by Jay Wolf, assistant publicity director, The Little Brown Jug

Delaware, OH — Deuce Seelster has been scratched from the second elimination of the Little Brown Jug.

The Western Maverick colt developed a quarter crack and was drawn.

Deuce Seelster’s departure left John Campbell briefly without a drive in the 63rd edition of the LBJ. Campbell was then named to drive Mystery Chase in the same elimination.

Kyle Ater will get the thrill of his career as he was named to drive Blueridge Hall in the first $58,797 elimination.

A different type of horsepower

Being a Pro Stock drag racer, Jeg Coughlin, Jr. has seen his share of horsepower, but the NHRA star wanted to check out a different type of horsepower.

Coughlin recently paid a visit to the Delaware County Fairgrounds and Badlands Nitro, who is prepping for the 63rd edition of the Little Brown Jug on Thursday, September 18.

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Jeg Coughlin, Jr. (right) visits with Little Brown Jug contender Badlands Nitro prior to the 63rd edition of the pacing classic. Brenda Teague (left) is a member of Teague Inc., one of the colt’s owners.

“In drag racing, we have Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars, both of which run on nitromethane fuel, so it’s easy for me to pick Badlands Nitro to win the Jug this year,” Coughlin said. “Plus, he’s having a pretty good year on the track, just like we are, so we’re kindred spirits. Maybe we can both end up champions.

“I’m used to my 1,300-horsepower JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt Pro Stock car, but I can sure appreciate this event,” the four-time world champion drag racer said. “Being a resident of Delaware, I know how big the Jug is to our community and to the state of Ohio. I’m excited to return to the track and see this year’s race.”

Coughlin and the Jeg’s Automotive/Jeg’s Mail Order team will be making a quick exit from Delaware to attend the O’Reilly Fall Nationals in Dallas this weekend.

For more information on Jeg’s Automotive, please visit www.TeamJegs.com.