NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

While his family was racking up NHRA wins and titles – dad John is a multi-time division champion with five national event wins across three different categories – Coughlin was winning races and championships in Quarter-Midget (five wins and two championships), followed by a very successful journey through the ASA Late Model Series. There, he pulled double duty in the ARCA/CRA Super Series sponsored by JEGS and the JEGS/CRA All Stars Tour presented by Chevrolet Performance, in which he was crowned the Howie Lettow Rookie of the year in 2011. In 2013, he claimed two wins and two Fast Qualifier awards to solidify the first of what would eventually be four JEGS/CRA All Stars Tour championships (2013, 2016, 2020, and 2021). In 2016, Coughlin won the ARCA/CRA Super Late Model championship along with the JEGS/CRA All Stars Tour title, making him the first driver to secure both series titles in the same year. Overall, Coughlin has secured 20 Late Model wins in national series, and his experience includes a stretch racing full time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. Coughlin made his NHRA debut at the 2025 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Pro Stock.