Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes busy weekend in Chicago concludes with breakthrough victory

2017-07-07T09:56:47-05:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO (July 5) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. has 58 NHRA national event wins but not one of his Wally trophies has this year attached to faceplate. The five-time Pro Stock world champion looks to change that fact this weekend as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series hits the quarter-mile for the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, just a few miles southwest of the Chicago city limits. Coughlin will be a very busy man this weekend both as [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders set to scoop up another trophy in Norwalk

2017-06-21T07:30:35-05:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race, Sportsman|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders’ confidence going into the weekend’s 11th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park is extremely high. The spunky 33-year-old driver of the Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is excited about her team’s momentum and she’s anxious to build on her group’s recent successes, which have her eying a run at a third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship. “Norwalk is always a fun race for us; this year’s going [...]

JEGS.com Pro Stock stalwart Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to add a Norwalk victory to his list

2017-06-21T07:28:34-05:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, Ohio (June 20) – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro, knows what it’s like to be successful. In drag racing circles his name can even be used to define success. But there a couple of racetracks where he has not made a visit to the national event winner’s circle, and one of those quarter-miles is up next on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule as the world’s fastest motorsports competes in his [...]

Erica Enders eager to go racing at her all-time favorite track — Bristol Dragway

2017-06-15T07:32:48-05:00June 15th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

BRISTOL, TN – Like with most things in life, people have favorites. Some may have a favorite pizza joint, while others may have a favorite golf course they like to play. Most times these favorite places are special to a person for a reason unique to them. Bristol Dragway is one of those favorite places for two-time world champion NHRA Pro Stock driver Erica Enders. This weekend as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competes in the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to carve his name into the sides of Bristol’s legendary Thunder Valley

2017-06-14T07:00:39-05:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN – There’s a popular drag strip in the western U.S. planted at the base of the Rocky Mountains. The scene is certainly beautiful although not necessarily fast. There’s another quarter-mile of racing pavement on the opposite side of the continent that is whittled into the ancient, rocky core of the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee; it’s beautiful, it’s really fast, and it’s extremely loud. Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stocker, has a renewed mechanical vigor as he [...]

NHRA’s most recent winner, two-time champ Erica Enders, hungry for more

2017-06-07T21:02:39-05:00June 7th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Fresh off her impressive victory Sunday afternoon in New Hampshire, two-time world champion Erica Enders is anxious to keep the ball rolling and score another win at this weekend’s 48th annual NHRA Summernationals. “We’re all really excited coming off of the win in Epping,” Enders said. “It certainly gives all of us on this Elite Motorsports team a boost of confidence and everyone knows momentum is important in this game so we’ll see if we can carry it into E-town. I’m so [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to score fifth class win in E-Town

2017-06-07T20:59:37-05:00June 7th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 6) — The way five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees things, this weekend’s 48th annual NHRA Summernationals at historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park would seem to be the perfect place to score career win No. 77. “We’re kind of in this up/down deal lately where one race we seem to do really well and the next one something happens and we’re out earlier than we want to be,” Coughlin said. “We lost a close one to our teammate [...]

Two-Time Pro Stock World Champ Erica Enders Eyeing Epping for First Win of 2017

2017-06-01T16:38:20-05:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

EPPING, NH — Two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders doesn’t put much faith into racing luck. Her years at Texas A&M’s Mays School of Business taught her to be much more analytical in her thoughts, something she will continue to apply this weekend at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals in New Hampshire. “The Pro Stock class goes in cycles,” Enders said. “Since the beginning of the class 30-something years ago, it’s been very cyclical. Certain drivers get on top, stay there for [...]

Six-Time Champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. on Cusp of Big Things in Pro Stock Chase

2017-06-01T16:36:17-05:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

EPPING, N.H. — Fresh off his second final-round appearance of the season, six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. feels his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro is closer than ever to a breakthrough victory. With history beckoning this weekend at New England Dragway with the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals, Coughlin says he’s extremely anxious to win his 59th Pro Stock trophy. “We remain very excited, very optimistic with everything happening right now at Elite Motorsports, not just for me but for my teammates as well,” [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. coming to life as NHRA tour heads to middle stretch of regular season

2017-05-16T17:01:47-05:00May 16th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

TOPEKA, KS -- Six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro has been running well all year. He also knows it's been getting even better over the last few national events, which has him thrilled to be heading to Heartland Park Topeka for this weekend's 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties. "We're really excited about the first seven races and are very much looking forward to this middle stretch of the 18-race regular season to climb [...]

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