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Weeks of exhaustive testing finally paying dividends for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

Elite Admin2017-10-16T14:58:12-05:00October 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Qualifying|

DALLAS, TX — Ever since her Elite Motorsports race team began to experience a performance downturn a few months ago, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has been testing the wheels off Richard Freeman’s Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. It appears all of that extra work, along with some reconfigured parts dreamed up by car builder and crew chief Rick Jones, are paying off big for the 22-time national event winner. Enders posted four very competitive runs during qualifying for this weekend’s 32nd annual [...]

Smiles coming easier for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. after car upgrade
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Smiles coming easier for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. after car upgrade

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying

Smiles coming easier for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. after car upgrade

Elite Admin2017-10-16T14:53:06-05:00October 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Qualifying|

DALLAS, TX — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his race crew are as excited as they’ve been since mid-May when they raced to the finals of the Menards Heartland Nationals. That’s because prior to this weekend’s 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, Coughlin’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was modified by car builder Rick Jones and the early results are very promising. “If the corners are up on my mouth a bit it’s certainly because we’re as close to the front of [...]

Two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders dreams of a ‘white hat’ day in her home state
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Two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders dreams of a ‘white hat’ day in her home state

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Two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders dreams of a ‘white hat’ day in her home state

Elite Admin2017-10-10T06:11:17-05:00October 8th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview|

DALLAS, TX — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders scratched a huge entry off her personal bucket list during her 2015 visit to Texas Motorplex when she won the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, thereby completing a sweep of the races in her beloved home state of Texas. As is tradition at the event, Enders was outfitted with a cowboy hat in the winner’s circle and she picked a black one for a very specific reason. “We were bad hombres that year and that win [...]

No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early
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No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap

No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|

DALLAS, TX -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders was hoping for a taste of home cooking Sunday at the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals but instead the Spring, Texas native was eliminated early by title contender Greg Anderson at the Texas Motorplex. The No. 15 qualifier out of 16 cars, Enders was hoping for a big upset of Anderson, a fellow multi-time champion ranked second in the world at the moment. Instead, Enders' fouled out by a scant -.001 seconds, [...]

Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap

Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-10-17T09:19:41-05:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

DALLAS, TX -- A second cowboy hat for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will have to wait as the former Dallas winner fell in Sunday's first round of the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals. Each year, the professional class winners of this event are fitted with a custom cowboy hat, a gift that's become quite coveted by the racers. Coughlin already has one hat in his collection, which he collected after his 2002 victory at Texas Motorplex. "We gave it all we [...]

Texas native Erica Enders will need perfection to defend Dallas title
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Texas native Erica Enders will need perfection to defend Dallas title

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying

Texas native Erica Enders will need perfection to defend Dallas title

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Mopar, Qualifying|

DALLAS, TX -- Reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders will have to be perfect to defend the title of the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals after an off-pace qualifying effort that left her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart in the 15th spot on the elimination ladder. Enders powered to a convincing victory at this event one year ago that all but clinched her second straight world title. It was one of nine wins she recorded in a record-breaking year. The Spring, Texas native hasn't been [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to make some noise in Dallas
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Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to make some noise in Dallas

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to make some noise in Dallas

Elite Admin2016-10-16T12:07:03-05:00October 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Qualifying|

DALLAS (Oct. 15) -- In two and a half decades of racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has accomplished a lot of remarkable things. He's won six world championships (five in Pro Stock and one more in Super Gas), claimed 76 national event trophies, raced to the winner's circle in a record seven different eliminator categories, and is the only driver ever to win from all 16 qualifying positions. That final stat seems the most telling at the conclusion of qualifying for the 31st annual AAA Texas [...]

Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders
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Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race

Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Preview|

DALLAS, TX -- Erica Enders put a stranglehold on her second consecutive NHRA Pro Stock title by winning last year's AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, which takes place again this weekend at Texas Motorplex near Dallas. Although she's realistically out of the hunt for this year's championship, defending her race title still has significant meaning for the Lone Star State native. "I'm a Texas girl through and through," said Enders, who grew up in Houston and has raced at Texas Motorplex since she was 8 years [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas

Elite Admin2016-10-13T08:19:06-05:00October 11th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Preview|

DALLAS, TX -- There are a couple of unique benefits to winning the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals at Texas Motorplex, the all-concrete drag strip just south of Dallas in Ennis, Texas. First, track owner Billy Myer, a former drag racer himself, adds a special engraved brick with the champion's name in the winner's circle. Secondly, each victor gets a commemorative cowboy hat to remind them they scored a big victory deep in the heart of Texas. Jeg Coughlin Jr. was winner in Dallas in [...]

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