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Rough launch negates Erica Enders’ chance at Englishtown glory
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Rough launch negates Erica Enders’ chance at Englishtown glory

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Rough launch negates Erica Enders’ chance at Englishtown glory

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 12th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Englishtown, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ — Two-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders did something very few drivers have managed to do over the years: leave the starting line ahead of five-time series champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. But despite her quick start — an .038 reaction time to Coughlin’s .046 start — her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart began to rattle its giant rear slicks right away, allowing teammate Coughlin to pass her in the first few feet of the race and streak away fro the victory. Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes big move in Pro Stock standings with Englishtown round win
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes big move in Pro Stock standings with Englishtown round win

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes big move in Pro Stock standings with Englishtown round win

Elite Admin2016-06-13T10:17:27-05:00June 12th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Englishtown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s first-round victory at the NHRA Summernationals on Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park was bittersweet. On the one hand, it came against Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders. On the other hand, it helped propel Coughlin up to eighth in the Pro Stock points standings. Coughlin's day in the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart ended in the next round when Jason Line sped past for the second-round victory. "We knew one of us was going to prevail [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders, Elite team go down swinging in Epping
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders, Elite team go down swinging in Epping

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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders, Elite team go down swinging in Epping

Elite Admin2016-06-07T06:15:24-05:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Mopar, New England, Race Recap|

EPPING, NH — Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team went down swinging in the first round of the NHRA New England Nationals on Monday at New England Dragway. Enders and crew chiefs Rick and Rickie Jones made some major changes to the setup of her Dodge Dart, but despite leaving first in her matchup with Alex Laughlin, she couldn’t turn on the win light. “We made some pretty big swings on this car, trying to figure out what makes it happy,” Enders said. [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leaves rain-delayed Epping race with ‘some positives’
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. leaves rain-delayed Epping race with ‘some positives’

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. leaves rain-delayed Epping race with ‘some positives’

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 6th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, New England, Race Recap|

EPPING, NH -- Despite a first-round loss at the NHRA New England Nationals on Monday at New England Dragway, five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows progress was made in the Elite Motorsports camp. Coughlin, driving the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, qualified in the top half of the field (No. 7) for the first time in six races, but in a race delayed by rain to Monday, Coughlin fell in the first round of eliminations to Shane Gray. "We do leave [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders turns on Topeka win light
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders turns on Topeka win light

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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders turns on Topeka win light

Elite Admin2016-05-22T22:20:51-05:00May 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap, Topeka|

TOPEKA, KS — A round-win — any round-win — in the Pro Stock class of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series can be hard to come by, even if it comes against your teammate, so two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was definitely smiling after beating Elite Motorsports teammate Drew Skillman in the first round of the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Sunday at Heartland Park Topeka. She lost in the second round to No. 1 qualifier Jason Line after a terrific effort on the [...]

Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round
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Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round

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Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 22nd, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap, Topeka|

TOPEKA, KS -- Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. couldn't find success at Heartland Park Topeka this time around. Driving the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, Coughlin lost in the first round of the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Sunday. Coughlin, who won in Topeka in 1998 and 2013, made a pass of 6.746 seconds at 205.07 mph, but it wasn't enough to beat No. 4 qualifier Shane Gray, who made the third-quickest pass of the round, a 6.653 at 207.91 mph. "Our plague [...]

Erica Enders’ best pass of the weekend negated by dodgy Atlanta track
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Erica Enders’ best pass of the weekend negated by dodgy Atlanta track

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Erica Enders’ best pass of the weekend negated by dodgy Atlanta track

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Atlanta, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|

ATLANTA, GA -- Reigning back-to-back Pro Stock champion Erica Enders knew she left on first-round opponent Chris McGaha, and as she went through the gears of her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart a big smile started to cross her face. Then, in an instant, it was gone, as a big bump in her lane upset her race car enough that it shot towards the centerline. Although the 21-time national event winner didn't give up on the run, the tire spin she encountered out of the racing [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. picks up team morale with round-win in Atlanta
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. picks up team morale with round-win in Atlanta

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. picks up team morale with round-win in Atlanta

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Atlanta, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

ATLANTA, GA -- When a team is struggling, a win -- any win -- is always good for morale. That's one of the big benefits that Jeg Coughlin Jr. was able to deliver to his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team on Sunday when he beat Drew Skillman in the first round of the 36th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. Coughlin snapped a three-race streak in which he had lost in the first round -- twice to Skillman -- with a [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders can’t bring home another Houston win
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders can’t bring home another Houston win

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders can’t bring home another Houston win

Elite Admin2016-05-02T09:58:48-05:00May 1st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Houston, Mopar, Race Recap|

HOUSTON, TX — The 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals this weekend at Royal Purple Raceway didn’t go exactly as Erica Enders had hoped, and it certainly didn’t go as well as the 2014 and 2015 races for the two-time Pro Stock champion. Enders, who won her home race here the last two years, fell in the first round in 2016 with her ShirleysKids.org/Elite Motorsports Dodge Dart. “Winning only makes you want to win more, and when you don’t you’re clearly disappointed,” Enders said. “We’ve had a [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees red in first-round defeat in Houston
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees red in first-round defeat in Houston

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees red in first-round defeat in Houston

Elite Admin2016-05-02T09:56:59-05:00May 1st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Houston, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

HOUSTON, TX -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. said the magic words after a first-round defeat with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the 29th annual NHRA SpringNationals on Sunday at Royal Purple Raceway: "When it rains, it pours." Coughlin wasn't referring to rain that plagued Sunday's eliminations but instead to a recent turn of fortunes for his Elite Motorsports. "Something's made a turn in our program starting in Vegas," Coughlin said. "We weren't the fastest cars out there, but we've slowed down some. [...]

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