Fan pick Erica Enders ready to strut her stuff at her favorite racetrack in Vegas

2017-03-29T07:34:02-05:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — No one in drag racing has enjoyed a better run of luck at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders, who returns to her favorite drag strip this weekend with two chances at glory during the 18th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Thanks to her legion of loyal fans, Enders will be taking part in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special race-within-a-race for the top eight Pro Stock drivers from the previous 12 [...]

Winning Las Vegas drag race a regular occurrence for six-time titlist Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-03-29T07:29:09-05:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

LAS VEGAS, NV — It’s hard to be a consistent winner in Las Vegas but multi-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has defied the odds since The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened in 2000, winning a remarkable six times at the beautiful facility just north of Glitter Gulch. Coughlin’s lucky streak began right away when he won the inaugural Vegas event in Y2K. He quickly followed that victory with two more wins in 2001 and 2002 before scoring back-to-back triumphs in [...]

After super-fast start, two-time series champ Erica Enders exits Gatornat’ls in Round 2

2017-03-20T10:46:10-05:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Erica Enders flashed the form that made her a two-time Pro Stock champion this weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, qualifying a lofty third in the field and zooming to a convincing first-round win Sunday morning. But the fun stopped there as her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro over-powered the racetrack in Round 2, sending her packing. “You never want to lose a single round,” she said. “That’s just how racers are wired. But I think when we take [...]

JEGS.com Camaro overpowers Gainesville; Jeg Coughlin Jr. ousted in quarterfinals

2017-03-20T10:44:49-05:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Jeg Coughlin Jr. was expecting big things from his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro Sunday at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, but perhaps his tune-up was a little too aggressive as he overpowered the racing surface in the quarterfinals and lost to Greg Anderson. “Looks like we had way too much power for the track and the conditions,” Coughlin said. “We certainly didn’t expect that. We fought some issues in Q4 and came back in E1 and had a similar [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders presses towards top of Pro Stock category

2017-03-19T09:11:50-05:00March 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Perhaps in a last-minute bid to impress voters in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders ripped off her first 6.4-second pass of NHRA’s fuel-injected era to qualify a lofty third on the elimination ladder of the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Enders’ 6.490 at 214.01 mph was more than enough to lock up her best qualifying effort since last year’s Denver race, a span of 13 national events. It also makes her one of the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. buzzing after posting best qualifying result of last 20 months

2017-03-19T09:08:35-05:00March 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spoken at length about the supreme confidence he has in his brand-new Rick Jones-built JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro since he took delivery of the racecar in January. This weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Coughlin is letting his car do the talking. Jeg Coughlin Jr. In an impressive 6.491 seconds at 214.01 mph, Coughlin locked up the No. 4 slot on Sunday’s elimination ladder, marking his best starting point in eliminations [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes strong connection to Florida yields positive results at Gatornat’ls

2017-03-15T15:24:58-05:00March 15th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — Although he’s an Ohio boy through and through, six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spent enough time in the Sunshine State to consider it a second home. With the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals coming up this weekend, he’s hoping that familiarity breeds more success at famed Gainesville Raceway, where he’s already won two times in the past. Coughlin and his family have vacationed in Florida for years, escaping the cold Ohio winters in the past and [...]

Two-time drag racing champ Erica Enders looking to add ‘Gator’ skin to her wall

2017-03-14T16:27:55-05:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

GAINESVILLE, FL — One of only three women in history to capture a world championship in any of the top forms of motorsports, Erica Enders has amassed 21 national event victories in her illustrious career. However, that impressive number of wins doesn’t include one from the prestigious Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a fact Enders would like to change at the 48th running of the event this weekend. “I’ve always looked at the Gatornationals as one of the big-time, heritage races on the schedule so [...]

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