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Fiery competitor Erica Enders resolute on improving after Phoenix
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Fiery competitor Erica Enders resolute on improving after Phoenix

2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap

Fiery competitor Erica Enders resolute on improving after Phoenix

Elite Admin2017-02-27T18:28:21-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Phoenix, Race Recap|

PHOENIX, AZ – Erica Enders’ race day in the desert ended much sooner than anticipated this morning during Round 1 of eliminations of the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second of 24 events in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two-time world champion Enders began Sunday qualified in the No. 10 position. Her Rick Jones Race Cars-built Chevrolet Camaro racing under the banner of Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports is a favorite to win every time out, [...]

Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap

Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2017-02-27T18:24:43-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Phoenix, Race Recap|

PHOENIX, AZ – Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS Mail Order team flagship JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro for Elite Motorsports, raced to the 67th semifinal of his storied career today during eliminations of the second event in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, just a few miles outside the Phoenix city limits. Coughlin started eliminations Sunday from the No. 5 qualifying spot (6.541 seconds, 211.30 mph) in his [...]

Erica Enders fires plenty of warning shots during season-opening Winternationals
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Erica Enders fires plenty of warning shots during season-opening Winternationals

2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap

Erica Enders fires plenty of warning shots during season-opening Winternationals

Elite Admin2017-02-13T10:23:05-06:00February 12th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Pomona, Race Recap|

POMONA, CA — Back in the comfy confines of her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, two-time world champion Erica Enders didn’t walk away with the trophy of this weekend’s 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals, but she certainly reminded everyone of why she dominated the 2014 and 2015 seasons. A year with a different manufacturer made the category’s most prolific female racer an afterthought to many, but as soon as she got back in her Chevy, she quickly re-established herself as a top contender. “Not a [...]

Pro Stock veteran Jeg Coughlin Jr. and rookie Top Fuel pilot Troy Coughlin Jr. both reach quarterfinals of season-opening Winternationals
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Pro Stock veteran Jeg Coughlin Jr. and rookie Top Fuel pilot Troy Coughlin Jr. both reach quarterfinals of season-opening Winternationals

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap

Pro Stock veteran Jeg Coughlin Jr. and rookie Top Fuel pilot Troy Coughlin Jr. both reach quarterfinals of season-opening Winternationals

Elite Admin2017-02-13T10:21:30-06:00February 12th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Pomona, Race Recap|

POMONA, CA — Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. lost a close second-round battle with four-time Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson Sunday at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, which put an end to Coughlin’s time at the 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals. Anderson managed to get a slight edge at the starting line and was able to hold off Coughlin’s JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro at every timing cone, winning with a 6.567 at 210.93 mph to Coughlin’s 6.585 at 209.85 mph. At the time, [...]

Erica Enders closes out her championship tenure with a broad smile on her face
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Erica Enders closes out her championship tenure with a broad smile on her face

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap

Erica Enders closes out her championship tenure with a broad smile on her face

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:40-06:00November 13th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Mopar, Pomona, Race Recap|

POMONA, CA -- After winning two championships in a row and pushing her career win total to 21 national events, Erica Enders came into 2016 hoping to add to her legacy in a brand-new Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart. But things don't always go as planned, and Enders instead went an entire year without reaching the final round. Now, after equaling the best outing of the year by racing to the semifinals of the season-ending 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, Enders can finally turn the [...]

Down season ends quietly for five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Down season ends quietly for five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap

Down season ends quietly for five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-11-14T09:39:56-06:00November 13th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Pomona, Race Recap|

POMONA, CA -- The 2016 season came to a quiet end for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. as the 76-time national event winner bowed to Elite Motorsports teammate Vincent Nobile in Sunday's first round of the 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. Coughlin put up a fight, matching Nobile's sharp .025-second reaction time and racing him door-handle-to-door-handle most of the way down the strip, but in the end it was Nobile's 6.600 at 209.95 mph that put [...]

Two-time world champion Erica Enders anxious to put 2016 in her rearview mirror
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Two-time world champion Erica Enders anxious to put 2016 in her rearview mirror

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap

Two-time world champion Erica Enders anxious to put 2016 in her rearview mirror

Elite Admin2016-10-30T20:32:27-05:00October 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Erica Enders, Las Vegas, Mopar, Race Recap|

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders lost a close race in the opening round of the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals to put a quick end to her weekend in Las Vegas, a place where she's won four national events and a pair of K&N Horsepower Challenge trophies. "I had a better feeling than normal today but we missed it a little bit that round," Enders said. "I got left on for the first time in a long [...]

Quick start doesn’t translate to win for multi-time Vegas winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Quick start doesn’t translate to win for multi-time Vegas winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap

Quick start doesn’t translate to win for multi-time Vegas winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-10-30T20:30:25-05:00October 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdowne Recap, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Las Vegas, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

LAS VEGAS, NV -- After qualifying behind first-round opponent Alex Laughlin for the eliminations of Sunday's 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, Jeg Coughlin Jr. knew he needed every advantage he could get to pull off a win. For the driver, that primarily means having a superior reaction time at the Christmas Tree, which Coughlin was able to do when he left in .015 seconds to Laughlin's .034-second start. But despite the quick launch and the early lead it provided, Coughlin's Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com [...]

No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early
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No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap

No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Erica Enders, Mopar, Race Recap|

DALLAS, TX -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders was hoping for a taste of home cooking Sunday at the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals but instead the Spring, Texas native was eliminated early by title contender Greg Anderson at the Texas Motorplex. The No. 15 qualifier out of 16 cars, Enders was hoping for a big upset of Anderson, a fellow multi-time champion ranked second in the world at the moment. Instead, Enders' fouled out by a scant -.001 seconds, [...]

Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap

Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-10-17T09:19:41-05:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Countdown, Dallas, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

DALLAS, TX -- A second cowboy hat for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will have to wait as the former Dallas winner fell in Sunday's first round of the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals. Each year, the professional class winners of this event are fitted with a custom cowboy hat, a gift that's become quite coveted by the racers. Coughlin already has one hat in his collection, which he collected after his 2002 victory at Texas Motorplex. "We gave it all we [...]

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