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Start of Pro Stock title defense doesn’t go as Erica Enders planned

2016-02-15T08:59:04-06:00February 14th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

POMONA, CA -- Two-time Pro Stock World Champion Erica Enders hates losing, so it's fair to say she won't love this Valentine's Day. Enders lost in the first round of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener, shaking the tires at the hit and almost immediately getting out of the throttle of her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart. She could only watch as Elite teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. sailed to the victory, but Enders is far from distraught. After massive changes in the [...]

Two-time champion Erica Enders shows continued improvement in Pomona

2016-02-14T09:07:16-06:00February 14th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

POMONA, CA -- In the ever-evolving new world of Pro Stock, improvement is the No. 1 goal. Two-time champion Erica Enders nailed that goal every time at the season-opening NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race, the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. Enders improved in every qualifying session with her Elite Motorsports Mopar Dodge Dart, ending up No. 9 for Sunday's eliminations. "I think we have a lot to be optimistic about," Enders said. "We have slowly picked away at [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. off to a fast start with new Dodge Dart GT

2016-02-13T09:07:00-06:00February 13th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Mopar, NHRA|Tags: , , , , |

POMONA, CA -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. kicked off his first season with the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart GT in fine fashion, driving to the provisional No. 4 spot after two rounds of qualifying for the Circle K NHRA Winternationals on Friday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Coughlin joined Elite Motorsports for the full 2016 Pro Stock season, and the two-car team of he and two-time champion Erica Enders switched to Dodge. After a whirlwind off-season, Coughlin was pleased with the start [...]

Six-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. enjoying experience of Pro Stock’s new era

2016-02-14T09:11:39-06:00February 13th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

POMONA, CA -- The early ballots are in and six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his legion of fans agree -- the new look Pro Stock class is off to a great start. With four rounds of qualifying in the books at the season-opening Circle K Winternationals, Coughlin and millions of NHRA drag racing fans around the world watching on FOX Sports 1 have finally had a chance to experience what Pro Stock cars with electronic fuel injection are going to look [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders hopes good things come in threes

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00February 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

POMONA, CA — The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least Erica Enders hopes so. The Elite Motorsports driver has won the last two NHRA Pro Stock World Championships, with the 2015 title won in dominant fashion. She went to the winner’s circle nine times last year, clinching the title at the penultimate race of the season. But big changes are on tap for 2016, starting with the Circle K NHRA Winternationals this weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona: The [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. returns to Pro Stock as an automatic title contender

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00February 10th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Mopar|Tags: , , , , |

POMONA, CA -- With six world championships and 76 national event titles on his résumé, Jeg Coughlin Jr. returns to full-time competition this weekend at the 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals as a bona fide challenger for the Pro Stock trophy at the season-opening race. While it's true Coughlin only raced three Pro Stock events in 2015 -- highlighted by a runner-up finish in Seattle -- he remained active in the sport, scoring his first national event "double" with wins in Super Gas and [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders pumped after successful first test with new Dodge

2016-02-02T00:47:12-06:00February 1st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar|Tags: , , |

DENTON, TX — Two-time defending Pro Stock champion Erica Enders completed a successful first test with her new Elite Motorsports Mopar Dodge Dart on Saturday at North Star Dragway. The Pro Stock class will switch to fuel-injected engines with a 10,500-rpm limit, and wheelie bars will be shorter. Plus, Enders and her team have a new manufacturer with Mopar and Dodge, which meant a new RJ Race Cars Dart built in the shops of crew chiefs Rick and Rickie Jones. The first full day of [...]

Back-to-back world champ Erica Enders ready to blaze another new path

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00January 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar|Tags: , , |

HOUSTON, TX — No NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series driver had a better run over the last two years than Houston native Erica Enders. Not Antron Brown, not Tony Schumacher, not Matt Hagan, not even the legendary John Force. Enders, who now lives in New Orleans with her husband, fellow racer Richie Stevens, won back-to-back Pro Stock World Championships, winning 15 times in the last two seasons, including a dominant nine-victory 2015. Enders and her Elite Motorsports crew were the team to beat nearly [...]

‘Racing in Red’ film chronicling Erica Enders’ first title run to debut in Pomona

2016-02-02T00:40:20-06:00January 18th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Racing in Red|Tags: , , |

WYNNEWOOD, OK — Racing in Red, the film documenting Erica Enders’ charge to the 2014 Pro Stock world championship, will premiere in southern California before the start of the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. A few lucky fans can win tickets to the invitation-only event, as well as meet Enders, through a special Twitter contest to be held Feb. 4. On that day, fans should use the hashtag #racinginred and tweet why they should win the contest, and Enders will choose her favorite [...]

First look: Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders’ new ’16 Dodge Dart

2016-12-09T13:09:48-06:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , , |

WYNNEWOOD, OK — Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders’ striking new ’16 Dodge Dart was unveiled Wednesday, a month before she begins her pursuit of a third consecutive NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series title. Like her championship-winning cars from 2014 and 2015, Enders’ car was built by RJ Race Cars in Galesburg, IL, the famed shop led by Enders’ crew chiefs, Rick and Rickie Jones. Enders’ Elite Motorsports team is beginning a partnership with Mopar this season and will field Dodge Darts. The car [...]

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