Second cowboy hat will have to wait for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

DALLAS, TX -- A second cowboy hat for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will have to wait as the former Dallas winner fell in Sunday's first round of the 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals. Each year, the professional class winners of this event are fitted with a custom cowboy hat, a gift that's become quite coveted by the racers. Coughlin already has one hat in his collection, which he collected after his 2002 victory at Texas Motorplex. "We gave it all we [...]

Texas native Erica Enders will need perfection to defend Dallas title

DALLAS, TX -- Reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders will have to be perfect to defend the title of the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals after an off-pace qualifying effort that left her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart in the 15th spot on the elimination ladder. Enders powered to a convincing victory at this event one year ago that all but clinched her second straight world title. It was one of nine wins she recorded in a record-breaking year. The Spring, Texas native hasn't been [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

Five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking to make some noise in Dallas

DALLAS (Oct. 15) -- In two and a half decades of racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has accomplished a lot of remarkable things. He's won six world championships (five in Pro Stock and one more in Super Gas), claimed 76 national event trophies, raced to the winner's circle in a record seven different eliminator categories, and is the only driver ever to win from all 16 qualifying positions. That final stat seems the most telling at the conclusion of qualifying for the 31st annual AAA Texas [...]

Defending Dallas race title still has meaning for ‘Texas girl’ Erica Enders

DALLAS, TX -- Erica Enders put a stranglehold on her second consecutive NHRA Pro Stock title by winning last year's AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals, which takes place again this weekend at Texas Motorplex near Dallas. Although she's realistically out of the hunt for this year's championship, defending her race title still has significant meaning for the Lone Star State native. "I'm a Texas girl through and through," said Enders, who grew up in Houston and has raced at Texas Motorplex since she was 8 years [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 11th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , , |

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hoping to ride tall in the saddle once again in Dallas

DALLAS, TX -- There are a couple of unique benefits to winning the annual AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals at Texas Motorplex, the all-concrete drag strip just south of Dallas in Ennis, Texas. First, track owner Billy Myer, a former drag racer himself, adds a special engraved brick with the champion's name in the winner's circle. Secondly, each victor gets a commemorative cowboy hat to remind them they scored a big victory deep in the heart of Texas. Jeg Coughlin Jr. was winner in Dallas in [...]

World champion Erica Enders beats title contender Butner before fouling out of Reading

READING, PA -- Back-to-back world champion Erica Enders notched one of her biggest elimination round-wins of the year Sunday, beating title contender Bo Butner wire-to-wire in the opening session of the 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals. "To go out there and get this Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart a round-win at the Dodge Nationals was exciting," Enders said. "The uphill battle this entire season has been for us continues, but with only one run on this racetrack throughout qualifying, we really had a challenge before us [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00October 2nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

Champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. edged by a fender in first round of Reading race

READING, PA -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. managed to keep his sense of humor despite a first-round loss to longtime rival and fellow multi-time world champion Greg Anderson at Sunday's 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals. "Traditionally, at least this year, Greg is usually a car length ahead of me by the time I get into high gear," Coughlin said with a wry smile. "Today we had a nice launch and went through the gears really efficiently and I peeked over and didn't see him at all. [...]

Erica Enders wanted another chance at Reading track, but settles for mid-pack slot

READING, PA -- In between what has seemed to be a never-ending smattering of rain at Maple Grove Raceway, there were moments of really good drag racing, and reigning world champion Erica Enders is convinced she could have made a big move if she was given another chance. But in the end, she only got one shot in her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart and had to settle for the No. 9 spot on the qualifying grid. "Dang it, we wanted another run," Enders said. "It [...]

2016-10-02T14:55:20-05:00October 1st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

Wild ride ends with five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. safely in Reading field

READING, PA -- With rain erasing three of the four scheduled qualifying sessions at this weekend's 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals, the one pass drivers got down Maple Grove Raceway was literally a make-or-break run. Fortunately for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., he made it into the elimination field, but it took every bit of his 377 national events worth of experience to get the job done. "I almost went over," Coughlin said of his pass down a very green racing surface. "Obviously [...]

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders hoping for Mopar magic at Dodge NHRA Nationals

READING, PA -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is hoping for a little Mopar magic during the Dodge NHRA Nationals this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway. Enders posted her best qualifying effort of the season at the Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver earlier this season, grabbing the No. 2 spot. She hopes for similar success at another Dodge-sponsored race, this time in Pennsylvania. "At our last Dodge race this year, we had our best qualifying performance," Enders said. "Hopefully that translates to Reading." Enders [...]

2016-09-28T20:41:28-05:00September 28th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |
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