Two-time world champ Erica Enders reaches quarterfinals at Denso NHRA Nationals

2017-04-03T06:34:12-05:00April 2nd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders will have to wait for another time to log a fifth career victory at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after a one-up, one-down day at the 18th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Enders drove her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro past teammate Vincent Nobile in Sunday's opening round before losing to Bo Butner by a scant .014 seconds in the quarterfinals. As usual, Enders had superior reaction times in both races but her [...]

Fan pick Erica Enders ready to strut her stuff at her favorite racetrack in Vegas

2017-03-29T07:34:02-05:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — No one in drag racing has enjoyed a better run of luck at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders, who returns to her favorite drag strip this weekend with two chances at glory during the 18th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Thanks to her legion of loyal fans, Enders will be taking part in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special race-within-a-race for the top eight Pro Stock drivers from the previous 12 [...]

After super-fast start, two-time series champ Erica Enders exits Gatornat’ls in Round 2

2017-03-20T10:46:10-05:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Erica Enders flashed the form that made her a two-time Pro Stock champion this weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, qualifying a lofty third in the field and zooming to a convincing first-round win Sunday morning. But the fun stopped there as her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro over-powered the racetrack in Round 2, sending her packing. “You never want to lose a single round,” she said. “That’s just how racers are wired. But I think when we take [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders presses towards top of Pro Stock category

2017-03-19T09:11:50-05:00March 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Perhaps in a last-minute bid to impress voters in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders ripped off her first 6.4-second pass of NHRA’s fuel-injected era to qualify a lofty third on the elimination ladder of the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Enders’ 6.490 at 214.01 mph was more than enough to lock up her best qualifying effort since last year’s Denver race, a span of 13 national events. It also makes her one of the [...]

Two-time drag racing champ Erica Enders looking to add ‘Gator’ skin to her wall

2017-03-14T16:27:55-05:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — One of only three women in history to capture a world championship in any of the top forms of motorsports, Erica Enders has amassed 21 national event victories in her illustrious career. However, that impressive number of wins doesn’t include one from the prestigious Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a fact Enders would like to change at the 48th running of the event this weekend. “I’ve always looked at the Gatornationals as one of the big-time, heritage races on the schedule so [...]

Fiery competitor Erica Enders resolute on improving after Phoenix

2017-02-27T18:28:21-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Erica Enders’ race day in the desert ended much sooner than anticipated this morning during Round 1 of eliminations of the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second of 24 events in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two-time world champion Enders began Sunday qualified in the No. 10 position. Her Rick Jones Race Cars-built Chevrolet Camaro racing under the banner of Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports is a favorite to win every time out, [...]

No shortage of confidence for two-time champ Erica Enders as eliminations near

2017-02-26T08:20:21-06:00February 25th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Two-time world champion Erica Enders will begin Sunday’s eliminations from the No. 10 qualifying spot in Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Enders will bring her bright red racer to the starting line in Round 1 to race No. 7 qualifier Shane Gray. Her 6.558-second, 211.53-mph qualifying mark is just a touch behind Gray’s 6.548 posting. The most successful female Pro Stock racer in NHRA history, Enders has 21 [...]

Popular two-time champ Erica Enders has program right on track for Phoenix race

2017-02-22T17:22:59-06:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

CHANDLER, AZ — Before she even turned professional, let alone captured two world championships, drag racer Erica Enders had a Disney movie made about her and her sister Courtney’s lives in the NHRA Junior Dragster ranks. The film, the most watched movie in Disney Channel history, was entitled Right On Track. Heading into this weekend’s 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Enders says the same title could easily be used to describe Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports race team, the group [...]

Erica Enders fires plenty of warning shots during season-opening Winternationals

2017-02-13T10:23:05-06:00February 12th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

POMONA, CA — Back in the comfy confines of her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, two-time world champion Erica Enders didn’t walk away with the trophy of this weekend’s 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals, but she certainly reminded everyone of why she dominated the 2014 and 2015 seasons. A year with a different manufacturer made the category’s most prolific female racer an afterthought to many, but as soon as she got back in her Chevy, she quickly re-established herself as a top contender. “Not a [...]

History abounds, awaits world champion Erica Enders in Pomona

2017-02-12T10:48:31-06:00February 11th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

POMONA, CA — The first Junior Dragster Erica Enders ever drove to the winner’s circle is housed just across the compound from Auto Club Raceway in Wally Parks’ Drag Racing Museum. She also started her Sportsman career here and collected one of her record 21 Pro Stock race trophies at Pomona. Additionally, she clinched the first of her two world titles at this track in 2014. Now the spunky Texan is back, hoping to add a few more memories to her So-Cal resume when this [...]

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