(11/13/2018)
After an up and down rookie season in 2017, Roseburg, Oregon’s Doug Coffman showed impressive improvement this year. Considering Coffman primarily raced at Cottage Grove Speedway this season, a track that averages almost 20 cars a night, having only 2 finishes outside the Top 10 seems like a big success for the 2nd year SportMod driver.
The biggest moment for Coffman this season easily had to be claiming his 1st career win in his last start of the season, late in September at Southern Oregon Speedway. Coffman had won his heat race earlier in the night, then set sail in the main event, beating two of Medford’s best in Rich McCoy and Justin McCreadie to seal the deal. Though he only made limited starts at the track in 2018, it appeared to be one of his most successful. Besides the season ending win, Coffman was also in the running for the win at the Speedweek race in June, before ultimately settling for third behind McCreadie and Brent Curran.
While his first career win was a big deal, almost equally as impressive was his 3rd place run in the Cottage Grove Speedway track points. To be able to say that you were the third best car out of a consistent 15-20 car field in only your second year, is a pretty significant accomplishment. While Coffman wasn’t able to win at his home track, his outstanding consistency kept him in the hunt for the track title for the majority of the year.
One more accomplishment to note was the fact that Coffman came home 4th in Oregon IMCA SportMod State Points. Had he been able to make a few more of the Willamette or Medford races, Coffman may have been in the running for a spot in the Top 3.
When asked about his thoughts on the 2018 season, Coffman said “A season full of many ups and downs that I will never forget #SENDINGITFORCINDY” With the improvement we all saw out of Doug Coffman in 2018, there’s no doubt in my mind that he will be up front contending for wins far more often in 2019. Look for Coffman to make a run at both the Cottage Grove track title and the Oregon state championship.
Doug would like to thank all of his sponsors and supporters including:
The Scoreboard Bar
Oakland Tavern
Ninety Nine Motorsports
Noble Roofing
Twin Peaks Off-Road
Twisted Trailer Services
FX Designs.
Doug Coffman Stats:
Starts: 21
Wins: 1
Top 5’s: 8
Top 10’s: 18
3rd in Cottage Grove Points
4th in Oregon IMCA SportMod State Points
Best Finish: 1st (Medford September 22nd)
Worst Finish: 19th (Cottage Grove May 5th)
Yreka:
June 9th:11th
Medford:
(Speedweek)June 23rd: 3rd
September 2nd: 8th
September 22nd: 1st
Willamette:
April 21st: 8th
May 12th: 6th
May 25th: 6th
May 26th: 7th
August 11th: 8th
Cottage Grove:
May 5th: 19th
May 19th: 4th
June 2nd: 2nd
June 30th: 3rd
July 4th: 11th
July 7th: 7th
July 20th: 8th
July 21st: 10th
July 28th: 10th
August 10th: 5th
August 25th: 2nd
September 15th: 5th
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