Jeg Coughlin Jr. off to a fast start with new Dodge Dart GT

2016-02-13T09:07:00-06:00February 13th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Mopar, NHRA|Tags: , , , , |

POMONA, CA -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. kicked off his first season with the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart GT in fine fashion, driving to the provisional No. 4 spot after two rounds of qualifying for the Circle K NHRA Winternationals on Friday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Coughlin joined Elite Motorsports for the full 2016 Pro Stock season, and the two-car team of he and two-time champion Erica Enders switched to Dodge. After a whirlwind off-season, Coughlin was pleased with the start [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders hopes good things come in threes

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00February 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

POMONA, CA — The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least Erica Enders hopes so. The Elite Motorsports driver has won the last two NHRA Pro Stock World Championships, with the 2015 title won in dominant fashion. She went to the winner’s circle nine times last year, clinching the title at the penultimate race of the season. But big changes are on tap for 2016, starting with the Circle K NHRA Winternationals this weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona: The [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders pumped after successful first test with new Dodge

2016-02-02T00:47:12-06:00February 1st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar|Tags: , , |

DENTON, TX — Two-time defending Pro Stock champion Erica Enders completed a successful first test with her new Elite Motorsports Mopar Dodge Dart on Saturday at North Star Dragway. The Pro Stock class will switch to fuel-injected engines with a 10,500-rpm limit, and wheelie bars will be shorter. Plus, Enders and her team have a new manufacturer with Mopar and Dodge, which meant a new RJ Race Cars Dart built in the shops of crew chiefs Rick and Rickie Jones. The first full day of [...]

Back-to-back world champ Erica Enders ready to blaze another new path

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00January 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar|Tags: , , |

HOUSTON, TX — No NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series driver had a better run over the last two years than Houston native Erica Enders. Not Antron Brown, not Tony Schumacher, not Matt Hagan, not even the legendary John Force. Enders, who now lives in New Orleans with her husband, fellow racer Richie Stevens, won back-to-back Pro Stock World Championships, winning 15 times in the last two seasons, including a dominant nine-victory 2015. Enders and her Elite Motorsports crew were the team to beat nearly [...]

First look: Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders’ new ’16 Dodge Dart

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , , |

WYNNEWOOD, OK — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders’ striking new ’16 Dodge Dart was unveiled Wednesday, a month before she begins her pursuit of a third consecutive NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series title. Like her championship-winning cars from 2014 and 2015, Enders’ car was built by RJ Race Cars in Galesburg, IL, the famed shop led by Enders’ crew chiefs, Rick and Rickie Jones. Enders’ Elite Motorsports team is beginning a partnership with Mopar this season and will field Dodge Darts. The car [...]

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