Pro Stock champ Erica Enders starts Topeka defense against Elite teammate

2016-05-22T22:17:11-05:00May 21st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

TOPEKA, KS — Defending Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has already scored a round-win at this weekend’s NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka — and Pro Stock eliminations don’t start until Sunday. Enders, who qualified the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge in the No. 9 spot in Pro Stock, won a round in Super Gas earlier Saturday. “That was fun to get a round-win in the Super Gas car,” Enders said. “It can take some time to get used to driving in Sportsman again, and even [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders holds special memories of Topeka

2016-05-19T15:54:14-05:00May 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

TOPEKA, KS — Heartland Park Topeka has a special place in the heart of Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, the two-time Pro Stock champion. Heartland Park, site of this weekend’s NHRA Kansas Nationals, is where Enders became the first woman to earn a No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock, and it’s also the track where she scored a dominant victory in 2015, nine years after that first No. 1 qualifier. Enders was in her second full year of Pro Stock in 2006, driving the [...]

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 [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders carries momentum into Atlanta race day

2016-05-16T09:20:13-05:00May 14th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

ATLANTA, GA — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders heads into race day for the 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals on Sunday at Atlanta Dragway fresh off her best run of the weekend. Enders, the No. 10 qualifier, made a pass of 6.701 seconds at 206.16 mph in the final qualifying session, giving her and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team some momentum heading into final eliminations. “It is nice that we made our best run in the last session of qualifying,” Enders said. “The conditions [...]

Champ Erica Enders lauds Elite Motorsports Dodge crew as Atlanta race nears

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 9th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , , |

ATLANTA, GA — Reigning back-to-back world champion Erica Enders beams with pride whenever she talks about her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Pro Stock race team, and with the 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway just days away, the 21-time national event winner says her next trophy celebration is coming soon. “I am feeling really good about things,” Enders said. “We had some great days testing in Denton (Texas) and Tulsa (Okla.) and the cars are getting better and better. The engines look good on the [...]

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 [...]

Two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders gunning for Houston three-peat

2016-04-30T21:22:06-05:00April 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

HOUSTON, TX -- Racing in her home state of Texas always puts a smile on the face of two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders. So does going fast with her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge, which she did in qualifying for the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals on Friday at Royal Purple Raceway. Enders grabbed the No. 6 spot -- her second-best qualifying position of the season -- with a pass of 6.635 seconds at 209.14 mph. "It is nice to be back home," said Enders, the 2014 [...]

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 [...]

Perseverance is key for reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders

2016-04-24T11:21:19-05:00April 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- After two years of running roughshod over the competition in winning back-to-back Pro Stock world championships, Erica Enders has come back to the pack this year in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart. Her seasoned race crew and engine builders knew it wasn't going to be easy switching from another brand to Mopar and the Hemi powerplant, and the growing pains they've experienced in the first four and a half races would cripple most teams, but not Enders' group. "We just need to [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders always a threat in Charlotte

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has an enviable record at zMax Dragway, site of this weekend's seventh annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods. She won last October's national event here, and she raced to the Four-Wide final in 2012, 2013, and 2014, so expect Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team to be contenders when the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races there this weekend. "We've been to a handful of finals in Charlotte, and we were finally [...]

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