Texas native Erica Enders will need perfection to defend Dallas title

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

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

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

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 [...]

Erica Enders wanted another chance at Reading track, but settles for mid-pack slot

2016-10-02T14:55:20-05:00October 1st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

READING, PA -- In between what has seemed to be a never-ending smattering of rain at Maple Grove Raceway, there were moments of really good drag racing, and reigning world champion Erica Enders is convinced she could have made a big move if she was given another chance. But in the end, she only got one shot in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart and had to settle for the No. 9 spot on the qualifying grid. "Dang it, we wanted another run," Enders said. "It [...]

Wild ride ends with five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. safely in Reading field

2016-10-02T14:53:15-05:00October 1st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

READING, PA -- With rain erasing three of the four scheduled qualifying sessions at this weekend's 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, the one pass drivers got down Maple Grove Raceway was literally a make-or-break run. Fortunately for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., he made it into the elimination field, but it took every bit of his 377 national events worth of experience to get the job done. "I almost went over," Coughlin said of his pass down a very green racing surface. "Obviously [...]

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders rebounds to qualify No. 11 in St. Louis

2016-09-25T10:11:15-05:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- There's no quit in Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team. Despite missing the race in Charlotte last week, the two-time Pro Stock champions battled back to qualify No. 11 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park. "They are amazing," Enders said. "They work really hard. It's frustrating and disheartening to see how hard they work and not have it translate to the scoreboard. At this point, this year is a letdown and we [...]

Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. building momentum in Pro Stock

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Progress in the NHRA Pro Stock class can be painstakingly slow, so when it is made, it is relished. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is relishing the progress made by his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. He qualified No. 10 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park as his Elite Motorsports team continued to make gains with its Mopar program. "We've been building a little bit of momentum quietly with [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to become a two-time Charlotte winner

2016-09-18T07:46:08-05:00September 17th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. was the first drag racer to ever run down zMax Dragway, breaking in the facility with a long smoky burnout for the benefit of the local and national media back in 2008. Sunday he hopes to be the last one standing at the beautiful track, collecting the winner's trophy of the ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals. "We'd certainly love to win this race," Coughlin said. "This is the first round of six in the Countdown [...]

Back-to-back world champ Erica Enders fails to qualify for first playoff race

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 17th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders began her march to a second straight world title last year with a convincing victory at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. This year, she hit a season low, failing to qualify for the first time since the second Pomona (Calif.) race in 2010. "That's all the way back to when I drove for the late Jim Cunningham," Enders said. "It's no secret, this year has been a struggle for us. Someone just asked me how you bounce [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. chases sixth U.S. Nationals championship

2016-09-05T08:18:56-05:00September 4th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is the only driver in NHRA history to win a professional race from all 16 qualifying positions. So the driver of the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart will hardly be intimidated by starting the U.S. Nationals on Sunday at Lucas Oil Raceway from the No. 15 qualifying spot. "It's going to be no easy feat tomorrow but we made a decent run there in Q5," Coughlin said. "The car was still pretty soft [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders excited to defend her U.S. Nationals title

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 4th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- A big part of two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders' success is the ability to see the positive in everything and then make the most of that optimism. Enders qualified her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge in the No. 14 qualifying spot for Monday eliminations at the U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. That may be disheartening to some, but Enders is the defending U.S. Nationals champion and knows race day is a new day. "This is our worst qualifying position in a long [...]

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