Jeg Coughlin Jr.’s ‘confidence is building’ with Elite Motorsports team

2016-07-11T09:00:24-05:00July 10th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- Jeg Coughlin Jr.'s faith in his Elite Motorsports team has never wavered. Now, with an increase in performance with his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart, that devotion has intensified. Coughlin outran his higher-qualified opponent in the first round of the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Route 66 Raceway and then took the Pro Stock points leader to the wire in the second round. "Our confidence is building in the engine shop, our confidence is building here [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders: Progress ‘absolutely’ being made

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- The smile is slowly creeping back onto the face of two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders. Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Melling Performance Dodge team snared the No. 9 spot for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, inching closer to the top cars in the Pro Stock class. "I absolutely feel like we've made progress this weekend," Enders said. "After Norwalk, the guys went back to the shop and made some pretty significant changes. The scoreboard [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. makes progress in the Windy City

2016-07-11T08:57:13-05:00July 9th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- Progress can sometimes be painstakingly slow in the Pro Stock class, but Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports team are taking steps in the right direction. Coughlin qualified his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart in the No. 11 position for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday at Route 66 Raceway, but the five-time Pro Stock champion knows the gap has been narrowed to the top teams in the class. Coughlin's best qualifying pass was 6.637 seconds [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders returns to site of first pro victory

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders returns to where all of her professional success started, Route 66 Raceway, for the K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals this weekend. Four years ago, Enders was still fighting for her first victory, racing to six final rounds over her career but without sealing the deal. However, when Enders and her team got to Chicago, they felt really good about their chances. "I remember that day like it was yesterday," Enders said. "When we got to [...]

Prior success has Jeg Coughlin Jr. pumped about Chicago

2016-12-09T13:09:43-06:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

CHICAGO, IL -- At the top of the professional win list for Route 66 Raceway, site of this weekend's K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals, are two of the best in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series history. Pro Stock star Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher each have won five times in Chicago during their brilliant careers. Those 10 victories in Chicago mirror other combined stats: 13 championships, 138 victories. Coughlin, for one, would love to add to those totals as [...]

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