Clash with a teammate faces Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Round 1 of Pomona final

POMONA, CA -- Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will fight for the title of the 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals from the lucky 13th position on the elimination ladder after posting a best pass of 6.610 at 208.78 mph during qualifying for the season-ending race. "We look forward to race day," Coughlin said. "We improved every run from Q1, Q2 and Q3 and would have improved again in Q4 if not for a driver malfunction," Coughlin said. "My foot just kind [...]

Outgoing champ Erica Enders relieved to close out 2016 drag racing season

POMONA, CA -- Two-time world champion drag racer Erica Enders has a long and storied connection with Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, the site of this weekend's 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals. It's a bond that dates back two decades, and one that's immortalized with her own display at the heralded Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum across the fairgrounds from fabled Pomona Dragway. "Some of the biggest moments in my drag racing career have happened at Pomona, going all the way back to my [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:40-06:00November 10th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

Top pro Jeg Coughlin Jr. has eye on future with something yet to prove this year

POMONA, CA -- In two decades of racing at the highest level of professional drag racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has experienced just about everything a driver can face. He's shared with his JEGS.com team the glory of winning six world champions and 76 national events. He's also endured with class and grace a few winless campaigns where struggles replaced successes for a myriad of reasons. While 2016 will ultimately lean towards the latter, the driver of the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart arrives [...]

2016-11-10T19:32:45-06:00November 10th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , , |

Two-time world champion Erica Enders anxious to put 2016 in her rearview mirror

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders lost a close race in the opening round of the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals to put a quick end to her weekend in Las Vegas, a place where she's won four national events and a pair of K&N Horsepower Challenge trophies. "I had a better feeling than normal today but we missed it a little bit that round," Enders said. "I got left on for the first time in a long [...]

2016-10-30T20:32:27-05:00October 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

Quick start doesn’t translate to win for multi-time Vegas winner Jeg Coughlin Jr.

LAS VEGAS, NV -- After qualifying behind first-round opponent Alex Laughlin for the eliminations of Sunday's 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, Jeg Coughlin Jr. knew he needed every advantage he could get to pull off a win. For the driver, that primarily means having a superior reaction time at the Christmas Tree, which Coughlin was able to do when he left in .015 seconds to Laughlin's .034-second start. But despite the quick launch and the early lead it provided, Coughlin's Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com [...]

Erica Enders would love to win Vegas race for fifth time in her career

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Enjoying a relaxed weekend at the racetrack where she's had the most success in her brilliant career, back-to-back and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports crew have put together one of their better qualifying efforts of the season. The 21-time national event winner coaxed a steady 6.718 at 204.42 mph out of her Elite Performance/Mopar Dodge Dart, placing her ninth in the elimination field of the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals. The team has qualified higher than [...]

2016-10-30T08:47:30-05:00October 29th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

Five-time world champ and five-time Vegas winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. primed for race day

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. successfully made the elimination field of this weekend's 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, giving the five-time world champ a chance to win his sixth title at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Coughlin and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart race crew didn't set the world on fire qualifying, posting a best of 6.737 at 203.71 mph, which placed them 14th in the 16-car field. But as close as Pro Stock has been this year, [...]

Reigning champ Erica Enders uses The Strip at LVMS as her personal ATM

LAS VEGAS, NV -- In winning back-to-back world championships, Pro Stock superstar Erica Enders has used The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as her personal ATM, winning more than $250,000 at Bruton Smith's masterpiece just north of Las Vegas. It's a trend she'd love to continue this weekend at the NHRA season's penultimate race, the 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals. "Las Vegas has been an awesome place for us, no doubt," Enders said. "Most people blow all their money whenever they go to Vegas [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

Jeg Coughlin Jr. a top performer at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Only two drag racers have found more success at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., and as the NHRA tour returns to Sin City for this weekend's 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, the pride of Delaware, Ohio, is hoping for some luck so he can add to his Vegas legacy. "We'd love to be in the title race and have a car right now that we know can win this race but [...]

No home state luck for Texan Erica Enders as two-time champ ousted early

DALLAS, TX -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders was hoping for a taste of home cooking Sunday at the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals but instead the Spring, Texas native was eliminated early by title contender Greg Anderson at the Texas Motorplex. The No. 15 qualifier out of 16 cars, Enders was hoping for a big upset of Anderson, a fellow multi-time champion ranked second in the world at the moment. Instead, Enders' fouled out by a scant -.001 seconds, [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |
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