ERICA ENDERS LEADS ELITE MOTORSPORTS AT ZMAX DRAGWAY

CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2025) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Pro Stock machine had a quarterfinal points finish at the American Rebel Light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway to lead the Elite Motorsports team.

Enders and the JHG / Melling team edged their way into the 16-car Pro Stock field with a 6.574-second pass at 209.30 mph on Friday night. Her No. 16 qualifying position landed her a first quad match up against No. 1 qualified Dallas Glenn, Matt Latino and Mason McGaha.

Enders would advance on a 6.526-second pass at 210.21 mph with Glenn who won the quad on a 6.481 at 213.13. Both defeated M. McGaha (6.547 at 211.13) and M. Latino (14.119 at 61.11).

In the second quad, Enders and Glenn were met with Cory Reed and Eric Latino. Enders would leave the starting line first finishing with a 6.559-second pass at 210.60 mph missing the chance to advance by only three-thousandths of a second to E. Latino’s 6.523 at 210.57. Glenn, who eventually won the race, won the quad with a 6.519 at 211.86 while Reed went 6.547 at 211.66.

“Leading up to the first round, I would summarize things the same as I have the last few races, we’ve struggled. But I think we really hit on something in the first round that seemed to make the car happy. We’ll keep picking away at it. I feel optimistic because I feel like there’s a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel now,” Enders said. “So all good things on the horizon. It definitely gives us collectively a pep in our step. So, we’ll take that pep into testing. We’re going to test, test, test until we figure it out because sucking sucks.”

Elite Motorsports has a month off before the Pro Stock Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series schedule continues at New England Dragway for the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, New Hampshire, May 30-June 01.

ERICA ENDERS, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/SCAG Power Equipment
Qualifying: No. 16
6.574 at 209.30

AARON STANFIELD, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance/Janac Brothers Racing
Qualifying: No. 21
6.602 seconds at 208.10 mph

JEG COUGHLIN JR., SCAG Power Equipment/Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer
Qualifying: No. 14
6.561 seconds at 209.56 mph

TROY COUGHLIN JR., JEGS.com
Qualifying: No. 13
6.559 seconds at 209.20 mph

GREG STANFIELD, Janac Brothers Racing/The Rod Shop
Qualifying: No. 06
6.544 seconds at 209.01 mph

STEPHEN BELL, 1320 LLC
Qualifying: No. 20
6.592 seconds at 209.07 mph

FERNANDO CUADRA JR., Corral Tequila / Corral Belts / Cuadra
Qualifying: No. 18
6.579 seconds at 208.52 mph

CRISTIAN CUADRA, Corral Tequila / Corral Belts / Cuadra
Qualifying: No. 19
6.591 seconds at 207.50 mph

DAVID CUADRA, Corral Tequila / Corral Belts / Cuadra
Qualifying: No. 17
6.576 seconds at 207.40 mph

MASON WRIGHT, Pro Flow Pumping Solutions Pro Modified
Qualifying: No. 03
5.698 seconds at 250.00 mph

MIKE COUGHLIN, Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / JEGs.com Mountain Motor Pro Stock
Qualifying: No. 08
6.323 seconds at 222.66 mph