Reigning Pro Stock champ Erica Enders catches wrong kind of break in Sonoma

SONOMA, CA -- Two-time and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has been hoping the breaks start turning her way in this transitional drag racing season, but when her engine broke in the water box just seconds before her opening-round pass, even she couldn't believe her misfortune. "It's almost like 'what else could go wrong,' " said Enders, the most prolific female Pro Stock racer of all time. "It's just a tough, tough way to end the day ... before it even started. "I fired [...]

2016-08-01T11:40:06-05:00July 31st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

A third Sonoma victory will have to wait for Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

SONOMA, CA -- Drag races at the professional level are routinely decided by fractions of a second, and depending which side of the equation you're on, that can be a good or bad thing. For five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., it seems like ages since the racing gods have smiled on him and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Such was the case early Sunday afternoon when Coughlin's opening-round pass of 6.603 seconds at 209.39 mph left him just a [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders ready to keep Denver momentum rolling

SONOMA, CA — With four race days left before the Countdown to the Championship begins, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders knows time is short to be able to defend her 2015 title. But Enders also knows she and the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team are more than capable of making a late-season surge, perhaps beginning with the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. “Tomorrow is a very important race day for us as we only have four Sundays left to get this [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

Magneti Marelli/JEGS Dodge Dart pro Jeg Coughlin hoping for more Sonoma hardware

SONOMA, Calif. (July 30) -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has two trophies from Sonoma Raceway, claimed in 2003 and 2010, and he would love to earn a third Sunday when eliminations for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals begin live and nationwide on FOX TV. "It's great that FOX has given us these live positions on the main network," Coughlin said. "It's big for the sport and for all the racers. Certainly we'd love to have a big day tomorrow with all those extra eyeballs on our [...]

Reigning champ Erica Enders on a season-long high as Sonoma race approaches

SONOMA, CA — Fresh off her most encouraging outing of the year, back-to-back and reigning Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is anxious to get to Northern California for this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Enders qualified a season-best second on the Denver elimination ladder and logged an elimination round-win before parts failure cost her just enough time to lose her second-round race against Allen Johnson. Nevertheless, the huge uptick in performance has the entire Elite/Mopar Dodge Dart race team feeling better about [...]

2016-07-27T09:52:23-05:00July 27th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. says Pro Stock could hit season records in Sonoma

SONOMA, CA -- If weather conditions are agreeable when the NHRA tour arrives at Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals, five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. says the record book could have a couple of new entries. "It really comes down to what Mother Nature deals the Pro Stock cars," Coughlin said. "We typically get very high pressure there barometer-wise. On those cool days, the track is tight and the air is crisp and clean. If we get that [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders holds head high after performance gains in Denver

DENVER, CO — No one in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series hates losing more than two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders, but she can smile after the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Bandimere Speedway knowing her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team made strides toward the top of the Pro Stock charts. Enders lost in the second round after an unfortunate parts failure slowed her pass, but she knows her Dodge Dart is now a contender. “We’re certainly pleased with our performance gains [...]

2016-07-25T06:25:07-05:00July 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

Untimely exit for Jeg Coughlin Jr. at Mopar Mile-High Nationals

DENVER, CO -- What happens on Friday and Saturday definitely affects what happens on Sunday in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, and it may have contributed to an early ouster for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Bandimere Speedway. Coughlin qualified No. 8 for the 16-car field, but he could have been much higher with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. The best weather conditions came Friday and Saturday night after [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. ready to do battle on the mountain with his Dodge Dart

DENVER, CO – All five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin needs is a fighting chance, and he's got one in the Mopar Mile-High Nationals this weekend at Bandimere Speedway. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 8 spot, his best qualifying effort in the last four races. And with the potential of Elite Motorsports teammate Erica Enders, who qualified No. 2, Coughlin knows he has a chance to be even better on race day. "We definitely made some vast [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders reaches new heights with No. 2 spot in Denver

DENVER, CO — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders would have loved to have held on to the No. 1 spot for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Bandimere Speedway, but though she fell .007-second short of that lofty perch, Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team can hold their heads up high after qualifying No. 2. “It would have been cool to get a green hat,” Enders said, referring to the special hats given to No. 1 qualifiers. “And tomorrow would have been [...]

2016-07-25T06:21:08-05:00July 23rd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |
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