Past Seattle winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping good fortune rains down under Mt. Rainer

2017-08-02T09:23:21-05:00August 1st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

KENT, WA — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows the Elite Motorsports team has all the pieces in place for him to win another NHRA title. The 59-time national event winner also knows it never hurts to have good fortune in racing, something he hopes will return to his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro at this weekend’s 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals. “It feels like we finally shifted our gears last weekend in Sonoma and I think we’re back on the right track,” [...]

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

2017-07-27T11:28:01-05:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

JEGS’s pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. has great affection for Sonoma Raceway, surrounding area

2017-07-27T07:51:50-05:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

SONOMA, CA — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. admits he has a long-standing love for northern California’s famed wine country. The fact he gets to race his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro during this weekend’s visit to Sonoma is simply a bonus. “We’re fortunate to roll into damn-near every place we race and feel a great vibe because we’ve had awesome experiences at most of the racetracks on tour at one time or another in our careers,” Coughlin said. “Sonoma Raceway certainly fits [...]

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

2017-07-20T17:04:44-05:00July 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. laser-focused on NHRA’s Western Swing

2017-07-18T08:05:34-05:00July 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

DENVER, CO — With just five races remaining until the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. says the upcoming Western Swing of consecutive races in Denver, Sonoma and Seattle could prove to be pivotal for the true championship contenders in the NHRA’s factory hot rod class. Beginning with this weekend’s 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at picturesque Bandimere Speedway, Coughlin says zeroing in on a consistently fast setup is top priority for the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro race [...]

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

2017-07-07T09:58:42-05:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes busy weekend in Chicago concludes with breakthrough victory

2017-07-07T09:56:47-05:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO (July 5) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. has 58 NHRA national event wins but not one of his Wally trophies has this year attached to faceplate. The five-time Pro Stock world champion looks to change that fact this weekend as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series hits the quarter-mile for the 20th annual Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, just a few miles southwest of the Chicago city limits. Coughlin will be a very busy man this weekend both as [...]

Two-time champ Erica Enders set to scoop up another trophy in Norwalk

2017-06-21T07:30:35-05:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race, Sportsman|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, OH – Two-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders’ confidence going into the weekend’s 11th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park is extremely high. The spunky 33-year-old driver of the Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is excited about her team’s momentum and she’s anxious to build on her group’s recent successes, which have her eying a run at a third NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship. “Norwalk is always a fun race for us; this year’s going [...]

JEGS.com Pro Stock stalwart Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to add a Norwalk victory to his list

2017-06-21T07:28:34-05:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

NORWALK, Ohio (June 20) – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro, knows what it’s like to be successful. In drag racing circles his name can even be used to define success. But there a couple of racetracks where he has not made a visit to the national event winner’s circle, and one of those quarter-miles is up next on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule as the world’s fastest motorsports competes in his [...]

Erica Enders eager to go racing at her all-time favorite track — Bristol Dragway

2017-06-15T07:32:48-05:00June 15th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

BRISTOL, TN – Like with most things in life, people have favorites. Some may have a favorite pizza joint, while others may have a favorite golf course they like to play. Most times these favorite places are special to a person for a reason unique to them. Bristol Dragway is one of those favorite places for two-time world champion NHRA Pro Stock driver Erica Enders. This weekend as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competes in the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Enders [...]

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