ERICA ENDERS AND AARON STANFIELD TAKE JHG / MELLING TO FINAL QUAD AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALS

2025-09-21T22:24:06-05:00September 21st, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Janac Brothers Racing, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap, SCAG Racing|Tags: , , , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2025) – Erica Enders and Aaron Stanfield made their way to the final quad of the NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway on Sunday. The duo earned semifinal points putting Stanfield fourth and Enders seventh with four races remaining in the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. In a quad featuring last year’s top four Pro Stock finishers, Enders and Stanfield finished third and fourth, respectively to earn semifinal points. Enders handled her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / [...]

AARON STANFIELD EYES CHAMPIONSHIP PUSH AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALS

2025-09-18T14:46:03-05:00September 18th, 2025|Categories: 2025, Aaron Stanfield, Cuadra Boys, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Greg Stanfield, Janac Brothers Racing, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, Pre Race, SCAG Racing, Stephen Bell, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (September 18, 2025) – Aaron Stanfield and his Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock team are set to storm zMAX Dragway for the NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals, the second of six races in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. As the inaugural four-wide event in the playoffs, this weekend's competition provides Stanfield with a dynamic platform to narrow the gap in the Pro Stock points standings and keep his title hopes [...]

AARON STANFIELD TAKES JHG / MELLING TO FINALS AT NHRA CAROLINA NATIONALS

2024-09-22T18:20:17-05:00September 22nd, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, Elite Motorsports Team, Johnson's Horsepowered Garage, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 22, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team rallied to their eighth final round of the season Sunday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. In the finals, Stanfield lined up against rival and fellow young Pro Stock rising star, Dallas Glenn. Glenn would leave the starting line first, but Stanfield would lead until the thousand-foot mark. Stanfield and the JHG / Melling machine would come up short by .0103 [...]

ERICA ENDERS JHG / MELLING SWEEP QUALIFYING TO SECURE NO. 1 SPOT AT CAROLINA NATIONALS

2024-09-21T15:28:35-05:00September 21st, 2024|Categories: 2024, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, NHRA, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2024) – Erica Enders and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Pro Stock team earned their sixth No.1. qualifier of the season Saturday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Enders laid down a stout 6.557-second pass at 208.20 mph on Friday night that held up for her 40th career No.1 qualifying position. Enders earned a total of 12 qualifying bonus points for her team’s performance, being quickest of each of the qualifying sessions. [...]

AARON STANFIELD HAVING CAREER BEST SEASON, ENTERS CAROLINA NATIONALS WITH POINTS LEAD

2024-09-19T13:36:47-05:00September 19th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, Cuadra Boys, Elite Motorsports Team, Erica Enders, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Jerry Tucker, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 19, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brother’s Racing Pro Stock team enter this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway with a target on their backs thanks to a nine point lead in the Pro Stock world championship battle. Stanfield, whose previous best season was 2022 when he won three races and finished fourth in points, is having a breakout year. With 15 of 20 races contested and one of six races [...]

AARON STANFIELD RUNNER-UP AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS AT ZMAX DRAGWAY

2024-04-28T19:30:08-05:00April 28th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Aaron Stanfield, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , |

CONCORD, N.C. (April 28, 2024) – Aaron Stanfield and his Johnson's Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team landed a runner-up finish Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Stanfield would get off the starting line in .011 seconds to run a 6.551-second pass at 209.75 mph and defeat Dallas Glenn (6.561 at 208.68) and teammate Cristian Cuadra (6.549 at 210.54) but he came up short to rival Greg Anderson's 6.502 second pass at 210.77 mph. The final round [...]

ERICA ENDERS WINS MISSION FOODS #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

2024-04-27T17:50:50-05:00April 27th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , |

CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2024) - Erica Enders and the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment team tallied their second Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victory of the season Saturday during qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. In a quad with teammates Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Jerry Tucker as well as rival Dallas Glenn, Enders earned her win on a holeshot with a reaction time of .021 seconds to go with her 6.516-second pass at 210.73 mph. Glenn would [...]

FERNANDO CUADRA SR. TO HAVE LAST DANCE WITH PRO STOCK AT CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

2024-04-24T13:08:29-05:00April 24th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Cuadra Boys, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , |

CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2024) – For the first time this season and for the last time in their careers, the Cuadra family made up of Fernando Cuadra Sr. and his sons Fernando Jr. and twins Cristian and David, will all be competing together in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series Pro Stock category.When Elite Motorsports hits zMAX Dragway for this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, it will be the last time that family patriarch Fernando Sr., will make passes down a drag strip in [...]

NHRA’s International Flavor Grows

2023-09-26T07:33:33-05:00September 26th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Cuadra Boys, Sportsman|Tags: , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (September 25, 2023) Add Mexico to the list of countries that have produced an NHRA national event winner after Davd Cuadra took home the win in Top Sportsman. Earlier this year, his brother, Cristian, made history as the first Pro-class driver to qualify No. 1 when he led the Pro Stock field in Phoenix. Their father, Fernando Sr., even got a call from the Mexican president congratulating them. Both Cristian and Fernando Jr. have been the odds-on favorites to be the first in [...]

The Elite Fleet Aims to Accelerate at zMAX

2023-09-20T09:50:25-05:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

CONCORD, N.C. (September 20, 2023) - The Elite Motorsports team is looking forward to the second race of the Countdown to the Championships, the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, just outside of Charlotte. Not only will the eight Elite Motorsports Pro Stock entries be taking to the track in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, but two Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines piloted by Erica Enders and Richard Freeman will compete as well. Not to mention, David Cuadra in Top Sportsman. After [...]

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