Fan pick Erica Enders ready to strut her stuff at her favorite racetrack in Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV — No one in drag racing has enjoyed a better run of luck at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders, who returns to her favorite drag strip this weekend with two chances at glory during the 18th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Thanks to her legion of loyal fans, Enders will be taking part in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special race-within-a-race for the top eight Pro Stock drivers from the previous 12 [...]

2017-03-29T07:34:02-05:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

Winning Las Vegas drag race a regular occurrence for six-time titlist Jeg Coughlin Jr.

LAS VEGAS, NV — It’s hard to be a consistent winner in Las Vegas but multi-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has defied the odds since The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened in 2000, winning a remarkable six times at the beautiful facility just north of Glitter Gulch. Coughlin’s lucky streak began right away when he won the inaugural Vegas event in Y2K. He quickly followed that victory with two more wins in 2001 and 2002 before scoring back-to-back triumphs in [...]

2017-03-29T07:29:09-05:00March 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

After super-fast start, two-time series champ Erica Enders exits Gatornat’ls in Round 2

GAINESVILLE, FL — Erica Enders flashed the form that made her a two-time Pro Stock champion this weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, qualifying a lofty third in the field and zooming to a convincing first-round win Sunday morning. But the fun stopped there as her Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro over-powered the racetrack in Round 2, sending her packing. “You never want to lose a single round,” she said. “That’s just how racers are wired. But I think when we take [...]

2017-03-20T10:46:10-05:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

JEGS.com Camaro overpowers Gainesville; Jeg Coughlin Jr. ousted in quarterfinals

GAINESVILLE, FL — Jeg Coughlin Jr. was expecting big things from his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro Sunday at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, but perhaps his tune-up was a little too aggressive as he overpowered the racing surface in the quarterfinals and lost to Greg Anderson. “Looks like we had way too much power for the track and the conditions,” Coughlin said. “We certainly didn’t expect that. We fought some issues in Q4 and came back in E1 and had a similar [...]

2017-03-20T10:44:49-05:00March 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

Two-time champ Erica Enders presses towards top of Pro Stock category

GAINESVILLE, FL — Perhaps in a last-minute bid to impress voters in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders ripped off her first 6.4-second pass of NHRA’s fuel-injected era to qualify a lofty third on the elimination ladder of the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Enders’ 6.490 at 214.01 mph was more than enough to lock up her best qualifying effort since last year’s Denver race, a span of 13 national events. It also makes her one of the [...]

2017-03-19T09:11:50-05:00March 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

Jeg Coughlin Jr. buzzing after posting best qualifying result of last 20 months

GAINESVILLE, FL — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spoken at length about the supreme confidence he has in his brand-new Rick Jones-built JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro since he took delivery of the racecar in January. This weekend at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Coughlin is letting his car do the talking. Jeg Coughlin Jr. In an impressive 6.491 seconds at 214.01 mph, Coughlin locked up the No. 4 slot on Sunday’s elimination ladder, marking his best starting point in eliminations [...]

2017-03-19T09:08:35-05:00March 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes strong connection to Florida yields positive results at Gatornat’ls

GAINESVILLE, FL — Although he’s an Ohio boy through and through, six-time world champion drag racer Jeg Coughlin Jr. has spent enough time in the Sunshine State to consider it a second home. With the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals coming up this weekend, he’s hoping that familiarity breeds more success at famed Gainesville Raceway, where he’s already won two times in the past. Coughlin and his family have vacationed in Florida for years, escaping the cold Ohio winters in the past and [...]

2017-03-15T15:24:58-05:00March 15th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

Two-time drag racing champ Erica Enders looking to add ‘Gator’ skin to her wall

GAINESVILLE, FL — One of only three women in history to capture a world championship in any of the top forms of motorsports, Erica Enders has amassed 21 national event victories in her illustrious career. However, that impressive number of wins doesn’t include one from the prestigious Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, a fact Enders would like to change at the 48th running of the event this weekend. “I’ve always looked at the Gatornationals as one of the big-time, heritage races on the schedule so [...]

2017-03-14T16:27:55-05:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Pre Race|Tags: , , |

Fiery competitor Erica Enders resolute on improving after Phoenix

PHOENIX, AZ – Erica Enders’ race day in the desert ended much sooner than anticipated this morning during Round 1 of eliminations of the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second of 24 events in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two-time world champion Enders began Sunday qualified in the No. 10 position. Her Rick Jones Race Cars-built Chevrolet Camaro racing under the banner of Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports is a favorite to win every time out, [...]

2017-02-27T18:28:21-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.

PHOENIX, AZ – Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS Mail Order team flagship JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro for Elite Motorsports, raced to the 67th semifinal of his storied career today during eliminations of the second event in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, just a few miles outside the Phoenix city limits. Coughlin started eliminations Sunday from the No. 5 qualifying spot (6.541 seconds, 211.30 mph) in his [...]

2017-02-27T18:24:43-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |
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