Coughlin Wins Gatornationals from Pole Position in First Event of the NHRA Season

Starting Line Advantages Were Key To Early Success For Elite Motorsports Team GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 12, 2023) - Troy Coughlin Jr. raced his Elite Motorsports JEGS.com Camaro to the first Pro Stock win of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series today at the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. This is the third Pro Stock win of the talented driver’s career and the first time he's won an event with his grandfather, Jeg Coughlin Sr., and his father, Troy Coughlin Sr., in [...]

2023-03-13T06:58:06-05:00March 13th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Race Recap, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports Primed for Stellar Season Kickoff at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

The Largest Team In Professional Drag Racing Is Ready To Tackle 2023 With Gusto GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2023) - Entering the 2023 season with five Pro Stock world championships and having won 15 of the 19 Pro Stock events contested last year in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, the Elite Motorsports team knows precisely what it takes to create a winning season. The members of the largest professional team in drag racing have been preparing throughout the offseason to do just that. [...]

2023-03-08T13:34:18-06:00March 8th, 2023|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Pre-Race Notes: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

Gainesville, Fla. (March 9-12) The Elite Motorsports team, the largest team in professional drag racing, has expanded for 2023 and will field a total of 9 entries for this weekend’s season opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. The Elite Pro Stock team features eight drivers including reigning and five-time world champ Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield, Troy Coughlin Jr., Bo Butner, Fernando Cuadra and his two sons, Fernando Jr. and Cristian, as well as newcomer Jerry Tucker. The team will also field a [...]

2023-03-06T13:15:47-06:00March 6th, 2023|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports and JEGS Announce Continued Partnership in NHRA Pro Stock

Troy Coughlin Jr. Will Once Again Pilot The JEGS Pro Stock Machine JEGS, a leading online national retailer and distributor of high-performance aftermarket auto parts and accessories, is continuing its sponsorship of Elite Motorsports in 2023. This sponsor partnership includes acting as the primary sponsor for Pro Stock up-and-comer Troy Coughlin Jr. Elite Motorsports is the largest professional team in the NHRA with eight Pro Stock cars slated to compete in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. JEGS has a longstanding relationship [...]

2022-12-14T12:31:26-06:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pro Stock, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

Sportsman Driver Jerry Tucker to Join Elite Pro Stock Team

Tucker Prepares To Join The Largest Professional Team In NHRA For 2023 Season Having built a reputation for racing anything with wheels, Jerry Tucker is throwing his hat into the Pro Stock ring this year as he joins the largest professional drag racing team in the NHRA, Elite Motorsports. Tucker will pilot the eighth Pro Stock machine to join the Elite Motorsports fleet as they continue to strive for excellence in the competitive and complex category. For more than 30 years, Tucker, a lifelong resident [...]

2022-12-13T10:52:01-06:00December 9th, 2022|Categories: 2023|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports Expands Drag Racing Presence with Mountain Motor Pro Stock Program

Elite Motorsports announced today that it is returning to its roots with the expansion of its drag racing operation through the acquisition of J.R. Carr’s Mountain Motor Pro Stock program. Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines come in at over 820 cubic inches and can put out close to 2,000 horsepower. This acquisition adds two new vehicles to the Elite fleet. Five-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock titleist Erica Enders will pilot one of these powerful machines while Richard Freeman will drive the [...]

2022-12-13T10:46:17-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA|Tags: , , |

SCAG Power Equipment Expands NHRA Involvement as Major Associate Sponsor for Erica Enders

NHRA Five-Time Pro Stock World Champion Says Shared Values Are Key To Partnership Elite Motorsports, the largest professional race team in the NHRA, announced today that SCAG Power Equipment will be joining its family of prestigious sponsors for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season. The SCAG logo will be proudly brandished on the Pro Stock machine of five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders. Randy Gloede, President and CEO of SCAG Power Equipment, says that partnering with Elite Motorsports is a natural [...]

2022-12-13T10:51:16-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , , , |

Elite Motorsports Finishes Season with Five Drivers in Top Ten

Troy Coughlin Jr. Qualifies On Top And Erica Enders Gets Runner-Up Finish At NHRA Finals In Pomona In an exciting and dramatic series of events at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team walked away with five Top Ten finishes in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series points standings. The event started off on a positive note as Troy Coughlin Jr. powered his JEGS.com / Elite Motorsports Camaro to the No. 1 qualifier position [...]

2022-11-15T10:05:34-06:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage to Double-Down in 2023 with Pro Stock Chapions Bo Butner and Erica Enders

Johnson's Horsepowered Garage (JHG) and Elite Motorsports announced today that beginning in 2023, the JHG presence in NHRA Pro Stock will double. In addition to continued primary backing of the Chevrolet Camaro driven by 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion Bo Butner, a second fully JHG-branded Chevy will be piloted by five-time series titlist Erica Enders. Both JHG entries will run the full NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock schedule. "We couldn't be more excited to add a second Johnson's Horsepowered Garage-sponsored NHRA Pro [...]

2022-11-15T12:20:42-06:00November 12th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Bo Butner, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , , |

Elite Motorsports Eager to Finish Season with Strong Showing in Pomona

NHRA’s Largest Professional Team Is Focused On Dominating Pro Stock Points With the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world championship already secured, the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team plans to finish out the 2022 season strong. Standout driver Erica Enders clinched the world championship in the semifinals of the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and went on to win the event in an all-Elite final round against her teammate Troy Coughlin Jr. Taking only a moment to [...]

2022-11-09T11:30:42-06:00November 9th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Pre Race|Tags: , |
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