Reigning Pro Stock champ Erica Enders maintains focus through tough stretch

2016-06-27T06:21:32-05:00June 26th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- Reigning back-to-back Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders completed the 2016 schedule's only stretch of four consecutive races with a positive outing in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart. The stretch of races wasn't kind to the most prolific female racer in class history as she bowed out in the opening round in the first three of the four events. But that turned a bit Sunday when she dismissed bitter rival Chris McGaha with an end-to-end job in Round 1 and gave current [...]

Victory in Norwalk remains elusive for all-time drag racing great Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-27T06:20:10-05:00June 26th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has won national events at 24 different racetracks, including 22 facilities on the current NHRA schedule. Both marks set him apart from any other driver in history. The two locations where he hasn't yet experienced a win are the two newest additions to the schedule: Norwalk, Ohio, and Epping, N.H. For at least another season, those two tracks will remain on Coughlin's to-do list. "I'm really not the type that looks at all that stuff but [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders drives Menards, Dutch Boy Paints to No. 10 qualifying spot

2016-06-26T08:16:41-05:00June 25th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

NORWALK, OH — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders will carry two new marketing partners, Menards and Dutch Boy Paints, into final eliminations after qualifying No. 10 for the NHRA Drag Racing Series race in Norwalk. Enders’ Menards/Dutch Boy Paints Dodge Dart posted a top qualifying pass of 6.656 seconds at 207.37 mph over four sessions this weekend. “It’s definitely been a good time with Menards and Dutch Boy on our car this weekend,” Enders said. “We’ve had lots of guests out this weekend for their [...]

JEGS driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. definitely knows how big a win in Norwalk would be

2016-06-26T08:14:13-05:00June 25th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH -- With a legion of family, close friends, and 350-plus JEGS associates camped out in basically their own backyard to root for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. this weekend, the 58-time national event winner and Delaware (Ohio) native knows a win in his home state would be huge for so many of his supporters. "It's a big race and a fun racetrack with the Bader family and all they put into this place," Coughlin said. "Yes, we've got lots of nieces [...]

Dutch Boy/Menards to partner with two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

WYNNEWOOD, OK -- Dutch Boy Paints and Menards will partner with two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event this weekend at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Enders will drive the Dutch Boy/Menards Dodge Dart prepared by Elite Motorsports at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio. "I'm honored to drive the Dodge Dart this weekend with such a recognizable brand on the door and the hood of our car," Enders said. "I'm glad they're giving [...]

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 [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The win light didn't come on in the lane for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, but a smile soon came over her face. As the two-time Pro Stock champion slowed her Dodge Dart in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, crew chief Rick Jones relayed her the numbers: 6.716 seconds at 206.32 mph. They weren't record-setting, but they were encouraging. "As I went through the lights and my crew chief called out the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives Dodge Dart to Bristol semifinals

2016-06-20T10:24:46-05:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The sight was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., winner of 58 races in his glorious career, raced to his first semifinal finish of 2016, beating Bo Butner and Allen Johnson at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway. It was the 108th semifinal finish of Coughlin's career but the first this season with his new Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. "The ultimate goal is to advance through four rounds and win [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- The win light didn't come on in the lane for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, but a smile soon came over her face. As the two-time Pro Stock champion slowed her Dodge Dart in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, crew chief Rick Jones relayed her the numbers: 6.716 seconds at 206.32 mph. They weren't record-setting, but they were encouraging. "As I went through the lights and my crew chief called out the [...]

Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2016-06-20T10:22:57-05:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRISTOL, TN -- As Jeg Coughlin Jr. pondered the performance of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Saturday at Bristol Dragway, young daughter Carly nuzzled his cheek. Carly, born to Jeg and Samantha Coughlin in 2015, is more than enough to brighten his day. "It's very cool," Coughlin said. "Not to steal my father's phrase, but every day feels like Father's Day with two great kids like (son) Jeggie and Carly. It's good to be in [...]

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