MIKE COUGHLIN TO MAKE NHRA MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK DEBUT IN 2025

2024-12-19T08:39:58-06:00December 19th, 2024|Categories: Elite Motorsports Team, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Mountain Motor, NHRA|Tags: , , , , |

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Dec. 19, 2024) – Veteran racer Mike Coughlin will celebrate 40 years of having an NHRA license by driving a Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock entry for Elite Motorsports during the 2025 JHG NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock season. “Richard [Freeman, owner of Elite Motorsports] and I had been talking for a couple years now. Our families have dealt with each other for a long time in the drag racing space,” Coughlin said. “Being involved with Elite, it’s a highlight. The [...]

AARON STANFIELD WINS NHRA VIRGINIA NATIONALS

2024-06-23T22:36:32-05:00June 23rd, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, Mountain Motor, NHRA, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

DINWIDDIE, Va. (June 23, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers team powered their way to victory Sunday at the PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Stanfield won his ninth career Pro Stock victory, 26th national event win over five different categories and first victory at Virginia Motorsports Park, with a .007-second reaction time and a 6.614-second run at 207.15 mph to defeat Dallas Glenn and his 6.617 at 205.88. “It was definitely a long hot [...]

ERICA ENDERS NO. 1 AT VIRGINIA NATIONALS

2024-06-22T20:07:12-05:00June 22nd, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

DINWIDDIE, Va. (June 22, 2024) – Erica Enders and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team picked up their fourth No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday at the PlayNHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Enders’ No. 1 elapsed time of 6.585 seconds at 209.56 mph came in the first of three qualifying sessions on Saturday. The No.1 is the 38th of her career and first at Virginia Motorsports Park. “We knew the first session was going to [...]

ERICA ENDERS WINS #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENEGE AT BRISTOL DRAGWAY

2024-06-08T18:50:05-05:00June 8th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 08, 2024) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team rallied to their third Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victory of the season Saturday at Bristol Dragway during qualifying for the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. In a rematch of the semifinals from the New England Nationals, Enders started her Saturday with a win over teammate Jerry Tucker. Enders would lay down a 6.643-second pass at 207.62 mph to defeat Tucker and the Outlaw [...]

Elite Motorsports Wins First Mountain Motor Pro Stock Race of the Season

2023-05-22T08:12:21-05:00May 22nd, 2023|Categories: 2023, Mountain Motor, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

Richard Freeman Races To Victory At Route 66 Nationals JOLIET, Ill. (May 21, 2023) - Richard Freeman, the owner of Elite Motorsports, took the wheel of his Elite-powered Mountain Motor Pro Stock machine all the way to the winners circle today at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance. “This is a great way to kick off our season in mountain motor pro stock,” said Freeman. “This category is so exciting. As you can see from qualifying, the field [...]

Elite Motorsports Announces New Driver for MMPS Program

2023-04-21T07:06:35-05:00April 20th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Mountain Motor|Tags: , , |

Pete Berner Will Pilot One Of The Elite Mountain Motor Pro Stock Machines This Season WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (April 20, 2023) - Elite Motorsports announced today that Pete Berner is joining their team to pilot one of two Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines competing on the NHRA circuit this season. Berner’s name is synonymous with Mountain Motor Pro Stock. In the late 90s and early 2000s, the talented driver raced to multiple IHRA world championships and walked away from one of the most intense crashes the [...]

Elite Motorsports Expands Drag Racing Presence with Mountain Motor Pro Stock Program

2022-12-13T10:46:17-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports announced today that it is returning to its roots with the expansion of its drag racing operation through the acquisition of J.R. Carr’s Mountain Motor Pro Stock program. Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines come in at over 820 cubic inches and can put out close to 2,000 horsepower. This acquisition adds two new vehicles to the Elite fleet. Five-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock titleist Erica Enders will pilot one of these powerful machines while Richard Freeman will drive the [...]

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