Four-time Brainerd champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to add to his BIR résumé

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 17th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN -- Brainerd International Raceway has been very kind to five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. in the past. He has raced to six finals and carded four victories at the facility, amassing a stunning 29-11 eliminations record in the process. This weekend at the 35th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Coughlin is hoping his past successes at BIR help him break though with his first victory of the season in his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. "We really haven't had [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders confident Elite team can perform under pressure

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders learned a lot about her Elite Motorsports team after winning back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015. When under pressure, Enders and her team didn't flinch; instead, they performed at their best. This year, Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team are facing a different kind of pressure as they prepare to race in the 29th annual Protect The Harvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil this weekend at Pacific Raceways. Enders is 11th in the [...]

After runner-up at last year’s Seattle race, Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to take final step

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 4th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SEATTLE, WA -- A highlight of Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s three-race debut with Elite Motorsports last season was the five-time Pro Stock champion's runner-up finish at the NHRA stop in Seattle. At this year's 29th annual ProtectTheHarvest.com NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, Coughlin is hoping to take his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart one step farther and end the day in the winner's circle. "Our goal is to try and be a little more aggressive earlier in the weekend and give ourselves [...]

Reigning champ Erica Enders on a season-long high as Sonoma race approaches

2016-07-27T09:52:23-05:00July 27th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — Fresh off her most encouraging outing of the year, back-to-back and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is anxious to get to Northern California for this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Enders qualified a season-best second on the Denver elimination ladder and logged an elimination round-win before parts failure cost her just enough time to lose her second-round race against Allen Johnson. Nevertheless, the huge uptick in performance has the entire Elite/Mopar Dodge Dart race team feeling better about [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says Pro Stock could hit season records in Sonoma

2016-07-27T09:51:26-05:00July 27th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA -- If weather conditions are agreeable when the NHRA tour arrives at Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. says the record book could have a couple of new entries. "It really comes down to what Mother Nature deals the Pro Stock cars," Coughlin said. "We typically get very high pressure there barometer-wise. On those cool days, the track is tight and the air is crisp and clean. If we get that [...]

Buckeye Jeg Coughlin Jr., a five-time champion himself, lifted by Cavaliers title run

2016-06-23T06:33:41-05:00June 21st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing returns to Northeast Ohio for Round 12 of its 24-race series this weekend, and Ohioan Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes the positive vibes the victorious Cleveland Cavaliers have brought to his home state carry over to his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart race team. Coughlin, a five-time Pro Stock champion who hails from Delaware, Ohio, is coming off his best outing of the season last Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. He's convinced career win No. 59 is [...]

Elite/Mopar champion Erica Enders looking for three Father’s Day wins in a row

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN-- With two world championships, 21 national event wins, and a 221-137 race-day record, 32-year-old Erica Enders already has experienced many high points in her drag racing career, but perhaps the two moments she takes the most pride in happened the last two years at Bristol Dragway when she won back-to-back NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals titles on Father's Day. "Going all the way back to the beginning, my dad (Gregg Enders) always has been there for me," Enders said. "He used to race himself [...]

This weekend is all about dad for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-15T11:34:10-05:00June 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- Fans attending the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend at Bristol Dragway may notice a special hashtag on the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart driven by five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. On this Father's Day weekend, Coughlin's yellow-and-red Dodge will carry the hashtag #AllAboutDad on the nose. That's in honor of Father's Day and a special campaign between JEGS High Performance and Dockers. Coughlin was joined in a video by his father Jeg Coughlin Sr. and his son [...]

Chemistry remains strong for Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and Elite Motorsports

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ — From her first day behind the wheel of an Elite Motorsports race car, Erica Enders knew she was in a special situation. Chemistry between Enders and her race team was solid on that first day and has only continued to grow. So despite some struggles during the 2016 season, Enders and her team remain a tight-knit group as they head to the NHRA Summernationals this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Enders won the 2014 and 2015 Pro Stock championships with [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready to perform at one of his favorite tracks: Englishtown

2016-06-08T15:50:56-05:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has raced at countless tracks across the country -- and the world -- during his long, stellar career, and famed Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, site of this weekend's NHRA Summernationals, is on the list of his favorite racetracks. "If I had to pick five home tracks, it would definitely be on that list," Coughlin said. "I've got a lot of great memories of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. It starts from my early years [...]

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