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Erica Enders charges to Pro Stock finals in Chicago, settles for second place
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Erica Enders charges to Pro Stock finals in Chicago, settles for second place

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Erica Enders charges to Pro Stock finals in Chicago, settles for second place

Elite Admin2017-07-10T09:02:49-05:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Chicago, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Recap|

CHICAGO, IL — Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders nearly recreated history Sunday at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals before coming up a fraction of a second short of her ultimate goal of winning another Wally trophy. Enders was the first woman in history to win a Pro Stock race in 2012 when she reigned supreme at Route 66 Raceway. Although she couldn’t close the deal this time through, her third final-round showing of the season proves her Melling Performance/Elite [...]

JEGS.com Camaro gets loose in Round 1, prevents Jeg Coughlin Jr. from advancing
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JEGS.com Camaro gets loose in Round 1, prevents Jeg Coughlin Jr. from advancing

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JEGS.com Camaro gets loose in Round 1, prevents Jeg Coughlin Jr. from advancing

Elite Admin2017-07-10T09:04:55-05:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Chicago, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Recap|

CHICAGO, IL — What should have been a routine first-round victory for Route 66 Raceway kingpin Jeg Coughlin Jr. literally went askew 150 feet into the race when the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro lost traction and turned sideways. Coughlin expertly pedaled his car and managed to regain control, but opponent Kenny Delco was already far enough ahead to beat Coughlin by a smidge. “Unfortunately, we had our hands full there in the first round,” Coughlin said. “That was not something we expected the car to [...]

Too quick at the Tree, two-time champ Erica Enders departs Norwalk race early
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Too quick at the Tree, two-time champ Erica Enders departs Norwalk race early

2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap

Too quick at the Tree, two-time champ Erica Enders departs Norwalk race early

Elite Admin2017-06-26T11:01:45-05:00June 25th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Norwalk, Race Recap|

NORWALK, OH — As the driver of the lower qualified car in the less-favored left-hand lane, two-time world champion Erica Enders knew a stellar reaction time would help her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro race team tremendously in their Sunday morning match-up with teammate Vincent Nobile. Unfortunately, Enders dropped the clutch a fraction of a second early, drawing a -.004 second red-light disqualification, which negated her quicker pass of 6.583 seconds at 210.93 mph. Nobile took the victory at the start and then ran a 6.595 [...]

Day ends sooner than Jeg Coughlin Jr. had hoped at his home track
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Day ends sooner than Jeg Coughlin Jr. had hoped at his home track

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Day ends sooner than Jeg Coughlin Jr. had hoped at his home track

Elite Admin2017-06-26T11:00:00-05:00June 25th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Norwalk, Race Recap|

NORWALK, OH — Local hero Jeg Coughlin Jr. bowed out of the Pro Stock action a little earlier than expected Sunday, giving away a quarterfinal contest to part-timer John Gaydosh when his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro shook its rear tires so hard just off the starting line that Coughlin had to give up the run. In the end, it was Gaydosh winning with a 6.695 at 207.18 mph, a considerably slower elapsed time than Coughlin had posted in a first-round victory over Alex Laughlin when [...]

Erica Enders misses out on third final round of season by .006 seconds in Tennessee
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Erica Enders misses out on third final round of season by .006 seconds in Tennessee

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Erica Enders misses out on third final round of season by .006 seconds in Tennessee

Elite Admin2017-06-19T08:45:41-05:00June 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Bristol, Erica Enders, Race Recap|

BRISTOL, TN — Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders came up two feet short of what would have been her third final-round appearance of the 2017 season after a close semifinal contest with class points leader Bo Butner Sunday afternoon at Bristol Dragway. After beating Alan Prusiensky and one of her Elite Motorsports’ teammates, Vincent Nobile, earlier in the day, Enders got a .007-second jump on Butner in their race and held the lead until somewhere around halftrack when the winner of the Houston [...]

Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win
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Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win

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Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win

Elite Admin2017-06-19T08:43:59-05:00June 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Recap|

BRISTOL, TN — Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s hopes of converting his 23rd career No. 1 qualifying effort into a victory was foiled in the quarterfinal round when his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was plagued by severe tire shake in his race against part-time teammate Alex Laughlin Sunday at Bristol Dragway. Coughlin had a marginal jump on Laughlin at the starting line but barely made it a foot before his huge rear Goodyear slicks started to square up. He really had no choice but to abort the [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders comes up short in battle of Elite Motorsports teammates
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Two-time champ Erica Enders comes up short in battle of Elite Motorsports teammates

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Two-time champ Erica Enders comes up short in battle of Elite Motorsports teammates

Elite Admin2017-06-12T08:14:12-05:00June 11th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Englishtown, Erica Enders, Race Recap|

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — As expected, the nearly identical cars of Elite Motorsports teammates Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. ran a close race in Sunday’s first round of eliminations at the 48th annual NHRA Summernationals. This time, it was six-time champ Coughlin edging out two-time champ Enders by .02 seconds. “We went up there without lane choice and faced a very hot and tricky racetrack,” Enders said. “My guys gave me the best possible racecar they could give me but we weren’t able to get [...]

Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s teammate in Epping first-round match-up
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Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s teammate in Epping first-round match-up

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Eye-blink finish favors Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s teammate in Epping first-round match-up

Elite Admin2017-06-05T06:06:25-05:00June 4th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Epping, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Recap|

EPPING, NH — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. had the quicker car Sunday at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals, but the 76-time national event winner lost to teammate Vincent Nobile by .0042 seconds, ending his day in the opening round of eliminations. The difference came at the starting line when Nobile launched first by .032 seconds. That slight lead was enough to put his Mountain View Tires Chevrolet Camaro out front for good, despite Coughlin closing the gap at every timing interval [...]

Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory
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Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory

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Erica Enders returns to her winning ways with impressive Epping victory

Elite Admin2017-06-05T06:09:05-05:00June 4th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Epping, Erica Enders, Race Recap|

EPPING, NH — Erica Enders raced to her first victory of the electronic fuel injection era Sunday at New England Dragway with an impressive run through a gauntlet of 2017 winners in her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. It was the two-time champion’s first win since the 2015 fall race in Las Vegas, a span of 35 national events. “People always ask which win means the most and right now I can’t imagine one meaning more than this,” Enders said. “What a huge relief. What a [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. wins 600th elimination round en route to runner-up finish in Topeka
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. wins 600th elimination round en route to runner-up finish in Topeka

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Jeg Coughlin Jr. wins 600th elimination round en route to runner-up finish in Topeka

Elite Admin2017-05-22T11:58:04-05:00May 21st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Recap, Topeka|

TOPEKA, KS — Six-time drag racing champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. reached another incredible milestone Sunday by winning his 600th elimination round en route to his second runner-up finish of the 2017 season. Coughlin joins Warren Johnson and Greg Anderson as the only drivers in Pro Stock with at least 600 elimination wins. “It’s really cool to chalk up 600 round wins,” Coughlin said. “It’s not something you really keep track of. We’ve been at this Pro Stock a couple decades now and I’m honored to [...]

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