With determination and passion, Pro Stock champ Erica Enders is ready to battle

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 20th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — When the calendar turns to Sunday, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team know anything can happen. So though Enders qualified No. 11 for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Brainerd International Raceway, she is confident in her and her team’s ability to make things happen. “Sunday is a whole different day,” Enders said. “You just look at what happened in Seattle. It’s anybody’s day on race day, and you go out there with the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks for more speed in Brainerd eliminations

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 20th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows there is more speed to be had out of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, and after his run in the fourth qualifying session at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Brainerd International Raceway, his team is getting closer to finding it. "We didn't show it on the scoreboard, but we should be able to run mid-6.60s," Coughlin said. "But talking about it and doing it are truly two different things. We've convinced ourselves [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders faces another test in Seattle’s first round

2016-08-07T08:42:06-05:00August 6th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders faces a big test in the first round of the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil on Sunday at Pacific Raceways. After qualifying No. 11, the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver will race Alex Laughlin in the first round on Sunday. The battle could go a long way in deciding which driver reaches the Countdown to the Championship, as Laughlin is 10th and Enders 11th, just 11 points out of the top [...]

Best run of 2016 has Jeg Coughlin Jr. qualified in top half of Seattle field

2016-08-07T08:42:36-05:00August 6th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team have clearly taken steps forward in their quest for NHRA glory, but it's not as simple as that in the Pro Stock world. Sometimes, as a team finds more horsepower, adjustments to the tune-up are called for, and that can take time and many, many runs. "We have definitely made some great improvements performance-wise," Coughlin said after qualifying No. 7 for the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders ready to keep Denver momentum rolling

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — With four race days left before the Countdown to the Championship begins, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders knows time is short to be able to defend her 2015 title. But Enders also knows she and the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team are more than capable of making a late-season surge, perhaps beginning with the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. “Tomorrow is a very important race day for us as we only have four Sundays left to get this [...]

Magneti Marelli/JEGS Dodge Dart pro Jeg Coughlin hoping for more Sonoma hardware

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, Calif. (July 30) -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has two trophies from Sonoma Raceway, claimed in 2003 and 2010, and he would love to earn a third Sunday when eliminations for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals begin live and nationwide on FOX TV. "It's great that FOX has given us these live positions on the main network," Coughlin said. "It's big for the sport and for all the racers. Certainly we'd love to have a big day tomorrow with all those extra eyeballs on our [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready to do battle on the mountain with his Dodge Dart

2016-07-25T06:18:48-05:00July 23rd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO – All five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin needs is a fighting chance, and he's got one in the Mopar Mile-High Nationals this weekend at Bandimere Speedway. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 8 spot, his best qualifying effort in the last four races. And with the potential of Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders, who qualified No. 2, Coughlin knows he has a chance to be even better on race day. "We definitely made some vast [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders reaches new heights with No. 2 spot in Denver

2016-07-25T06:21:08-05:00July 23rd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders would have loved to have held on to the No. 1 spot for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Bandimere Speedway, but though she fell .007-second short of that lofty perch, Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team can hold their heads up high after qualifying No. 2. “It would have been cool to get a green hat,” Enders said, referring to the special hats given to No. 1 qualifiers. “And tomorrow would have been [...]

Erica Enders returns to the top, snaring provisional No. 1 in Denver

2016-07-23T11:13:43-05:00July 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO -- She's back! Two-time champion Erica Enders returned to the top of the Pro Stock charts, grabbing the provisional No. 1 spot for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Friday at Bandimere Speedway. Enders dominated the class the past two seasons, winning 15 races and the championship in 2014 and 2015, but a change in rules and a switch to Mopar precipitated a small step back this season as her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team worked to develop a new Dodge Dart and new [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders: Progress ‘absolutely’ being made

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- The smile is slowly creeping back onto the face of two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders. Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Melling Performance Dodge team snared the No. 9 spot for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, inching closer to the top cars in the Pro Stock class. "I absolutely feel like we've made progress this weekend," Enders said. "After Norwalk, the guys went back to the shop and made some pretty significant changes. The scoreboard [...]

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