History for EE: Erica Enders Claims Her Fourth NHRA Pro Stock World Championship

(Via Drag Illustrated) Erica Enders has made plenty of history in her standout Pro Stock career. Her accomplishment on Sunday in Las Vegas may have been her biggest yet. Enders clinched her fourth Pro Stock world championship during the NHRA Finals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, giving her the most titles of any female in NHRA history. She surpassed greats Shirley Muldowney and Angelle Sampey on Sunday, moving into a legendary category all her own. But Enders wasn’t done there, rolling to [...]

2020-11-02T11:23:24-06:00November 2nd, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

Enders Finishes Job, Wins St. Louis Race In Dallas To Jump Back Into Pro Stock Points Lead

Erica Enders had to patiently wait two extra weeks to finish a pivotal race weekend, but the end result proved more than worth it for the defending Pro Stock world champion. She made a strong move towards a fourth title on Saturday at the Texas Motorplex, beating Jason Line in the final round of the previously postponed NHRA Midwest Nationals from St. Louis with a run of 6.572-seconds at 208.49 mph in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Weather postponed the race to Saturday in [...]

2020-10-18T10:04:52-05:00October 18th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, NHRA|Tags: , , |

It’s REEdemption For Pro Stock’s Erica Enders As She Claims NHRA U.S. Nationals Win

A year after suffering a loss in the final round of the U.S. Nationals in heartbreaking fashion, Erica Enders more than got her redemption on Sunday. The defending Pro Stock world champ rolled to the victory in spectacular fashion, running an impressive 6.606-seconds at 208.55 mph in the final round in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to claim the victory at the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. It gave Enders her second career win at the world’s biggest drag race, [...]

2020-10-18T10:02:52-05:00September 7th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , |

Drag Illustrated: Erica Enders Continues Strong Start, Rolls To Impressive Pro Stock Win In Phoenix

(From Drag Illustrated) It didn’t take long for the defending Pro Stock world champion to reach the winner’s circle in 2020. Erica Enders rolled to the win on Sunday in Phoenix in her Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro, putting together four dominant performances in eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, notching her first victory of the year with a run of 6.531-seconds at 210.44 mph in the final round against Bo Butner. The impressive showing also provided Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman with the ultimate [...]

2020-02-24T06:39:50-06:00February 24th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Enders Rises To The Occasion In Pomona, Claims Third Pro Stock World Championship

[Source: Drag Illustrated] For a third time, Erica Enders is a Pro Stock world champion. This one – claimed on Sunday during the NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona – was special, both in how Enders succeeded on this day in eliminations, and how the champ and her team have battled back from adversity the last three seasons. In the end, Enders triumphed in a possible career-defining performance on Sunday against Greg Anderson, clinching a third championship at the Countdown to the Championship [...]

2019-11-18T07:12:14-06:00November 17th, 2019|Categories: 2019, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Recap|Tags: , |

Queen Of Speed: Erica Enders Sets NHRA Pro Mod Speed Record In Charlotte

Another Pro Mod weekend meant another world record and another impressive result for Erica Enders. This time, the standout driver advanced to the final quad of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, once again showing remarkable progress for a Pro Mod team with barely a year under its belt. Enders also broke the speed record she set earlier in April in Houston with a blistering pass of 260.41 mph in her turbocharged Elite Motorsports Camaro, and moved into the top 10 in points, adding [...]

2019-05-08T12:19:12-05:00May 8th, 2019|Categories: 2019|

Jeg Coughlin Jr. Scores NHRA Phoenix Pro Stock Title in 1,000th Round Win

When you've won 62 times in Pro Stock competition, it would be understandable if the victories started to blend together in your mind. But for five-time series champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., earning the trophy of Sunday's 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals in his 1,000 round of Pro Stock racing, this trophy has special significance. "This win today truly feels really second-to-none," Coughlin said. "To reach a mark like this -- 1,000 rounds of racing in this class -- and to hit [...]

2019-03-28T20:58:57-05:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: 2019|

Erica Enders Talks “Hanging On” at 50th annual NHRA Gatornationals

After a rigorous several days of testing, Erica Enders hoped the payoff would come at this weekend’s 50th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. But an early exit in Pro Stock prevented that, delaying plans for the two-time Pro Stock world champion’s first win of 2019. Despite a good start on Friday in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports RJ Race Cars Chevrolet Camaro, Enders couldn’t make another jump the next day in cool weather conditions. She started eliminations in ninth, falling in the first round to [...]

2019-03-28T20:52:28-05:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: 2019|

Rodger Brogdon Continues Fast Pro Stock Start in 2019; Has Fun Along the Way

Rodger Brogdon didn’t get his first win of 2019, but the Pro Stock veteran did make someone’s weekend extremely special at the 50th annual NHRA Gatornationals, and that more than made up for it. Promising $5,000 to a lucky Pro Stock fan during the historic weekend at Gainesville Raceway, Brogdon gave away the prize on Sunday to Amanda Gadagno, a Greenwood, S.C. native who attended the race with her husband, Jimmy. Regulars at Gainesville, but mostly in the nitro pits, the Gadagno family spent considerable [...]

2019-03-28T20:46:03-05:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: 2019|

Brogdon becomes newest member of Elite Pro Stock team

During last year’s NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park, Rodger Brogdon returned to the Pro Stock class after two years on the sidelines and enjoyed the experience so much that he’s announced a full-season program for 2019. Brogdon, a six-time national event winner, including three in Pro Stock, will be joining a talent-laden Elite Motorsports team that already includes Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr., and Alex Laughlin. Brogdon will be racing a Chevy Camaro under the RBR Machine banner, representing one of his successful [...]

2019-03-28T20:31:16-05:00January 8th, 2019|Categories: 2019, NHRA, Pro Stock, Rodger Brogdon|Tags: , |
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