RACE ONE OF SIX IN NHRA COUNTDOWN IN THE BOOKS FOR ELITE MOTORSPORTS

2025-09-14T16:53:48-05:00September 14th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap, SCAG Racing|Tags: , , |

READING, Pa. (Sept. 14, 2025) – The Elite Motorsports camp wrapped up the NHRA Reading Nationals, the first of six races in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway. Aaron Stanfield in his matte black Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing machine and Erica Enders in her red JHG / Melling / SCAG Power Equipment entry, qualified No. 2 and 3, respectively, and made quarterfinal appearances at the first race in NHRA’s six-race playoffs. Stanfield’s 6.505-second pass [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS AND TONY STEWART RACING FORM ALLIANCE IN NHRA CHAMPIONSHIP DRAG RACING

2025-09-11T01:46:12-05:00September 11th, 2025|Categories: 2025, 2026, Comp Eliminator, Elite Motorsports Team, Mountain Motor, NHRA, Partner, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Sponsorship|

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (September 11, 2025) – Elite Motorsports and Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) have announced that they are forming a sales, marketing and hospitality alliance in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) with a focus on the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series. The partnership will allow both teams to combine assets, offering partners additional opportunities within the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Competition Eliminator, and Pro Mod classes.Elite Motorsports, LLC is the leader in motorsports transportation needs. With a [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS’ POWERHOUSE LINEUP READY TO BATTLE AT NHRA READING NATIONALS

2025-09-10T18:37:58-05:00September 10th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Janac Brothers Racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, Pre Race, SCAG Racing, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , |

READING, Pa. (Sept. 10, 2025) – Six-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion Erica Enders and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Pro Stock team are charging into the NHRA Reading Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, ready to launch their 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship campaign. Fresh off her milestone 50th national event victory (49th in Pro Stock) at the prestigious U.S. Nationals, Enders is poised to make a strong start in the six-race playoff series.“I’m thrilled to have finally [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS SET FOR GROWTH IN 2026 WITH PURCHASE OF TOP FUEL TEAM

2025-09-10T12:49:10-05:00September 10th, 2025|Categories: 2025, 2026, Elite Motorsports Team, NHRA, Partner, Sponsorship|

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Sept. 10, 2025) – It was announced today that Elite Motorsports, already the largest team in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), has purchased the Top Fuel program of Josh Hart. Elite Motorsports team owner, Richard Freeman, has signed an agreement with Hart to acquire his entire Top Fuel operation at the end of the 2025 season, marking a major step for Elite Motorsports to expand into the nitro categories. “We’ve talked about this for a long time, even bought a Top Fuel [...]

ERICA ENDERS WINS HER 50TH NATIONAL EVENT AT NHRA U.S. NATIONALS

2025-09-02T07:08:35-05:00September 2nd, 2025|Categories: 2025, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap, SCAG Racing|Tags: , , |

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 01, 2025) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Pro Stock team rallied to victory Monday at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for Enders’ 50th national event win, 49th in Pro Stock. Enders, already the winningest female in all of motorsports, defeated Matt Hartford in the final round with a clean 6.564-second pass at 209.95 mph taking down his 6.609 at 209.04. It is Enders’ fourth [...]

AARON STANFIELD LOOKS TO DEFEND 2024 TITLE WHILE ERICA ENDERS CHASES HISTORY AT NHRA U.S. NATIONALS

2025-08-27T14:18:06-05:00August 27th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, Pre Race, SCAG Racing|Tags: , |

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 27, 2025) – Aaron Stanfield and his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team enter this weekend’s Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as the reigning event champions. Stanfield, a young drag racing phenom, had his versatility on full display last year at the U.S. Nationals, where he clinched victories in both Pro Stock and Factory X, a rare feat that further cemented his status as one of the sport’s top talents. [...]

ERICA ENDERS AND AARON STANFIELD TAKE JHG / MELLING TO SEMIFINALS AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

2025-08-17T19:33:31-05:00August 17th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap, SCAG Racing|Tags: |

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 17, 2025) – Erica Enders with the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team and Aaron Stanfield with his JHG / Melling / Janac Brother’s team rallied to the semifinals of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Six-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders started her race day from the No. 6 qualifying spot thanks to a 6.590-second pass at 207.40 mph and faced teammate and Sonoma Nationals winner Greg Stanfield in the first [...]

GREG STANFIELD WINS NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS OVER SON AARON STANFIELD

2025-07-28T18:06:02-05:00July 27th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Greg Stanfield, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: |

SONOMA, Calif. (July 27, 2025) – Greg Stanfield and his Janac Brothers Racing / The Rod Shop team rallied to Elite Motorsport’s first victory of the season Sunday at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. In his first final round appearance since 2011, Greg lined his Janac Brothers / The Rod Shop Pro Stock machine up against his son Aaron Stanfield’s Johnsons Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers hot rod. Aaron would leave the starting line first with a .016-second [...]

JEG COUGHLIN JR. AND SCAG TEAM TAKE ELITE MOTORSPORTS TO RUNNER-UP FINISH AT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS

2025-07-21T12:45:56-05:00July 21st, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Greg Stanfield, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: |

KENT, Wash. (July 20, 2025) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Light Beer team made their first final round appearance of the season Sunday at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways just outside Seattle. Racing against rival and local racer Dallas Glenn in the finals, Jeg Jr. handed the victory over on the starting line when he was -.009 seconds red on the Christmas tree. Both Jeg Jr. and Glenn smoked the tires almost immediately [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS EXITS OHIO WITH PAIR OF QUARTERFINAL FINISHES

2025-07-07T11:17:11-05:00June 29th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Greg Stanfield, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: |

NORWALK, Ohio (June 29, 2025) – Elite Motorsports closed out the first half of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series schedule Sunday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Aaron Stanfield in the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance car and his father, Greg Stanfield who drives the Janac Brothers Racing / The Rod Shop machine, each made quarterfinal appearances to lead the five car Elite Motorsports stable. Aaron, who qualified No. 8, started race day with [...]

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