Epping brings big step forward for five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

EPPING, NH -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports team took a giant step forward in qualifying for the NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway. That giant step came in the form of hundredths of a second, but that's the quantity by which Pro Stock is judged in 2016. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 7 spot, his second-best starting spot this season and his best since qualifying No. [...]

Erica Enders welcomes role as defending Pro Stock world champion

EPPING, NH — Becoming a champion in any sport can often be a burden to those who achieve the highest level of success, but two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders welcomes the role she earned in 2014 and 2015 by beating the best drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. As she races in the NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway, Enders carries the No. 1 on the side of her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge. “I worked my entire life [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

New England Dragway win on five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s wish list

EPPING, NH -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has amassed a stunning 58 national event victories in his illustrious career, winning at 24 different dragstrips around the country. The only places on the current NHRA schedule where he hasn't yet tasted success are Epping and Norwalk, two of the most recent additions to the NHRA roster, and ones that are very much in Coughlin's sights. "We've only been to Epping twice, so we haven't had many chances to win there just yet, but [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders turns on Topeka win light

TOPEKA, KS — A round-win — any round-win — in the Pro Stock class of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series can be hard to come by, even if it comes against your teammate, so two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was definitely smiling after beating Elite Motorsports teammate Drew Skillman in the first round of the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Sunday at Heartland Park Topeka. She lost in the second round to No. 1 qualifier Jason Line after a terrific effort on the [...]

2016-05-22T22:20:51-05:00May 22nd, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls in first round

TOPEKA, KS -- Two-time Topeka winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. couldn't find success at Heartland Park Topeka this time around. Driving the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, Coughlin lost in the first round of the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Sunday. Coughlin, who won in Topeka in 1998 and 2013, made a pass of 6.746 seconds at 205.07 mph, but it wasn't enough to beat No. 4 qualifier Shane Gray, who made the third-quickest pass of the round, a 6.653 at 207.91 mph. "Our plague [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders starts Topeka defense against Elite teammate

TOPEKA, KS — Defending Pro Stock champion Erica Enders has already scored a round-win at this weekend’s NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka — and Pro Stock eliminations don’t start until Sunday. Enders, who qualified the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge in the No. 9 spot in Pro Stock, won a round in Super Gas earlier Saturday. “That was fun to get a round-win in the Super Gas car,” Enders said. “It can take some time to get used to driving in Sportsman again, and even [...]

2016-05-22T22:17:11-05:00May 21st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes No. 13 qualifying spot is lucky charm in Topeka

May 21 Jeg Coughlin Jr. hopes No. 13 qualifying spot is lucky charm in Topeka TOPEKA, Kan. (May 21) -- There is plenty of fight left in Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. Coughlin, a five-time Pro Stock champion, qualified No. 13 for the NHRA Kansas Nationals on Saturday at Heartland Park Topeka. He'll square off against No. 4 qualifier Shane Gray in the first round Sunday -- and will be a decided underdog -- but Coughlin won't [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders holds special memories of Topeka

TOPEKA, KS — Heartland Park Topeka has a special place in the heart of Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, the two-time Pro Stock champion. Heartland Park, site of this weekend’s NHRA Kansas Nationals, is where Enders became the first woman to earn a No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock, and it’s also the track where she scored a dominant victory in 2015, nine years after that first No. 1 qualifier. Enders was in her second full year of Pro Stock in 2006, driving the [...]

2016-05-19T15:54:14-05:00May 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

‘We’re really close,’ says five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. as Topeka race nears

TOPEKA, KS -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. sees plenty of light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, and the light could be shining even brighter on the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team very soon. Coughlin heads to the NHRA Kansas Nationals this weekend at Heartland Park Topeka ranked seventh in the Pro Stock points standings -- not bad, but not where he and his Elite Motorsports team figured they'd be at this point in the season. But Coughlin [...]

Erica Enders’ best pass of the weekend negated by dodgy Atlanta track

ATLANTA, GA -- Reigning back-to-back Pro Stock champion Erica Enders knew she left on first-round opponent Chris McGaha, and as she went through the gears of her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge Dart a big smile started to cross her face. Then, in an instant, it was gone, as a big bump in her lane upset her race car enough that it shot towards the centerline. Although the 21-time national event winner didn't give up on the run, the tire spin she encountered out of the racing [...]

2016-12-09T13:09:44-06:00May 15th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |
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