Buckeye Jeg Coughlin Jr., a five-time champion himself, lifted by Cavaliers title run

2016-06-23T06:33:41-05:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing returns to Northeast Ohio for Round 12 of its 24-race series this weekend, and Ohioan Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes the positive vibes the victorious Cleveland Cavaliers have brought to his home state carry over to his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart race team. Coughlin, a five-time Pro Stock champion who hails from Delaware, Ohio, is coming off his best outing of the season last Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. He's convinced career win No. 59 is [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The win light didn't come on in the lane for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, but a smile soon came over her face. As the two-time Pro Stock champion slowed her Dodge Dart in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, crew chief Rick Jones relayed her the numbers: 6.716 seconds at 206.32 mph. They weren't record-setting, but they were encouraging. "As I went through the lights and my crew chief called out the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives Dodge Dart to Bristol semifinals

2016-06-20T10:24:46-05:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The sight was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., winner of 58 races in his glorious career, raced to his first semifinal finish of 2016, beating Bo Butner and Allen Johnson at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway. It was the 108th semifinal finish of Coughlin's career but the first this season with his new Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. "The ultimate goal is to advance through four rounds and win [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The win light didn't come on in the lane for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, but a smile soon came over her face. As the two-time Pro Stock champion slowed her Dodge Dart in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, crew chief Rick Jones relayed her the numbers: 6.716 seconds at 206.32 mph. They weren't record-setting, but they were encouraging. "As I went through the lights and my crew chief called out the [...]

Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-20T10:22:57-05:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- As Jeg Coughlin Jr. pondered the performance of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Saturday at Bristol Dragway, young daughter Carly nuzzled his cheek. Carly, born to Jeg and Samantha Coughlin in 2015, is more than enough to brighten his day. "It's very cool," Coughlin said. "Not to steal my father's phrase, but every day feels like Father's Day with two great kids like (son) Jeggie and Carly. It's good to be in [...]

Elite/Mopar champion Erica Enders looking for three Father’s Day wins in a row

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN-- With two world championships, 21 national event wins, and a 221-137 race-day record, 32-year-old Erica Enders already has experienced many high points in her drag racing career, but perhaps the two moments she takes the most pride in happened the last two years at Bristol Dragway when she won back-to-back NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals titles on Father's Day. "Going all the way back to the beginning, my dad (Gregg Enders) always has been there for me," Enders said. "He used to race himself [...]

This weekend is all about dad for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-15T11:34:10-05:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- Fans attending the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend at Bristol Dragway may notice a special hashtag on the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart driven by five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. On this Father's Day weekend, Coughlin's yellow-and-red Dodge will carry the hashtag #AllAboutDad on the nose. That's in honor of Father's Day and a special campaign between JEGS High Performance and Dockers. Coughlin was joined in a video by his father Jeg Coughlin Sr. and his son [...]

Rough launch negates Erica Enders’ chance at Englishtown glory

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

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ — Two-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders did something very few drivers have managed to do over the years: leave the starting line ahead of five-time series champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. But despite her quick start — an .038 reaction time to Coughlin’s .046 start — her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart began to rattle its giant rear slicks right away, allowing teammate Coughlin to pass her in the first few feet of the race and streak away fro the victory. Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes big move in Pro Stock standings with Englishtown round win

2016-06-13T10:17:27-05:00June 12th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s first-round victory at the NHRA Summernationals on Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park was bittersweet. On the one hand, it came against Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders. On the other hand, it helped propel Coughlin up to eighth in the Pro Stock points standings. Coughlin's day in the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart ended in the next round when Jason Line sped past for the second-round victory. "We knew one of us was going to prevail [...]

Englishtown yields top-half qualifying result for reigning champ Erica Enders

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ-- Reigning two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders successfully qualified her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart in the top half of the eliminations field for the third time this year with a pass of 6.617 seconds at 209.20 mph down Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. That's the good news. The bad news is she now faces teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Sunday's opening round of eliminations, a task she'd rather have saved for later in the day. "We picked up our qualifying a little [...]

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