Jeg Coughlin Jr. leans on experience of winning five Pro Stock titles to keep spirits ups

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 11th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been around drag racing his entire life and has won enough Pro Stock races (58) and championships (five) to place himself among the top 10 drivers in the sport, so he knows well that fortunes can swing back and forth at a moment's notice. That's why the veteran racer keeps his emotions on an even keel, especially when his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart isn't performing at its peak. "We've had some encouraging signs the last [...]

Chemistry remains strong for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and Elite Motorsports

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ — From her first day behind the wheel of an Elite Motorsports race car, Erica Enders knew she was in a special situation. Chemistry between Enders and her race team was solid on that first day and has only continued to grow. So despite some struggles during the 2016 season, Enders and her team remain a tight-knit group as they head to the NHRA Summernationals this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Enders won the 2014 and 2015 Pro Stock championships with [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready to perform at one of his favorite tracks: Englishtown

2016-06-08T15:50:56-05:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has raced at countless tracks across the country -- and the world -- during his long, stellar career, and famed Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, site of this weekend's NHRA Summernationals, is on the list of his favorite racetracks. "If I had to pick five home tracks, it would definitely be on that list," Coughlin said. "I've got a lot of great memories of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. It starts from my early years [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders, Elite team go down swinging in Epping

2016-06-07T06:15:24-05:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH — Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team went down swinging in the first round of the NHRA New England Nationals on Monday at New England Dragway. Enders and crew chiefs Rick and Rickie Jones made some major changes to the setup of her Dodge Dart, but despite leaving first in her matchup with Alex Laughlin, she couldn’t turn on the win light. “We made some pretty big swings on this car, trying to figure out what makes it happy,” Enders said. [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leaves rain-delayed Epping race with ‘some positives’

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH -- Despite a first-round loss at the NHRA New England Nationals on Monday at New England Dragway, five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows progress was made in the Elite Motorsports camp. Coughlin, driving the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, qualified in the top half of the field (No. 7) for the first time in six races, but in a race delayed by rain to Monday, Coughlin fell in the first round of eliminations to Shane Gray. "We do leave [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders knows success is close at hand

2016-06-07T06:10:20-05:00June 4th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH — While strapped in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge for the second qualifying session, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders let out a loud cheer that was audible to those near her race car. Enders was cheering on teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s solid run, knowing her Elite Motorsports team may have turned a corner at this weekend’s NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. “Jeg and Vincent (Nobile) both made strides in the right direction this weekend,” Enders said. “We’re not going to [...]

Epping brings big step forward for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-07T06:04:43-05:00June 4th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports team took a giant step forward in qualifying for the NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway. That giant step came in the form of hundredths of a second, but that's the quantity by which Pro Stock is judged in 2016. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 7 spot, his second-best starting spot this season and his best since qualifying No. [...]

Erica Enders welcomes role as defending Pro Stock world champion

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH — Becoming a champion in any sport can often be a burden to those who achieve the highest level of success, but two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders welcomes the role she earned in 2014 and 2015 by beating the best drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. As she races in the NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway, Enders carries the No. 1 on the side of her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge. “I worked my entire life [...]

New England Dragway win on five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s wish list

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 31st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, NH -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has amassed a stunning 58 national event victories in his illustrious career, winning at 24 different dragstrips around the country. The only places on the current NHRA schedule where he hasn't yet tasted success are Epping and Norwalk, two of the most recent additions to the NHRA roster, and ones that are very much in Coughlin's sights. "We've only been to Epping twice, so we haven't had many chances to win there just yet, but [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders turns on Topeka win light

2016-05-22T22:20:51-05:00May 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

TOPEKA, KS — A round-win — any round-win — in the Pro Stock class of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series can be hard to come by, even if it comes against your teammate, so two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was definitely smiling after beating Elite Motorsports teammate Drew Skillman in the first round of the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Sunday at Heartland Park Topeka. She lost in the second round to No. 1 qualifier Jason Line after a terrific effort on the [...]

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