Playoffs begin with five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking sharp in Charlotte

2017-09-17T12:00:18-05:00September 16th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

CONCORD, N.C. — Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes to pad his illustrious resume even more in this year’s Countdown to the Championship playoffs, which begin in earnest with eliminations for the 10th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals running Sunday at zMax Dragway. A six-time drag racing champion with 76 national event victories, Coughlin has done the majority of his winning in Pro Stock, where he’s collected five titles and 58 Wally trophies. He’ll be at it again down the stretch of this season in his powerful JEGS.com/Elite [...]

Two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders remains bullish on her chances in Indy

2017-09-04T07:56:23-05:00September 3rd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Erica Enders has been to the top of the drag racing world twice, finishing as Pro Stock world champion in 2014 and 2015. She’s the most decorated female racer in class history and she even has a victory at the sport’s biggest race — the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals — in 2015. Maybe that’s why she sounds so bullish on her chances of winning drag racing’s crown jewel for a second time Monday when eliminations begin at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy. [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for Y2K magic as Indy drag race turns to eliminations

2017-09-04T07:52:53-05:00September 3rd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. made a little drag racing history in 2000 when he became the first driver to win an NHRA race from the No. 16 qualifying position. It just so happens he accomplished the feat at the sport’s biggest drag race — the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Now the 58-time national event winner is hoping to recapture some of that same magic as he enters race day for the 63rd running of the event in the [...]

Consistent Erica Enders still asking for more from Melling Performance/Elite Camaro

2017-08-20T09:20:20-05:00August 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — Fresh off a runner-up finish at the NHRA tour’s last stop in Seattle, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has proven her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is very consistent this weekend at the 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Enders qualified mid-pack in the No. 8 position in the elimination field, running a best of 6.665 at 206.42 mph to go with a 6.679, a 6.682 and a 6.695. While the car is repeating well, Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. has found speed, but search for early acceleration continues in Brainerd

2017-08-20T09:18:45-05:00August 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — A complete going-over of Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro by the Elite Motorsports race team has produced some great signs of horsepower. But to advance in the elimination rounds of Sunday’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Coughlin says they need to figure out how to get up to speed a little quicker. Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. “Coming into this race my car had a 100-percent makeover,” Coughlin said. “We’d been struggling at the big end. It would [...]

Two-time champ and No. 4 qualifier Erica Enders looking for more Seattle success

2017-08-06T09:46:01-05:00August 5th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

KENT, WA — Erica Enders was fighting for her playoff life the last time the NHRA tour passed through Pacific Raceways. This time around, she easily secured her spot in the 2017 Countdown to the Championship by simply qualifying for the elimination field of the 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals. Even better, Enders is four spots better and a world away from the struggles of last season. To wit, she’s qualified a lofty fourth on this weekend’s ladder in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. continues return to form in Seattle, preps for big race day ahead

2017-08-06T09:44:21-05:00August 5th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

KENT, WA — Five-time Pro Stock world champion successfully qualified his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in the top half of the elimination field of this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, marking the 14th time in 16 races this year he’ll start race day on the good side of the ladder. As with most things in the Pro Stock class, a return to the form that had him racing to final rounds and qualifying on top of the class multiple times earlier this year must [...]

Crowd favorite Erica Enders hoping for better results on race day in Sonoma

2017-07-30T11:22:44-05:00July 29th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — The first two days of the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals have been a bit of a struggle for two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, but that hasn’t dampened the spirits of the always popular pro from Houston. “We definitely have an issue that we are working to fix,” Enders said after qualifying a season-low 15th on the grid with a 6.949 at 211.89 mph. “Everybody is doing all they can to figure out what the Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet [...]

Mid-pack start for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Sonoma

2017-07-30T11:21:05-05:00July 29th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — Jeg Coughlin Jr. will line his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro up in the No. 9 starting spot when Sunday’s eliminations for the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals begin at Sonoma Raceway. The five-time Pro Stock champion and 59-time national event winner posted a best pass of 6.598 seconds at 210.90 mph, earning his mid-pack perch. Although he’s safely in the field, this race marks just the second time all season that Coughlin has not qualified in the top half of the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. still looking for the quickest way down Bandimere Speedway

2017-07-23T07:47:13-05:00July 22nd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

DENVER (July 22) — Five-time Pro Stock world champion has traversed Bandimere Speedway numerous times in his two decades behind the wheel of his JEGS-branded racecars so he knows the famous mile-high strip well. However, after only qualifying 11th at this weekend’s 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Coughlin says he’s yet to find the quickest way down the quarter mile this time through. “Here we are at the conclusion of Day 2 in Denver and we are not overjoyed with our efforts so far,” [...]

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