Pro Stock champ Erica Enders faces another test in Seattle’s first round

2016-08-07T08:42:06-05:00August 6th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders faces a big test in the first round of the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil on Sunday at Pacific Raceways. After qualifying No. 11, the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver will race Alex Laughlin in the first round on Sunday. The battle could go a long way in deciding which driver reaches the Countdown to the Championship, as Laughlin is 10th and Enders 11th, just 11 points out of the top [...]

Best run of 2016 has Jeg Coughlin Jr. qualified in top half of Seattle field

2016-08-07T08:42:36-05:00August 6th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team have clearly taken steps forward in their quest for NHRA glory, but it's not as simple as that in the Pro Stock world. Sometimes, as a team finds more horsepower, adjustments to the tune-up are called for, and that can take time and many, many runs. "We have definitely made some great improvements performance-wise," Coughlin said after qualifying No. 7 for the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders confident Elite team can perform under pressure

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders learned a lot about her Elite Motorsports team after winning back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015. When under pressure, Enders and her team didn't flinch; instead, they performed at their best. This year, Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team are facing a different kind of pressure as they prepare to race in the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil this weekend at Pacific Raceways. Enders is 11th in the [...]

After runner-up at last year’s Seattle race, Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to take final step

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA -- A highlight of Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s three-race debut with Elite Motorsports last season was the five-time Pro Stock champion's runner-up finish at the NHRA stop in Seattle. At this year's 29th annual ProtectTheHarvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, Coughlin is hoping to take his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart one step farther and end the day in the winner's circle. "Our goal is to try and be a little more aggressive earlier in the weekend and give ourselves [...]

Reigning Pro Stock champ Erica Enders catches wrong kind of break in Sonoma

2016-08-01T11:40:06-05:00July 31st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has been hoping the breaks start turning her way in this transitional drag racing season, but when her engine broke in the water box just seconds before her opening-round pass, even she couldn't believe her misfortune. "It's almost like 'what else could go wrong,' " said Enders, the most prolific female Pro Stock racer of all time. "It's just a tough, tough way to end the day ... before it even started. "I fired [...]

A third Sonoma victory will have to wait for Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00July 31st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA -- Drag races at the professional level are routinely decided by fractions of a second, and depending which side of the equation you're on, that can be a good or bad thing. For five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., it seems like ages since the racing gods have smiled on him and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Such was the case early Sunday afternoon when Coughlin's opening-round pass of 6.603 seconds at 209.39 mph left him just a [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders ready to keep Denver momentum rolling

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — With four race days left before the Countdown to the Championship begins, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders knows time is short to be able to defend her 2015 title. But Enders also knows she and the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team are more than capable of making a late-season surge, perhaps beginning with the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. “Tomorrow is a very important race day for us as we only have four Sundays left to get this [...]

Magneti Marelli/JEGS Dodge Dart pro Jeg Coughlin hoping for more Sonoma hardware

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, Calif. (July 30) -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has two trophies from Sonoma Raceway, claimed in 2003 and 2010, and he would love to earn a third Sunday when eliminations for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals begin live and nationwide on FOX TV. "It's great that FOX has given us these live positions on the main network," Coughlin said. "It's big for the sport and for all the racers. Certainly we'd love to have a big day tomorrow with all those extra eyeballs on our [...]

Reigning champ Erica Enders on a season-long high as Sonoma race approaches

2016-07-27T09:52:23-05:00July 27th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — Fresh off her most encouraging outing of the year, back-to-back and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is anxious to get to Northern California for this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Enders qualified a season-best second on the Denver elimination ladder and logged an elimination round-win before parts failure cost her just enough time to lose her second-round race against Allen Johnson. Nevertheless, the huge uptick in performance has the entire Elite/Mopar Dodge Dart race team feeling better about [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says Pro Stock could hit season records in Sonoma

2016-07-27T09:51:26-05:00July 27th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA -- If weather conditions are agreeable when the NHRA tour arrives at Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. says the record book could have a couple of new entries. "It really comes down to what Mother Nature deals the Pro Stock cars," Coughlin said. "We typically get very high pressure there barometer-wise. On those cool days, the track is tight and the air is crisp and clean. If we get that [...]

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