Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s ‘confidence is building’ with Elite Motorsports team

2016-07-11T09:00:24-05:00July 10th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s faith in his Elite Motorsports team has never wavered. Now, with an increase in performance with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, that devotion has intensified. Coughlin outran his higher-qualified opponent in the first round of the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Route 66 Raceway and then took the Pro Stock points leader to the wire in the second round. "Our confidence is building in the engine shop, our confidence is building here [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders: Progress ‘absolutely’ being made

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- The smile is slowly creeping back onto the face of two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders. Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Melling Performance Dodge team snared the No. 9 spot for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, inching closer to the top cars in the Pro Stock class. "I absolutely feel like we've made progress this weekend," Enders said. "After Norwalk, the guys went back to the shop and made some pretty significant changes. The scoreboard [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes progress in the Windy City

2016-07-11T08:57:13-05:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- Progress can sometimes be painstakingly slow in the Pro Stock class, but Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports team are taking steps in the right direction. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 11 position for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, but the five-time Pro Stock champion knows the gap has been narrowed to the top teams in the class. Coughlin's best qualifying pass was 6.637 seconds [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders returns to site of first pro victory

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

CHICAGO, IL -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders returns to where all of her professional success started, Route 66 Raceway, for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals this weekend. Four years ago, Enders was still fighting for her first victory, racing to six final rounds over her career but without sealing the deal. However, when Enders and her team got to Chicago, they felt really good about their chances. "I remember that day like it was yesterday," Enders said. "When we got to [...]

Prior success has Jeg Coughlin Jr. pumped about Chicago

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- At the top of the professional win list for Route 66 Raceway, site of this weekend's K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals, are two of the best in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history. Pro Stock star Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher each have won five times in Chicago during their brilliant careers. Those 10 victories in Chicago mirror other combined stats: 13 championships, 138 victories. Coughlin, for one, would love to add to those totals as [...]

Reigning Pro Stock champ Erica Enders maintains focus through tough stretch

2016-06-27T06:21:32-05:00June 26th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- Reigning back-to-back Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders completed the 2016 schedule's only stretch of four consecutive races with a positive outing in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart. The stretch of races wasn't kind to the most prolific female racer in class history as she bowed out in the opening round in the first three of the four events. But that turned a bit Sunday when she dismissed bitter rival Chris McGaha with an end-to-end job in Round 1 and gave current [...]

Victory in Norwalk remains elusive for all-time drag racing great Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-27T06:20:10-05:00June 26th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has won national events at 24 different racetracks, including 22 facilities on the current NHRA schedule. Both marks set him apart from any other driver in history. The two locations where he hasn't yet experienced a win are the two newest additions to the schedule: Norwalk, Ohio, and Epping, N.H. For at least another season, those two tracks will remain on Coughlin's to-do list. "I'm really not the type that looks at all that stuff but [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders drives Menards, Dutch Boy Paints to No. 10 qualifying spot

2016-06-26T08:16:41-05:00June 25th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

NORWALK, OH — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders will carry two new marketing partners, Menards and Dutch Boy Paints, into final eliminations after qualifying No. 10 for the NHRA Drag Racing Series race in Norwalk. Enders’ Menards/Dutch Boy Paints Dodge Dart posted a top qualifying pass of 6.656 seconds at 207.37 mph over four sessions this weekend. “It’s definitely been a good time with Menards and Dutch Boy on our car this weekend,” Enders said. “We’ve had lots of guests out this weekend for their [...]

JEGS driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. definitely knows how big a win in Norwalk would be

2016-06-26T08:14:13-05:00June 25th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- With a legion of family, close friends, and 350-plus JEGS associates camped out in basically their own backyard to root for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. this weekend, the 58-time national event winner and Delaware (Ohio) native knows a win in his home state would be huge for so many of his supporters. "It's a big race and a fun racetrack with the Bader family and all they put into this place," Coughlin said. "Yes, we've got lots of nieces [...]

Dutch Boy/Menards to partner with two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

WYNNEWOOD, OK -- Dutch Boy Paints and Menards will partner with two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event this weekend at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Enders will drive the Dutch Boy/Menards Dodge Dart prepared by Elite Motorsports at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. "I'm honored to drive the Dodge Dart this weekend with such a recognizable brand on the door and the hood of our car," Enders said. "I'm glad they're giving [...]

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