Elite Motorsports Pro Stock Team Prepares to Keep its Winning Momentum Going in Minnesota

2023-08-17T06:53:18-05:00August 17th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , |

BRAINERD, Minn. (August 16, 2023) - After back-to-back victories at the past two Pro Stock events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Elite Motorsports, the largest professional team in drag racing, is ready to ride that wave of winning momentum into Minnesota this week for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. This marks the first time since 2019 that Pro Stock will compete at Brainerd International Raceway and the team is keen to put on a great performance for the fans. After nabbing her [...]

Two-Time Pro Stock Champion, Erica Enders and Team Earn First Number One Qualifier since 2015

2018-08-20T14:46:59-05:00August 18th, 2018|Categories: 2018, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, Qualifying|Tags: , |

When you think of Erica Enders in current day you wouldn’t think of a drought coming to an end. Today the number one qualifier drought does just that. It has been since 2015 since Enders and team took the green hat home on Saturday. Today at the Lucas Oil Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd international Raceway, Erica and the boys got it done. “I can’t believe it’s been three seasons since I’ve been able to wear my own and green hat”, The two-time champion said. “After [...]

Consistent Erica Enders still asking for more from Melling Performance/Elite Camaro

2017-08-20T09:20:20-05:00August 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — Fresh off a runner-up finish at the NHRA tour’s last stop in Seattle, two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders has proven her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro is very consistent this weekend at the 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Enders qualified mid-pack in the No. 8 position in the elimination field, running a best of 6.665 at 206.42 mph to go with a 6.679, a 6.682 and a 6.695. While the car is repeating well, Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. has found speed, but search for early acceleration continues in Brainerd

2017-08-20T09:18:45-05:00August 19th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — A complete going-over of Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro by the Elite Motorsports race team has produced some great signs of horsepower. But to advance in the elimination rounds of Sunday’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Coughlin says they need to figure out how to get up to speed a little quicker. Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. “Coming into this race my car had a 100-percent makeover,” Coughlin said. “We’d been struggling at the big end. It would [...]

Multi-time Brainerd champ Erica Enders an eyelash away from her next victory

2017-08-18T09:55:57-05:00August 17th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — Just a few days removed from competing in the closest drag race of the entire NHRA season, two-time Brainerd champion and crowd favorite Erica Enders knows she only needs to gain an eyelash of performance to score her next victory, which she hopes will come at this weekend’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Enders finished the recent Seattle race just .0006 behind Drew Skillman. The almost imperceptible margin between the two cars has only served to motivate [...]

After ‘100-percent makeover’ of JEGS Chevy, Jeg Coughlin Jr. motivated for Minnesota

2017-08-16T09:38:08-05:00August 16th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — Unhappy with the recent performance of Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro, team owner Richard Freeman ordered a massive overhaul of the sleek Rick Jones-built racecar the team thinks will yield immediate results, beginning with this weekend’s 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. “My racecar has undergone a 100-percent makeover since the last race in Seattle,” Coughlin said. “It was absolutely dissected from front to back and top to bottom, with the guys literally checking every single [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders flashes driving skills in Brainerd semifinal finish

2016-08-22T04:40:58-05:00August 21st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — Pro Stock champion Erica Enders stared down the pressure and responded in championship fashion — again. Enders won on a first-round holeshot for the second race in a row and advanced to the semifinals of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway before falling to points leader Jason Line. But she put up a fight in that race, too. “We tried,” Enders said. “If you’d have asked me after Friday whether we’d go to the semifinals, I’d have [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. falls just short of a first-round victory in Brainerd

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 21st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

BRAIENRD, MN -- Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. knew everything would have to be perfect for he and his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart to advance to the second round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway. Things weren't quite perfect, and Coughlin fell to the higher-qualified Bo Butner, who had a reaction time of .025-second and then made a pass of 6.625 seconds at 209.04 mph to squeak out the victory. Coughlin's numbers were a [...]

With determination and passion, Pro Stock champ Erica Enders is ready to battle

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 20th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN — When the calendar turns to Sunday, two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team know anything can happen. So though Enders qualified No. 11 for the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Brainerd International Raceway, she is confident in her and her team’s ability to make things happen. “Sunday is a whole different day,” Enders said. “You just look at what happened in Seattle. It’s anybody’s day on race day, and you go out there with the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks for more speed in Brainerd eliminations

2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 20th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

BRAINERD, MN -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. knows there is more speed to be had out of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, and after his run in the fourth qualifying session at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Brainerd International Raceway, his team is getting closer to finding it. "We didn't show it on the scoreboard, but we should be able to run mid-6.60s," Coughlin said. "But talking about it and doing it are truly two different things. We've convinced ourselves [...]

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