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NHRA’s International Flavor Grows
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NHRA’s International Flavor Grows

2023, Cuadra Boys, Sportsman

NHRA’s International Flavor Grows

Elite Admin2023-09-26T07:33:33-05:00September 26th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Cuadra Boys, Sportsman|Tags: Charlotte, Cuadra Boys, Top Sportsman|

CONCORD, N.C. (September 25, 2023) Add Mexico to the list of countries that have produced an NHRA national event winner after Davd Cuadra took home the win in Top Sportsman. Earlier this year, his brother, Cristian, made history as the first Pro-class driver to qualify No. 1 when he led the Pro Stock field in Phoenix. Their father, Fernando Sr., even got a call from the Mexican president congratulating them. Both Cristian and Fernando Jr. have been the odds-on favorites to be the first in [...]

Elite Motorsports Race Teams Prepared for Powerful Performance at NHRA U.S. Nationals
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Elite Motorsports Race Teams Prepared for Powerful Performance at NHRA U.S. Nationals

2022, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Sportsman

Elite Motorsports Race Teams Prepared for Powerful Performance at NHRA U.S. Nationals

Elite Admin2022-08-31T11:01:39-05:00August 31st, 2022|Categories: 2022, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Sportsman|Tags: 2022, Aaron Stanfield, Bo Butner, Cuadra Boys, Erica Ender, Indy, Lyle Barnett, Mike DePalma, Royce Lee Freeman, Troy Coughlin Jr., US Nationals|

INDIANAPOLIS - Having claimed victories at 10 of the 12 NHRA Pro Stock events contested so far this season, the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team is fired up and ready for the most intense and iconic race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The Elite team knows that they are coming into Indy with a target on their collective back and they welcome the challenge. Coming off of back-to-back Pro [...]

Troy Coughlin Jr. Races To First Pro Stock Victory In Seattle; Patterson Elite Has Great Showing In Topeka
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Troy Coughlin Jr. Races To First Pro Stock Victory In Seattle; Patterson Elite Has Great Showing In Topeka

2022, Erica Enders, Patterson-Elite, Pro Stock, Sportsman, Troy Coughlin Jr.

Troy Coughlin Jr. Races To First Pro Stock Victory In Seattle; Patterson Elite Has Great Showing In Topeka

Elite Admin2022-08-31T10:56:20-05:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Patterson-Elite, Pro Stock, Sportsman, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: Pro Stock, Seattle, Sportsman|

[From Drag Illustrated] In an all-Elite Motorsports final, teammates Troy Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders faced off against each other at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle today. Coughlin emerged victorious with a Margin Of Victory of only .0001-seconds to earn his first win in the highly-competitive Pro Stock category. “I think we’re going to see a lot more of this,” said team owner Richard Freeman. “We’ve got the best drivers, in my opinion, of the group. And TJ (Coughlin) really wanted it. He [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders set to scoop up another trophy in Norwalk
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Two-time champ Erica Enders set to scoop up another trophy in Norwalk

2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race, Sportsman

Two-time champ Erica Enders set to scoop up another trophy in Norwalk

Elite Admin2017-06-21T07:30:35-05:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race, Sportsman|Tags: COPO, Erica Enders, Norwalk, Race Preview|

NORWALK, OH – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders’ confidence going into the weekend’s 11th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park is extremely high. The spunky 33-year-old driver of the Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is excited about her team’s momentum and she’s anxious to build on her group’s recent successes, which have her eying a run at a third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship. “Norwalk is always a fun race for us; this year’s going [...]

Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for fifth Houston drag race trophy
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Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for fifth Houston drag race trophy

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race, Sportsman

Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for fifth Houston drag race trophy

Elite Admin2017-04-18T09:31:38-05:00April 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race, Sportsman|Tags: Houston, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Preview|

HOUSTON, TX — Six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has amassed 76 national event victories in his drag racing career, including five at Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, site of this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Spring Nationals. Considering how the first four races of the year have gone for the popular Ohioan, he’s hoping that number grows while he’s in the Lone Star State, and he’ll have two chances to add to his total. Coughlin arrives in H-Town with a pair of semifinal [...]

Pro Stock ace Erica Enders to double down at several races with ORTEQ Super Gas roadster

Elite Admin2016-03-05T13:43:36-06:00March 5th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, NHRA, Sportsman|Tags: Erica Enders, ORTEQ, Super Gas, Wood Racing|

WYNNEWOOD, OK — Two-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders will return to her Sportsman racing roots this season driving the ORTEQ Energy Technologies Super Gas car for Buddy Wood and Cody Ortowski at select races. Enders earned her first NHRA national event victory in the Super Gas class in 2004 before moving into the professional ranks. “ORTEQ has been a big part of our success with the Pro Stock car the last few years, and when Buddy and Cody asked if I wanted [...]

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NHRA’s International Flavor Grows

Elite Motorsports Race Teams Prepared for Powerful Performance at NHRA U.S. Nationals

Troy Coughlin Jr. Races To First Pro Stock Victory In Seattle; Patterson Elite Has Great Showing In Topeka

Two-time champ Erica Enders set to scoop up another trophy in Norwalk

Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for fifth Houston drag race trophy

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