Erica Enders returns to the top, snaring provisional No. 1 in Denver

2016-07-23T11:13:43-05:00July 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO -- She's back! Two-time champion Erica Enders returned to the top of the Pro Stock charts, grabbing the provisional No. 1 spot for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Friday at Bandimere Speedway. Enders dominated the class the past two seasons, winning 15 races and the championship in 2014 and 2015, but a change in rules and a switch to Mopar precipitated a small step back this season as her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team worked to develop a new Dodge Dart and new [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders ready to show what her Mopar can do in Denver

2016-07-21T16:57:28-05:00July 20th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has come to Bandimere Speedway for the Mopar Mile-High Nationals for many years, always knowing how difficult it is racing in the thinner Colorado air, but this year Enders is driving a Hemi-powered Dart, and she relishes the chance to race on even terms with her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge. “I’m pretty excited about the opportunity,” Enders said. “The Hemis have run well on the mountain for years and years and years. Hopefully, this can be a [...]

Despite stellar driving effort, Erica Enders falls in Chicago first round

2016-07-11T09:01:41-05:00July 10th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL — Route 66 Raceway will always hold special memories for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders. The track is where Enders scored her first Pro Stock victory in 2012, helping elevate her to superstar status in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. The 2016 race, the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Sunday, won’t carry the same memories, but it could become a memorable event. Enders, the 2014-15 Pro Stock champion, has struggled this season as her team continues to develop [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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