September 2017

Upset-minded two-time World Champ Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc
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Upset-minded two-time World Champ Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc

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Upset-minded two-time World Champ Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc

Elite Admin2017-10-01T10:15:43-05:00September 30th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Qualifying, St. Louis|

ST. LOUIS, MO — Currently sixth in the Championship to the Countdown playoff standings, two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders knows a third career victory at Gateway Motorsports Park would propel her up the rankings at the midway point of this year’s title chase. She also knows knocking off a few of the drivers ahead of her would throw a huge wrench in the fight for the sport’s top prize. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” Enders said. “With just four Sundays left in the [...]

Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for eliminations fight
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Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for eliminations fight

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Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for eliminations fight

Elite Admin2017-10-01T10:12:50-05:00September 30th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Qualifying, St. Louis|

ST. LOUIS, MO — Feeling he has nothing to lose, six-time drag racing world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will go all-out to win his sixth St. Louis trophy Sunday when action at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals turns to sudden-death eliminations. Coughlin qualified his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in the No. 12 position after a best pass of 6.579 at 209.98 mph during four rounds of time trials. “We’ll be more aggressive tomorrow, I promise you,” Coughlin said. “The first three sessions [...]

Back-to-back champ Erica Enders, a back-to-back winner in St. Louis, wants more
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Back-to-back champ Erica Enders, a back-to-back winner in St. Louis, wants more

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Back-to-back champ Erica Enders, a back-to-back winner in St. Louis, wants more

Elite Admin2017-09-26T21:02:16-05:00September 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview, St. Louis|

ST. LOUIS, MO — Gateway Motorsports Park has always been a favorite track for two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, dating back to her adolescence when she raced a Junior Dragster at the facility. Her warm feelings for the track have only strengthened since she’s turned pro, one of many reasons she’s excited to return for this weekend’s sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. “We’re feeling like we’re on a bit of an uptick after posting two good runs Sunday in Reading (Pa.) [...]

Tough draw puts Coughlin out early despite odds being in his favor in Reading
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Tough draw puts Coughlin out early despite odds being in his favor in Reading

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Tough draw puts Coughlin out early despite odds being in his favor in Reading

Elite Admin2017-09-25T11:02:16-05:00September 24th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Recap, Reading|

READING, PA — Jeg Coughlin Jr. put together a sensational first-round package that would have won six of the eight races on the docket at the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals. Unfortunately for the driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro, the odds were against him and he dropped out of contention at the hands of Drew Skillman. “That’s kind of been our trend this year,” Coughlin said. “We seem to be a day late and a dollar short more often than we have in [...]

Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has 50/50 race day in Reading
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Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has 50/50 race day in Reading

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Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has 50/50 race day in Reading

Elite Admin2017-09-25T11:49:24-05:00September 24th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Recap, Reading|

READING, PA — The second race of this year’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs ended up just like the first one for two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders with the most decorated female in class history going one-up, one-down in eliminations at the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals. Starting race day as the No.9 qualifier, Enders scored a mild upset against eighth ranked driver Chris McGaha by way of a holeshot, meaning her superior reaction time from behind the wheel negated McGaha’s quicker run. She [...]

World champ Erica Enders dealing with ‘unhappy’ car as Reading turns to eliminations
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World champ Erica Enders dealing with ‘unhappy’ car as Reading turns to eliminations

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World champ Erica Enders dealing with ‘unhappy’ car as Reading turns to eliminations

Elite Admin2017-09-24T11:21:57-05:00September 23rd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Qualifying, Reading|

READING, PA – Two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders only made one decent pass in qualifying for the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, but the ever-hopeful Texan says she’s confident team owner Richard Freeman has the crew in place to turn their fortunes around during Sunday’s eliminations at Maple Grove Raceway. “At the end of July when we were racing in Sonoma (Calif.), we didn’t get down the track in any of the four qualifying rounds,” Enders recalled. “On Sunday, we go out in [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. gains ground on Pro Stock field in second day of Reading action
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. gains ground on Pro Stock field in second day of Reading action

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. gains ground on Pro Stock field in second day of Reading action

Elite Admin2017-09-24T11:18:22-05:00September 23rd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Qualifying, Reading|

READING, PA – Five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. got quicker in each of Saturday’s qualifying sessions for the 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, finally finishing the time trials portion of the race hanging on the No. 12 rung on the race day ladder. In the end, the 76-time national event winner topped out at 6.608 seconds and 209.79 mph in his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro, which places him opposite Drew Skillman on the sudden-death elimination grid. “Last weekend in Charlotte [...]

Pro Stock ace Erica Enders focused on flying high in Pennsylvania
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Pro Stock ace Erica Enders focused on flying high in Pennsylvania

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Pro Stock ace Erica Enders focused on flying high in Pennsylvania

Elite Admin2017-09-20T12:19:28-05:00September 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview, Reading|

READING, PA – As the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ Countdown to the Championship playoffs continue with this weekend’s 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has her sights set on gaining traction in championship points by taking her bright red Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to another winner’s circle. Enders, a feisty 33-year-old Houston native, goes into the second round of the Countdown to the Championship sixth in points. Even though she and her [...]

As fall season arrives, Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to rise in Pro Stock championship chase
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As fall season arrives, Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to rise in Pro Stock championship chase

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As fall season arrives, Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to rise in Pro Stock championship chase

Elite Admin2017-09-20T12:13:49-05:00September 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Preview, Reading|

READING, PA — Jeg Coughlin Jr. is a five-time Pro Stock champion and a five-time winner at Maple Grove Raceway, site of this weekend’s 33rd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals. But neither of those impressive stats are what has him pumped up about the second of six races in the NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship, where he currently ranks seventh overall. Jeg Coughlin Jr. “I’m excited about the change of seasons and a move back up north to what typically are cooler conditions,” Coughlin said. “Without [...]

Erica Enders opens 2017 playoffs with quarterfinal showing at NHRA Carolina Nationals
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Erica Enders opens 2017 playoffs with quarterfinal showing at NHRA Carolina Nationals

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Erica Enders opens 2017 playoffs with quarterfinal showing at NHRA Carolina Nationals

Elite Admin2017-09-18T15:43:07-05:00September 17th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Charlotte, Countdown, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Recap|

CONCORD, NC — Two-time world champion Erica Enders went one-up, one-down Sunday at the first of six races in the 2017 Countdown to the Championship, the 10th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway. Enders scored a mild upset over Elite Motorsports teammate Alex Laughlin in Round 1 when the slightly higher-qualified Laughlin was forced to surrender his run. She then matched her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro up against local Tanner Gray with Gray evening their season record against one another at 3-3. “It’s [...]

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