes in 2015 at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis and Martinsville-2. Teammate Ben Rhodes also sat on the pole with this particular chassis in Martinsville-1 in 2016, and scored two top-five finishes at Iowa Speedway in Newton and Gateway.
- Martinsville Debut… Cody Coughlin will make his Martinsville Speedway debut in Saturday’s 250-lap event at the .526-mile paperclip. In fact, this will be the JEGS driver’s first career short track start in 14 NCWTS races.
- Chasing Rookie of the Year… Coughlin, who finished 16th in the series last stop at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway (AMS) is currently fourth in the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year battle after two of 23 races.
- Truck Series Stats… Coughlin has made 14 NCWTS starts since 2015, with a career-best start of seventh at Talladega (Al.) Superspeedway (2016), and a career-best finish of 11th at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (2017).
- Martinsville Stages… The Alpha Energy Solutions 250 will feature three stages (Stage 1 – 70 laps, Stage 2 – 70 laps, Final Stage – 110 laps), with approximately a five-minute break in between.
- Race Rewind – Atlanta…In his debut at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway, Coughlin started 16th, ran as high as second, and finished 16th in the 130-lap event.
- Catch Cody at Martinsville… Coughlin along with his TSR teammates, will participate in the series autograph session from 5:00-5:45pm on Friday, March 31at Martinsville Speedway.
Race Information:
Date: Saturday, April 1
Time: 3:00pm ET
Track: .526-mile oval
Distance: 250 laps/131.5-miles
About JEGS Automotive, Inc.:
In 1960, Jeg Coughlin Sr. founded JEGS as a small speed shop. It has grown into high-performance powerhouse that includes a race team – Team JEGS, 250,000 square foot warehouse, retail store, mail order, and website. The 350+ employees at JEGS still strongly believe and practice our simple business philosophy. Customer Care is #1. For more information about JEGS Automotive, Inc. visit www.jegs.com.
About ThorSport Racing:
ThorSport Racing, based in Sandusky, Ohio, is the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. ThorSport Racing, which has competed in the NCWTS since 1996, will run the No. 88 Menards Toyota Tundra driven by two-time NCWTS drivers’ champion Matt Crafton, the No. 13 JEGS/RIDE TV Toyota Tundra driven by Cody Coughlin, the No. 27 Toyota Tundra driven by Ben Rhodes, and the No. 98 RIDE TV/Champion Power Equipment/Jive Communications Toyota Tundra driven by Grant Enfinger. For more information visit www.ThorSport.com. TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
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