Erica Enders’ best pass of the weekend negated by dodgy Atlanta track

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

ATLANTA, GA -- Reigning back-to-back Pro Stock champion Erica Enders knew she left on first-round opponent Chris McGaha, and as she went through the gears of her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart a big smile started to cross her face. Then, in an instant, it was gone, as a big bump in her lane upset her race car enough that it shot towards the centerline. Although the 21-time national event winner didn't give up on the run, the tire spin she encountered out of the racing [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. picks up team morale with round-win in Atlanta

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

ATLANTA, GA -- When a team is struggling, a win -- any win -- is always good for morale. That's one of the big benefits that Jeg Coughlin Jr. was able to deliver to his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team on Sunday when he beat Drew Skillman in the first round of the 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Coughlin snapped a three-race streak in which he had lost in the first round -- twice to Skillman -- with a [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders can’t bring home another Houston win

2016-05-02T09:58:48-05:00May 1st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

HOUSTON, TX — The 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway didn’t go exactly as Erica Enders had hoped, and it certainly didn’t go as well as the 2014 and 2015 races for the two-time Pro Stock champion. Enders, who won her home race here the last two years, fell in the first round in 2016 with her ShirleysKids.org/Elite Motorsports Dodge Dart. “Winning only makes you want to win more, and when you don’t you’re clearly disappointed,” Enders said. “We’ve had a [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees red in first-round defeat in Houston

2016-05-02T09:56:59-05:00May 1st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

HOUSTON, TX -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. said the magic words after a first-round defeat with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals on Sunday at Royal Purple Raceway: "When it rains, it pours." Coughlin wasn't referring to rain that plagued Sunday's eliminations but instead to a recent turn of fortunes for his Elite Motorsports. "Something's made a turn in our program starting in Vegas," Coughlin said. "We weren't the fastest cars out there, but we've slowed down some. [...]

Two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders reaches Four-Wide semi’s

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00April 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, TX — The results may not be obvious, but Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team continue to make progress at the start of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Enders raced to the semifinals of the seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods on Sunday at zMax Dragway, moving up to seventh in the Pro Stock points standings. The two-time Pro Stock world champion switched manufacturers for 2016, and combined with some NHRA-mandated rules changes, Enders and [...]

Glory at Four-Wide NHRA Nationals will have to wait for Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00April 24th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- After qualifying 12th at this weekend's seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods, five-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knew he needed to squeeze everything he could out of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart to have a chance at advancing. Unfortunately, this time he squeezed a little too hard, fouling out at the starting line in his Round 1 race against Bo Butner, Deric Kramer, and Shane Gray. Coughlin's -.006 red-light start negated his pass on the [...]

Erica Enders storms to Las Vegas semifinal with Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge

2016-04-06T05:41:04-05:00April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — That’s more like it. After three untimely first-round exits in the first three races of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders stormed to the semifinals of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “You find out what real champions are made of when you have to go through a little bit of adversity,” Enders said. “It makes you dig deeper and want it [...]

Despite tough weekend, Jeg Coughlin Jr. remains optimistic

2016-04-06T05:39:02-05:00April 3rd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV – A difficult weekend, finished off by an early exit on race day, hasn't dampened Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s enthusiasm in his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. Coughlin qualified No. 13 and fell in the first round of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to Elite Motorsports teammate Drew Skillman. But the five-time Pro Stock champion remains optimistic for the rest of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series [...]

Reigning champ Erica Enders nipped by .01-second in Gainesville

2016-03-20T17:42:52-05:00March 20th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL -- Back-to-back and reigning world Pro Stock champion Erica Enders went door-handle-to-door-handle with Allen Johnson in the opening round of eliminations at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, ultimately losing by a hundredth of a second, her third straight first-round loss. "We're getting so close to where we want to be, and we knew making the switch to Mopar would take some adjustments, but it's still frustrating when you lose a drag race," Enders said, "especially when you consider all of [...]

Jeg Coughlin falls in battle of multi-time Pro Stock champs

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00March 20th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL – Jeg Coughlin and his Elite Motorsports team didn't take a gator-sized bite out of the competition, but the five-time Pro Stock champion is still pleased with the progress of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart after the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway. Coughlin qualified a season-high No. 6, beat Chris McGaha in the first round and scored a huge starting-line advantage on Greg Anderson in the second round before shaking the tires and falling out [...]

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