(Chris Haverly photo)

In other developments, the results of Saturday’s Mopar Hemi Challenge were overturned when NHRA Officials discovered a technical infraction during a post-race inspection of Jim Pancake’s Dodge Dart. Pancake was disqualified and runner-up Jim Daniels was named the winner. Daniels has now won the last two Mopar Hemi Challenge events, as he also won the recent Mac Tools U.S. Nationals.

It was a short day for the JEGS Mail Order team as John Coughlin posted a round three finish in Top Dragster and a round two finish in Comp Eliminator. Mike Coughlin, in his long-awaited return to the Top Sportsman class following a lengthy hiatus, broke in the opening round of Top Sportsman eliminations, and third-generation racer Troy Coughlin Jr. was defeated in round two of Super Comp eliminations.

The JEGS Crown trophy also went unclaimed for another year as none of the previous winners of the two previous 2010 JEGS SPORTSnationals events in Belle Rose, La., or Fontana, Calif., was able to repeat the feat in Columbus. The JEGS Crown remains one of the most elusive trophies in motorsports as it has been claimed just once since 2005, by Pro Mod racer Mike Ashley.

(Photo courtesy JEGS)