Pro Stock champion Erica Enders hoping for Mopar magic at Dodge NHRA Nationals

2016-09-28T20:41:28-05:00September 28th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

READING, PA -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is hoping for a little Mopar magic during the Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway. Enders posted her best qualifying effort of the season at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver earlier this season, grabbing the No. 2 spot. She hopes for similar success at another Dodge-sponsored race, this time in Pennsylvania. "At our last Dodge race this year, we had our best qualifying performance," Enders said. "Hopefully that translates to Reading." Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready for a ‘good time’ at Dodge NHRA Nationals

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 28th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

READING, PA -- The Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend would be a good time for Mopar Pro Stock drivers to shine, and five-time class champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes he and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart can step up. Maple Grove Raceway would be an apt place for Coughlin to perform well, as he has won there four times in his brilliant career. The 2016 season hasn't gone as expected for Coughlin and his Elite Motorsports team, but he hopes he can [...]

Erica Enders exits in first round of St. Louis national event

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 25th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Erica Enders raced to the Pro Stock final at Gateway Motorsports Park as part of her run to the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship. There likely will be no such similar run this season after Enders was knocked out in the first round of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. In her first season running the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge, Enders has struggled to maintain her stellar performance from 2014-15, when she swept to back-to-back titles. "We are absolutely [...]

Two-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. stumbles in first round

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 25th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the Pro Stock race here in 2002 and 2009, but he couldn't cure his seven-year itch at the 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park. Coughlin fell to Chris McGaha in a winnable first-round race Sunday with the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Neither driver was very good on the Christmas Tree, but McGaha was a tick better on the racetrack: 6.632 seconds at 208.46 mph to 6.667 at 206.70 [...]

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders rebounds to qualify No. 11 in St. Louis

2016-09-25T10:11:15-05:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- There's no quit in Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team. Despite missing the race in Charlotte last week, the two-time Pro Stock champions battled back to qualify No. 11 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park. "They are amazing," Enders said. "They work really hard. It's frustrating and disheartening to see how hard they work and not have it translate to the scoreboard. At this point, this year is a letdown and we [...]

Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. building momentum in Pro Stock

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Progress in the NHRA Pro Stock class can be painstakingly slow, so when it is made, it is relished. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is relishing the progress made by his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. He qualified No. 10 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park as his Elite Motorsports team continued to make gains with its Mopar program. "We've been building a little bit of momentum quietly with [...]

‘No quit in this pit’ is battle cry for defending two-time world champ Erica Enders

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — A season ago, Pro Stock superstar Erica Enders was putting a stranglehold on her second straight Mello Yello world championship with a runner-up finish at the annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, which takes place again this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park. It was her fourth consecutive final-round showing and ninth of 11 she would amass during the year. This year it’s a different story. Enders once again is part of the Countdown to the Championship, but this time she’s 10th [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. continues to perform at a high level

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- One of the reasons JEGS.com ace Jeg Coughlin Jr. has had such a brilliant career is his ability to maintain his high level of performance under all circumstances. Even when his race car was not at the top of the speed chart, Coughlin was able to focus and do his job. That's been the case this season, as his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart hasn't always been the fastest. But Coughlin hopes that he and his Elite Motorsports team [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. kicks off Countdown with round-win in Charlotte

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. kicked off the Countdown to the Championship the right way: by turning on the win light in the first round of the NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sunday at zMax Dragway. Coughlin, though, couldn't take his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart to the semifinals, dropping a close race to Elite Motorsports teammate Vincent Nobile in round two. "We knew if we were on our best behavior, make a good pass personally, and make a [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to become a two-time Charlotte winner

2016-09-18T07:46:08-05:00September 17th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. was the first drag racer to ever run down zMax Dragway, breaking in the facility with a long smoky burnout for the benefit of the local and national media back in 2008. Sunday he hopes to be the last one standing at the beautiful track, collecting the winner's trophy of the ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals. "We'd certainly love to win this race," Coughlin said. "This is the first round of six in the Countdown [...]

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