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Seattle success on the mind of two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders
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Seattle success on the mind of two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders

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Seattle success on the mind of two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders

Elite Admin2017-08-04T15:54:41-05:00August 3rd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview, Seattle|

KENT, WA — Erica Enders has placed a push-pin in this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways as the place she would most like to get her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro back into the winner’s circle. There are many reasons the two-time world champion is feeling especially optimistic as the NHRA series completes its Western Swing of consecutive races in Denver, Sonoma and Seattle. First, she opened the newly created Eastern Swing with a win. Second, her team had a nice [...]

Despite her best run of the weekend, Erica Enders edged in Sonoma’s opening round
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Despite her best run of the weekend, Erica Enders edged in Sonoma’s opening round

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Despite her best run of the weekend, Erica Enders edged in Sonoma’s opening round

Elite Admin2017-07-31T04:56:27-05:00July 30th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Recap, Sonoma|

SONOMA, CA — A late night in the Elite Motorsports pit produced a massive turnaround for two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders, who had struggled mightily through two days of qualifying for this weekend’s 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Unfortunately, despite posting her best run of the meet by far, Enders came up just short in her first-round race with three-time 2017 winner Bo Butner. “That was definitely a huge step in the right direction considering we basically got zero data from four really [...]

Crowd favorite Erica Enders hoping for better results on race day in Sonoma
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Crowd favorite Erica Enders hoping for better results on race day in Sonoma

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Crowd favorite Erica Enders hoping for better results on race day in Sonoma

Elite Admin2017-07-30T11:22:44-05:00July 29th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Qualifying, Sonoma|

SONOMA, CA — The first two days of the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals have been a bit of a struggle for two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, but that hasn’t dampened the spirits of the always popular pro from Houston. “We definitely have an issue that we are working to fix,” Enders said after qualifying a season-low 15th on the grid with a 6.949 at 211.89 mph. “Everybody is doing all they can to figure out what the Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet [...]

Melling Performance pro Erica Enders vying for vintage victory at Sonoma Raceway
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Melling Performance pro Erica Enders vying for vintage victory at Sonoma Raceway

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Melling Performance pro Erica Enders vying for vintage victory at Sonoma Raceway

Elite Admin2017-07-27T11:28:01-05:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview, Sonoma|

SONOMA, CA – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has her sights set on some racing redemption in her bright red Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro this weekend at the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway, set in the heart of Northern California’s wine country. “We love going to Sonoma,” Enders said. “It’s one of my favorite places to race, and let’s face it, a trip to the wine country is certainly fun and something my whole team looks [...]

Two-time Pro Stock champ looking for Denver victory from No. 2 qualifying position
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Two-time Pro Stock champ looking for Denver victory from No. 2 qualifying position

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Two-time Pro Stock champ looking for Denver victory from No. 2 qualifying position

Elite Admin2017-07-23T07:49:11-05:00July 22nd, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Denver, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Qualifying|

DENVER, CO — Erica Enders’ Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro has been the second-quickest racecar after all three Pro Stock qualifying sessions contested this weekend at Bandimere Speedway as the world’s best quarter-mile drag racers line themselves up for the elimination rounds of the 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Now she just needs to figure out how to end race day one spot better. “We have a really fast hot rod here and we are going into race day No. 2 on the ladder [...]

A Bandimere prayer comforted, inspired two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders
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A Bandimere prayer comforted, inspired two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

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A Bandimere prayer comforted, inspired two-time Pro Stock champ Erica Enders

Elite Admin2017-07-20T17:04:44-05:00July 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Denver, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview|

DENVER, CO — In the anxious moments just before Erica Enders clinched her first Pro Stock championship in Pomona, Calif., John Bandimere stopped in the staging lanes to wish her luck. Being a spiritual man, Bandimere, longtime owner of Bandimere Speedway in Denver, site of this weekend’s 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, said a quick prayer with Enders, an impactful moment that has stuck with the 22-time national event winner. “Mr. Bandimere has a real presence about him and it really calmed me down [...]

Erica Enders charges to Pro Stock finals in Chicago, settles for second place
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Erica Enders charges to Pro Stock finals in Chicago, settles for second place

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Erica Enders charges to Pro Stock finals in Chicago, settles for second place

Elite Admin2017-07-10T09:02:49-05:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Chicago, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Recap|

CHICAGO, IL — Two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders nearly recreated history Sunday at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals before coming up a fraction of a second short of her ultimate goal of winning another Wally trophy. Enders was the first woman in history to win a Pro Stock race in 2012 when she reigned supreme at Route 66 Raceway. Although she couldn’t close the deal this time through, her third final-round showing of the season proves her Melling Performance/Elite [...]

TWO-TIME PRO STOCK CHAMP ERICA ENDERS TRENDING THE RIGHT WAY AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
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TWO-TIME PRO STOCK CHAMP ERICA ENDERS TRENDING THE RIGHT WAY AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY

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TWO-TIME PRO STOCK CHAMP ERICA ENDERS TRENDING THE RIGHT WAY AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY

Elite Admin2017-07-10T09:10:41-05:00July 8th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Qualifying|Tags: Chicago, Erica Enders, Qualifying|

CHICAGO, IL — One of the most popular drivers in NHRA history, Erica Enders is used to “trending” on social media as she always seems to be at the forefront of fan’s online conversations. This weekend at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals, Enders is executing a different type of “trending,” this time involving her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Since the start of qualifying, Enders has managed to improve in each of the four sessions, finally settling on a respectable 6.600-second [...]

Erica Enders eager to take her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Pro Stocker to Chicago
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Erica Enders eager to take her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Pro Stocker to Chicago

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Erica Enders eager to take her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Pro Stocker to Chicago

Elite Admin2017-07-07T09:58:42-05:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: Chicago, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Race Preview|

CHICAGO, IL – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has a wealth of quarter-mile excitement to draw from this weekend as she takes the controls of her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro at the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals, just outside of Chicago. “Chicago has a lot of meaning to me because we won our first Pro Stock race there in 2012 after seven long years of trying,” Enders said. “It was such a huge deal, a culmination of so [...]

Melling Performance moves to title sponsor position on Erica Enders’ hot rod
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Melling Performance moves to title sponsor position on Erica Enders’ hot rod

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Melling Performance moves to title sponsor position on Erica Enders’ hot rod

Elite Admin2017-07-07T09:55:22-05:00July 5th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Erica Enders, Sponsorship|Tags: Erica Enders, Melling Performance, Sponsorship|

WYNNEWOOD, OK — Melling Performance, a longtime associate sponsor of Elite Motorsports and two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, will become title sponsor of the 22-time national event winner for five national events, beginning with next weekend’s 20th annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago and continuing through the 63rd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indy. “Everyone at Melling Performance is excited about our association with Erica and Elite Motorsports,” Melling Performance CEO Mark Melling said. “After being at the races, I thought [...]

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