Five-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. enters this weekend’s 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals with two chances at winning a coveted Wally trophy from one of the crown jewels on the NHRA schedule.
As he prepares to continue his pursuit of the NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock championship at the upcoming Tire Kingdom Gatornationals, five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will make a slight detour this weekend to compete in the Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
PHOENIX — Mitt Romney took new aim at Rick Santorum’s image as a devoted conservative Thursday, accusing his rival of compromising his own principles by repeatedly voting for legislation he didn’t believe in.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. might have a new car, new engine and a new team, but his reputation as the toughest out in the NHRA is exactly the same as before he took a one-year hiatus.
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smuggling investigation.
PHOENIX — In part, the short video has the feel of a campaign ad: the strains of soft music, the iconic snapshots of rugged Arizona desert, the candidate earnestly engaged with her constituents. Interspersed with the slick montage of photos and sound, though, is a video close-up of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gazing directly at the camera, offering not a campaign promise but a goodbye, a thank-you message to her supporters in a voice that is both firm and halting.
The state of Ohio has just a handful of certified drug recognition experts and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department now has its very own in the form of Det. Chuck Gannon Jr.
CHICAGO — Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free. His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation’s 1-year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the procedure in April. Then the bill arrived: $1,100.