Jeg Coughlin Jr. asking for more from his Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00April 23rd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s bid for his first four-wide nationals trophy will begin from the bottom half of the qualifying ladder after the five-time Pro Stock world champion posted a 12th-best 6.660 at 207.62 mph in his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. The result was a bit of a disappointment for the 58-time national event winner, who was hoping for a loftier starting slot after seeing the progress the team made between races. "Coming into the event we certainly felt like [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders always a threat in Charlotte

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has an enviable record at zMax Dragway, site of this weekend's seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. She won last October's national event here, and she raced to the Four-Wide final in 2012, 2013, and 2014, so expect Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team to be contenders when the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races there this weekend. "We've been to a handful of finals in Charlotte, and we were finally [...]

Productive week at Vegas bracket race has Jeg Coughlin Jr. prepped for Four-Wides

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00April 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- The unique format of the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods presents the best drag racers in the world with a variety of challenges, all of which require extra intensity and laser-sharp attention to detail. Even the way drivers prepare for the one-of-a-kind event is different, and five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has taken his prerace routine to a different level. "We just left Las Vegas after four full days of high-pressure bracket racing at the K&N [...]

Erica Enders storms to Las Vegas semifinal with Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge

2016-04-06T05:41:04-05:00April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — That’s more like it. After three untimely first-round exits in the first three races of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders stormed to the semifinals of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “You find out what real champions are made of when you have to go through a little bit of adversity,” Enders said. “It makes you dig deeper and want it [...]

Despite tough weekend, Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains optimistic

2016-04-06T05:39:02-05:00April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV – A difficult weekend, finished off by an early exit on race day, hasn't dampened Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s enthusiasm in his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. Coughlin qualified No. 13 and fell in the first round of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to Elite Motorsports teammate Drew Skillman. But the five-time Pro Stock champion remains optimistic for the rest of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series [...]

Impressive Las Vegas winning streak comes to an end for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

2016-04-06T05:36:53-05:00April 2nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — The streak is over. Long live the streak? Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders extended her consecutive round-win streak at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to 23 on Saturday before falling to Jason Line in the second round of the K&N Horsepower Challenge, snapping a winning spree that lasted more than two years. Enders looks to start a new streak on Sunday when she races in the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals, the regular national event here at The [...]

Jeg Coughlin hopes lucky No. 13 hits the Las Vegas jackpot

2016-04-06T05:41:37-05:00April 2nd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV – Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is hoping the No. 13 is his lucky number for the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Coughlin and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart qualified in the No. 13 spot on Saturday. "Lucky 13, it's gonna have to be," Coughlin said. "Let's just start there. Nothing has been lucky to this point for us, but as we all know, that can change [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders’ Las Vegas hot streak is unlike any other

2016-03-31T10:38:07-05:00March 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar|Tags: , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — The winning streak Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is on at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is likely some sort of Las Vegas record. Heading into the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals this weekend, Enders has won four national events, two K&N Horsepower Challenge races, and 22 rounds — all consecutively — in Las Vegas. The last time she didn’t win there was in October 2013. Only Greg Anderson has won as many national events in a row in [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready to take ‘chunk’ out of Pro Stock competition

2016-03-31T10:41:49-05:00March 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team are ready to take another step towards the top of the Pro Stock rankings at this weekend's Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The five-time Pro Stock champion has won a single elimination round in each of the first three NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races, but Coughlin and his Elite Motorsports team want more. "I know the capabilities of [...]

Reigning champ Erica Enders nipped by .01-second in Gainesville

2016-03-20T17:42:52-05:00March 20th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL -- Back-to-back and reigning world Pro Stock champion Erica Enders went door-handle-to-door-handle with Allen Johnson in the opening round of eliminations at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, ultimately losing by a hundredth of a second, her third straight first-round loss. "We're getting so close to where we want to be, and we knew making the switch to Mopar would take some adjustments, but it's still frustrating when you lose a drag race," Enders said, "especially when you consider all of [...]

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