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Two-time drag racing champ Erica Enders looking to add ‘Gator’ skin to her wall
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Two-time drag racing champ Erica Enders looking to add ‘Gator’ skin to her wall

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Two-time drag racing champ Erica Enders looking to add ‘Gator’ skin to her wall

Elite Admin2017-03-14T16:27:55-05:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: Erica Enders, Gainesville, Race Preview|

GAINESVILLE, FL — One of only three women in history to capture a world championship in any of the top forms of motorsports, Erica Enders has amassed 21 national event victories in her illustrious career. However, that impressive number of wins doesn’t include one from the prestigious Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a fact Enders would like to change at the 48th running of the event this weekend. “I’ve always looked at the Gatornationals as one of the big-time, heritage races on the schedule so [...]

Popular two-time champ Erica Enders has program right on track for Phoenix race
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Popular two-time champ Erica Enders has program right on track for Phoenix race

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Popular two-time champ Erica Enders has program right on track for Phoenix race

Elite Admin2017-02-22T17:22:59-06:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Erica Enders, Phoenix, Race Preview|

CHANDLER, AZ — Before she even turned professional, let alone captured two world championships, drag racer Erica Enders had a Disney movie made about her and her sister Courtney’s lives in the NHRA Junior Dragster ranks. The film, the most watched movie in Disney Channel history, was entitled Right On Track. Heading into this weekend’s 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Enders says the same title could easily be used to describe Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports race team, the group [...]

More Phoenix fireworks on the mind of two-time Arizona Nat’ls winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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More Phoenix fireworks on the mind of two-time Arizona Nat’ls winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

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More Phoenix fireworks on the mind of two-time Arizona Nat’ls winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2017-02-22T17:18:25-06:00February 20th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, Phoenix, Race Preview|

CHANDLER, AZ — Jeg Coughlin Jr. has visited the winner’s circle at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park two times in the past, and if things go the way he’s expecting at this weekend’s 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, his JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro will find its way back to that hallowed ground. “Phoenix is a great place and the fans there always have a good time when we’re in town so it’s definitely fun to visit,” Coughlin said. “As a family, we visit the area fairly [...]

Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders
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Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders

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Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Preview|

DALLAS, TX -- Erica Enders put a stranglehold on her second consecutive NHRA Pro Stock title by winning last year's AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, which takes place again this weekend at Texas Motorplex near Dallas. Although she's realistically out of the hunt for this year's championship, defending her race title still has significant meaning for the Lone Star State native. "I'm a Texas girl through and through," said Enders, who grew up in Houston and has raced at Texas Motorplex since she was 8 years [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas

Elite Admin2016-10-13T08:19:06-05:00October 11th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Preview|

DALLAS, TX -- There are a couple of unique benefits to winning the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals at Texas Motorplex, the all-concrete drag strip just south of Dallas in Ennis, Texas. First, track owner Billy Myer, a former drag racer himself, adds a special engraved brick with the champion's name in the winner's circle. Secondly, each victor gets a commemorative cowboy hat to remind them they scored a big victory deep in the heart of Texas. Jeg Coughlin Jr. was winner in Dallas in [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin excited for fresh start Countdown provides

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 14th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Charlotte, Countdown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Preview|

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has won championships in almost every way possible. He's earned them before the NHRA instituted the Countdown to the Championship playoff system. He's entered the playoffs as the lead dog and had to fight off all challengers. He's also come from behind and snatched glory from his rivals. Heading into this weekend's ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, Coughlin finds his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team in yet another unique position. He joined [...]

Defending event champion Erica Enders returns to Charlotte in a vastly different role
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Defending event champion Erica Enders returns to Charlotte in a vastly different role

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Defending event champion Erica Enders returns to Charlotte in a vastly different role

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 14th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Charlotte, Countdown, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Preview|

CHARLOTTE, NC -- One year ago, Pro Stock racer Erica Enders arrived at the first race of NHRA's Countdown to the Championship playoffs as the No. 1 seed, having won six regular-season national events, including the previous two stops in Brainerd, Minn., and Indianapolis. This year, as Enders brings her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart back to zMax Dragway for the ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, things are much different. Her dominating run to back-to-back championships hangs in the balance as she finds herself a distant [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders fulfilled lifelong dream with 2015 U.S. Nationals title
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders fulfilled lifelong dream with 2015 U.S. Nationals title

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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders fulfilled lifelong dream with 2015 U.S. Nationals title

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Erica Enders, Indy, Mopar, Race Preview|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was drained after the U.S. Nationals in 2015, and understandably so, because she put everything she had into the race. Having won it, fulfilling a lifelong dream, Enders was physically and mentally exhausted. Enders, driver of the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge, returns as defending champion of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, held this weekend at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. "That was probably, aside from the championship, the coolest racing accomplishment that I've ever had," Enders said. [...]

Indy memories abound for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Indy memories abound for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

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Indy memories abound for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-08-30T20:08:59-05:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Indy, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Preview|

NDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has four U.S. Nationals trophies on his mantel, signifying a staggering record of success at drag racing's premier event. But those victories aren't the only things that make this weekend special for the Delaware, Ohio, native. "Indy has been one of those races I can remember being a part of for as long as I've been racing, and even before I was racing myself when I'd come to this event with my family," Coughlin said. "And nowadays it's kind [...]

Erica Enders hoping for a surprise title defense this weekend in Brainerd
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Erica Enders hoping for a surprise title defense this weekend in Brainerd

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Erica Enders hoping for a surprise title defense this weekend in Brainerd

Elite Admin2016-08-18T07:16:38-05:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Brainerd, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Preview|

BRAINERD, MN — Erica Enders was cruising to s second straight NHRA championship the last time she passed through Brainerd International Raceway, winning her fifth of nine races in her dominating 2015 campaign at the annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. This weekend, as she returns to Central Minnesota, things have changed quite a bit. The most successful woman in class history, Enders finds herself winless in 2016 and clinging to the 10th and final playoff berth with two races left in the regular season. “Last [...]

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