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Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win
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Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap

Tire shake thwarts Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s bid to convert No. 1 starting spot into win

Elite Admin2017-06-19T08:43:59-05:00June 18th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Recap|

BRISTOL, TN — Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s hopes of converting his 23rd career No. 1 qualifying effort into a victory was foiled in the quarterfinal round when his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro was plagued by severe tire shake in his race against part-time teammate Alex Laughlin Sunday at Bristol Dragway. Coughlin had a marginal jump on Laughlin at the starting line but barely made it a foot before his huge rear Goodyear slicks started to square up. He really had no choice but to abort the [...]

Just days removed from Epping victory, Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown
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Just days removed from Epping victory, Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown

2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying

Just days removed from Epping victory, Erica Enders takes dead aim at Bristol crown

Elite Admin2017-06-18T13:13:20-05:00June 17th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Bristol, Erica Enders, Qualifying|

BRISTOL, TN — Two-time drag racing world champion Erica Enders celebrated her 22nd national event win less than two weeks ago in Epping, N.H., and the sport’s most prolific female Pro Stock driver is geared up to repeat the feat after qualifying a lofty third in the field of the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Enders coaxed a very competitive 6.704-second quarter-mile pass at 205.66 mph out of her car in the cooler Friday evening qualifying session to lock up her third-best starting spot [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up 23rd low qualifier of career, earns first-round bye in Bristol
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up 23rd low qualifier of career, earns first-round bye in Bristol

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying

Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up 23rd low qualifier of career, earns first-round bye in Bristol

Elite Admin2017-06-18T13:11:42-05:00June 17th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Qualifying|

BRISTOL, TN — Even with Mother Nature giving all of his rivals a chance at knocking him off his Friday night perch atop the Pro Stock field, 58-time national event winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. was able to secure the 23rd top qualifier award of his illustrious career Saturday night at Bristol Dragway with his previously posted pass of 6.694 seconds at 204.85 mph. “We were able to get all four qualifying sessions in despite a little bit of a late afternoon rain today,” Coughlin said. [...]

Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr. making the most noise in Thunder Valley
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Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr. making the most noise in Thunder Valley

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying

Powering to provisional pole, Jeg Coughlin Jr. making the most noise in Thunder Valley

Elite Admin2017-06-18T13:07:23-05:00June 16th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Qualifying|

BRISTOL, TN — Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has the inside track on his third No. 1 qualifier of the year after powering to the provisional pole Friday night at the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Coughlin blazed down Bristol Dragway in 6.694 seconds at 204.85 mph in Round 2 to pace the field. “We’re off to a great start here on the mountain,” Coughlin said. “Our Elite team has been working so hard on both engine and track performance. They’ve [...]

Erica Enders eager to go racing at her all-time favorite track — Bristol Dragway
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Erica Enders eager to go racing at her all-time favorite track — Bristol Dragway

2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race

Erica Enders eager to go racing at her all-time favorite track — Bristol Dragway

Elite Admin2017-06-15T07:32:48-05:00June 15th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Bristol, Erica Enders, Race Preview|

BRISTOL, TN – Like with most things in life, people have favorites. Some may have a favorite pizza joint, while others may have a favorite golf course they like to play. Most times these favorite places are special to a person for a reason unique to them. Bristol Dragway is one of those favorite places for two-time world champion NHRA Pro Stock driver Erica Enders. This weekend as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competes in the 17th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Enders [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to carve his name into the sides of Bristol’s legendary Thunder Valley
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to carve his name into the sides of Bristol’s legendary Thunder Valley

2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race

Jeg Coughlin Jr. looks to carve his name into the sides of Bristol’s legendary Thunder Valley

Elite Admin2017-06-14T07:00:39-05:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Preview|

BRISTOL, TN – There’s a popular drag strip in the western U.S. planted at the base of the Rocky Mountains. The scene is certainly beautiful although not necessarily fast. There’s another quarter-mile of racing pavement on the opposite side of the continent that is whittled into the ancient, rocky core of the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee; it’s beautiful, it’s really fast, and it’s extremely loud. Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stocker, has a renewed mechanical vigor as he [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized|Tags: Bristol, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|

BRISTOL, TN -- The win light didn't come on in the lane for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, but a smile soon came over her face. As the two-time Pro Stock champion slowed her Dodge Dart in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, crew chief Rick Jones relayed her the numbers: 6.716 seconds at 206.32 mph. They weren't record-setting, but they were encouraging. "As I went through the lights and my crew chief called out the [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives Dodge Dart to Bristol semifinals
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives Dodge Dart to Bristol semifinals

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap

Jeg Coughlin Jr. drives Dodge Dart to Bristol semifinals

Elite Admin2016-06-20T10:24:46-05:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

BRISTOL, TN -- The sight was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., winner of 58 races in his glorious career, raced to his first semifinal finish of 2016, beating Bo Butner and Allen Johnson at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway. It was the 108th semifinal finish of Coughlin's career but the first this season with his new Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. "The ultimate goal is to advance through four rounds and win [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders encouraged by progress in Bristol

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying, Uncategorized|Tags: Bristol, Erica Enders, Mopar, Qualifying|

BRISTOL, TN -- The win light didn't come on in the lane for Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge driver Erica Enders, but a smile soon came over her face. As the two-time Pro Stock champion slowed her Dodge Dart in the first round of the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, crew chief Rick Jones relayed her the numbers: 6.716 seconds at 206.32 mph. They weren't record-setting, but they were encouraging. "As I went through the lights and my crew chief called out the [...]

Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying

Racing on Father’s Day is special for five-time Pro Stock champ Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-06-20T10:22:57-05:00June 18th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Bristol, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Qualifying|

BRISTOL, TN -- As Jeg Coughlin Jr. pondered the performance of his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Saturday at Bristol Dragway, young daughter Carly nuzzled his cheek. Carly, born to Jeg and Samantha Coughlin in 2015, is more than enough to brighten his day. "It's very cool," Coughlin said. "Not to steal my father's phrase, but every day feels like Father's Day with two great kids like (son) Jeggie and Carly. It's good to be in [...]

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