BO BUTNER GETS SECOND VICTORY IN JHG MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK AT BRISTOL DRAGWAY

2024-06-10T16:54:41-05:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Bo Butner, Elite Motorsports Team, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 09, 2024) – Bo Butner and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage team rallied to their second consecutive victory in the JHG Mountain Motor Pro Stock class Sunday at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Butner, who was the No. 2 qualifier, picked up the final round victory at the starting line. Racing against John DeFlorian and his Graber Concrete Chevy, DeFLoria would be too quick on the Christmas tree and red light by .008 seconds to hand Butner the [...]

JEG COUGHLIN JR. WINS THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

2024-06-10T21:11:35-05:00June 9th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 09, 2024) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer team powered to victory Sunday at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. Jeg Jr. earned his 67th career victory with a win against rival and fellow Pro Stock veteran Greg Anderson in the final round. Jeg Jr. would have a solid pass at 6.707 seconds and 204.94 mph while Anderson, who had been the No. 1 qualifier and quickest all day, [...]

ERICA ENDERS WINS #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENEGE AT BRISTOL DRAGWAY

2024-06-08T18:50:05-05:00June 8th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 08, 2024) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team rallied to their third Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victory of the season Saturday at Bristol Dragway during qualifying for the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. In a rematch of the semifinals from the New England Nationals, Enders started her Saturday with a win over teammate Jerry Tucker. Enders would lay down a 6.643-second pass at 207.62 mph to defeat Tucker and the Outlaw [...]

ERICA ENDERS LOOKING TO DEFEND THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS VICTORY

2024-06-06T12:39:16-05:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 06, 2024) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team enter this weekend’s Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway looking to pick up their fourth win at the fan favorite facility. Six-time defending world champion Enders has reached the final round of the Thunder Valley Nationals for two consecutive years, winning the 2023 event against rival Greg Anderson from the No. 1 qualifying position and finishing runner-up to teammate Aaron [...]

Enders Powers to a Win and a No. 1 Qualifier at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals

2023-06-12T07:22:44-05:00June 12th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

The Pro Stock World Champion Claims Her First Victory Of The Season In Bristol BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 11, 2023) - She’s back! Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders showed the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series that her car troubles are far behind her this weekend when she rocketed to her first win of the season after securing the pole position at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Her Elite Motorsports teammate Aaron Stanfield won the NHRA Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty specialty event on Saturday, [...]

Elite Motorsports Drivers Prepare to Make Powerful Points Move in Bristol

2023-06-10T04:08:17-05:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 8, 2023) - Elite Motorsports Pro Stock standout Aaron Stanfield is looking forward to defending his title this weekend at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. We emerged victorious at this event last year after defeating his teammate, five-time world champion Erica Enders, in the final round. He and the other eight Elite Motorsports Pro Stock drivers that make up the largest professional team in drag racing are focused on consistency and innovation as they prepare for the Thunder Valley [...]

JEGS.com driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. wins Pro Stock in Bristol

2018-06-18T08:51:01-05:00June 17th, 2018|Categories: 2018, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN – JEGS.com driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been on plenty of hot streaks during his legendary career, but not many like this one. With a victory in the Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, Coughlin has scored three wins in the last three weekends. He won in Pro Stock in Chicago, followed that up with a Super Comp win in Richmond and extended the streak to three with the Pro Stock victory here. "That has a nice ring [...]

Erica Enders misses out on third final round of season by .006 seconds in Tennessee

2017-06-19T08:45:41-05:00June 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

BRISTOL, TN — Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders came up two feet short of what would have been her third final-round appearance of the 2017 season after a close semifinal contest with class points leader Bo Butner Sunday afternoon at Bristol Dragway. After beating Alan Prusiensky and one of her Elite Motorsports’ teammates, Vincent Nobile, earlier in the day, Enders got a .007-second jump on Butner in their race and held the lead until somewhere around halftrack when the winner of the Houston [...]

Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win

2017-06-19T08:43:59-05:00June 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN — Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s hopes of converting his 23rd career No. 1 qualifying effort into a victory was foiled in the quarterfinal round when his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was plagued by severe tire shake in his race against part-time teammate Alex Laughlin Sunday at Bristol Dragway. Coughlin had a marginal jump on Laughlin at the starting line but barely made it a foot before his huge rear Goodyear slicks started to square up. He really had no choice but to abort the [...]

Just days removed from Epping victory, Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown

2017-06-18T13:13:20-05:00June 17th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

BRISTOL, TN — Two-time drag racing world champion Erica Enders celebrated her 22nd national event win less than two weeks ago in Epping, N.H., and the sport’s most prolific female Pro Stock driver is geared up to repeat the feat after qualifying a lofty third in the field of the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Enders coaxed a very competitive 6.704-second quarter-mile pass at 205.66 mph out of her car in the cooler Friday evening qualifying session to lock up her third-best starting spot [...]

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