ELITE MOTORSPORTS SET FOR 2026 NHRA SEASON

2026-03-05T09:59:38-06:00March 2nd, 2026|Categories: 2026, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Janac Brothers Racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr., JEGS, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, R+L Carriers|

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (March 02, 2026) - Elite Motorsports, NHRA’s largest professional team in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, will field a seven car professional team heading into the 75th Anniversary season of the NHRA. For the first time, Elite Motorsports will have a Top Fuel dragster compete in the full 20-race season with motorsports icon Tony Stewart at the wheel and R+L Carriers as the primary sponsor. Veteran crew chiefs Mike Green and Joe Barlom will lead the Top Fuel program. “It’s been [...]

ERICA ENDERS AND ELITE MOTORSPORTS LOOKING FOR ST. LOUIS HISTORY TO TIP IN THEIR FAVOR AT WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY RACEWAY

2025-09-24T18:43:27-05:00September 24th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Cuadra Boys, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Janac Brothers Racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, Pre Race, SCAG Racing, Stephen Bell, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , |

MADISON, Ill. (September 24, 2025) – Erica Enders and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team are looking to add to their storied history at World Wide Technology Raceway with a seventh win at this weekend’s NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals. As the third of six races in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, this event marks a critical juncture for the team. Enders, fresh off a commanding victory at the U.S. Nationals and a final quad appearance [...]

AARON STANFIELD EYES CHAMPIONSHIP PUSH AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALS

2025-09-18T14:46:03-05:00September 18th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Cuadra Boys, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Janac Brothers Racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, Pre Race, SCAG Racing, Stephen Bell, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (September 18, 2025) – Aaron Stanfield and his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock team are set to storm zMAX Dragway for the NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals, the second of six races in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. As the inaugural four-wide event in the playoffs, this weekend's competition provides Stanfield with a dynamic platform to narrow the gap in the Pro Stock points standings and keep his title hopes [...]

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 [...]

CITGO JOINS ELITE MOTORSPORTS FAMILY OF PARTNERS

2025-08-15T07:57:04-05:00August 15th, 2025|Categories: Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Troy Coughlin Jr.|

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (Aug. 15, 2025) - It was announced today that CITGO Petroleum Corporation is the newest partner of Elite Motorsports, LLC. Mystik Lubricants, produced by CITGO, will be featured across the cars of multi-world champions Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. as well as Pro Stock standouts Aaron Stanfield, Troy Coughlin Jr. and returning veteran Greg Stanfield beginning at this weekend’s NHRA National event in Brainerd, Minnesota with an official kickoff of the partnership at the 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals [...]

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 [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS READY FOR BUSY WEEKEND IN OHIO

2025-06-25T18:56:49-05:00June 25th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: |

NORWALK, Ohio (June 25, 2025) – After a break in Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro Stock competition, Elite Motorsports has sights set on success at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Aaron Stanfield, driver of the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock car, heads to Norwalk, Ohio as the defending event winner determined to repeat last year’s success. “Going back to a track where you're the defending event winner is pretty special. [...]

ELITE MOTORSPORTS AND JEG COUGHLIN JR. AIM TO REPEAT VICTORY AT NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

2025-06-23T07:02:35-05:00June 4th, 2025|Categories: Aaron Stanfield, Cuadra Boys, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race, SCAG Racing, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , |

BRISTOL, Tenn. (June 4, 2025) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Light Beer Pro Stock team have their sights set on defending their 2024 victory at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. A back-to-back win would mean a fourth consecutive winners circle for Elite Motorsports. “It is always a treat to pull through the gates at Bristol Dragway and even more exciting as the returning champion,” Jeg Jr. said. “We’ve been [...]

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