Pro Stock champ Erica Enders reaches new heights with No. 2 spot in Denver

2016-07-25T06:21:08-05:00July 23rd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders would have loved to have held on to the No. 1 spot for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Bandimere Speedway, but though she fell .007-second short of that lofty perch, Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team can hold their heads up high after qualifying No. 2. “It would have been cool to get a green hat,” Enders said, referring to the special hats given to No. 1 qualifiers. “And tomorrow would have been [...]

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: 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 [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes progress in the Windy City

2016-07-11T08:57:13-05:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- Progress can sometimes be painstakingly slow in the Pro Stock class, but Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports team are taking steps in the right direction. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 11 position for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, but the five-time Pro Stock champion knows the gap has been narrowed to the top teams in the class. Coughlin's best qualifying pass was 6.637 seconds [...]

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 [...]

JEGS driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. definitely knows how big a win in Norwalk would be

2016-06-26T08:14:13-05:00June 25th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- With a legion of family, close friends, and 350-plus JEGS associates camped out in basically their own backyard to root for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. this weekend, the 58-time national event winner and Delaware (Ohio) native knows a win in his home state would be huge for so many of his supporters. "It's a big race and a fun racetrack with the Bader family and all they put into this place," Coughlin said. "Yes, we've got lots of nieces [...]

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 [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 18th, 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 [...]

Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-20T10:22:57-05:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- As Jeg Coughlin Jr. pondered the performance of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Saturday at Bristol Dragway, young daughter Carly nuzzled his cheek. Carly, born to Jeg and Samantha Coughlin in 2015, is more than enough to brighten his day. "It's very cool," Coughlin said. "Not to steal my father's phrase, but every day feels like Father's Day with two great kids like (son) Jeggie and Carly. It's good to be in [...]

Englishtown yields top-half qualifying result for reigning champ Erica Enders

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ-- Reigning two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders successfully qualified her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart in the top half of the eliminations field for the third time this year with a pass of 6.617 seconds at 209.20 mph down Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. That's the good news. The bad news is she now faces teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Sunday's opening round of eliminations, a task she'd rather have saved for later in the day. "We picked up our qualifying a little [...]

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