AARON STANFIELD REACHES FINAL ROUND FOR ELITE MOTORSPORTS AT ROUTE 66 NATIONALS

2024-05-19T19:22:55-05:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

JOLIET, Ill (May 19, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team powered their way to their second consecutive runner-up finish Sunday at the Gerber Glass & Collision NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Stanfield, who was also runner-up in the Factory X class when he came up short to his dad Greg Stanfield, would have to make his way past three Elite Motorsports teammates before facing Dallas Glenn in the finals. Stanfield [...]

ERICA ENDERS EARNS NO. 1 QUALIFYING POSITION AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY

2024-05-18T18:21:18-05:00May 18th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

JOLIET, Ill (May 18, 2024) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team landed their second No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday at the Gerber Glass & Collision Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Enders, who had her first Pro Stock win at the facility in 2012, had a solid 6.548-second pass at 209.69 mph on Friday evening that would hold through Saturday’s sessions to pick up her 36th overall No. 1 and [...]

ROUTE 66 RACEWAY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN ERICA ENDERS’ HISTORY

2024-05-16T12:48:32-05:00May 16th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , , |

JOLIET, Ill. (May 16, 2024) – Six-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders will be returning to the site of her first Pro Stock victory when she and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Camaro head into this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway just outside of Chicago. Enders’ first professional victory came on July 1, 2012 when she battled her way through Kurt Johnson, Vincent Nobile and V. Gaines before [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS READY TO TAKE ON PRO STOCK ALL-STAR CALLOUT AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY

2024-05-15T16:16:34-05:00May 15th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, Cuadra Boys, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , |

JOLIET, Ill. (May 15, 2024) – When the Elite Motorsports team heads to Route 66 Raceway for this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, four of the drivers will be competing for more than just a race win on Sunday. In lieu of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge that normally would take place on Saturday, eight Pro Stock teams will compete in the Gettrx Pro Stock All-Star Callout. Elite Motorsports drivers Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield, Troy Coughlin Jr. and Cristian Cuadra make [...]

AARON STANFIELD RUNNER-UP AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS AT ZMAX DRAGWAY

2024-04-28T19:30:08-05:00April 28th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , |

CONCORD, N.C. (April 28, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and his Johnson's Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team landed a runner-up finish Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Stanfield would get off the starting line in .011 seconds to run a 6.551-second pass at 209.75 mph and defeat Dallas Glenn (6.561 at 208.68) and teammate Cristian Cuadra (6.549 at 210.54) but he came up short to rival Greg Anderson's 6.502 second pass at 210.77 mph. The final round [...]

ERICA ENDERS WINS MISSION FOODS #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

2024-04-27T17:50:50-05:00April 27th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , |

CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2024) - Erica Enders and the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team tallied their second Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victory of the season Saturday during qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. In a quad with teammates Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Jerry Tucker as well as rival Dallas Glenn, Enders earned her win on a holeshot with a reaction time of .021 seconds to go with her 6.516-second pass at 210.73 mph. Glenn would [...]

FERNANDO CUADRA SR. TO HAVE LAST DANCE WITH PRO STOCK AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

2024-04-24T13:08:29-05:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Cuadra Boys, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , |

CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2024) – For the first time this season and for the last time in their careers, the Cuadra family made up of Fernando Cuadra Sr. and his sons Fernando Jr. and twins Cristian and David, will all be competing together in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series Pro Stock category.When Elite Motorsports hits zMAX Dragway for this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, it will be the last time that family patriarch Fernando Sr., will make passes down a drag strip in [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. Wins Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals

2024-04-15T06:51:13-05:00April 14th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

LAS VEGAS (April 14, 2024) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. handled his SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer Chevy to the 66th Pro Stock victory of his career Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With a 6.616 second pass at 207.18 mph Coughlin Jr. defeated Jerry Tucker, Brandon Foster and Erica Enders in the final quad to win his 85th overall NHRA victory, 11th at The Strip, and first in the unique four-wide format. “This [...]

Jerry Tucker Puts Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer No. 1; Jeg Coughlin Jr. Wins Mission Foods #2FAST2TASTY at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas

2024-04-14T08:43:15-05:00April 13th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

LAS VEGAS (April 13, 2024) – It was a pair of firsts for Elite Motorsports Saturday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jerry Tucker and the Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer / SCAG Power Equipment team earned their first No.1 qualifying position while Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his SCAG / Mile Hi Light Beer team won their first Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge. Tucker stole the top spot from teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. with a 6.612-second pass at 206.61 [...]

Aaron Stanfield Picking Up Double Duty at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas

2024-04-11T14:18:00-05:00April 11th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , |

LAS VEGAS (April 11, 2024) – In addition to handling driving duties for the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing machine for Elite Motorsports at this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Aaron Stanfield will also be fielding an entry in the Factory X class. “Mentally, I start preparing for controlled chaos,” Stanfield said. “It is a busy weekend to race in two classes. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes but [...]

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