Elite Motorsports Expands Drag Racing Presence with Mountain Motor Pro Stock Program

2022-12-13T10:46:17-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, Mountain Motor, NHRA|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports announced today that it is returning to its roots with the expansion of its drag racing operation through the acquisition of J.R. Carr’s Mountain Motor Pro Stock program. Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines come in at over 820 cubic inches and can put out close to 2,000 horsepower. This acquisition adds two new vehicles to the Elite fleet. Five-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock titleist Erica Enders will pilot one of these powerful machines while Richard Freeman will drive the [...]

SCAG Power Equipment Expands NHRA Involvement as Major Associate Sponsor for Erica Enders

2022-12-13T10:51:16-06:00December 8th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Erica Enders, NHRA|Tags: , , , |

NHRA Five-Time Pro Stock World Champion Says Shared Values Are Key To Partnership Elite Motorsports, the largest professional race team in the NHRA, announced today that SCAG Power Equipment will be joining its family of prestigious sponsors for the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season. The SCAG logo will be proudly brandished on the Pro Stock machine of five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders. Randy Gloede, President and CEO of SCAG Power Equipment, says that partnering with Elite Motorsports is a natural [...]

Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage to Double-Down in 2023 with Pro Stock Chapions Bo Butner and Erica Enders

2022-11-15T12:20:42-06:00November 12th, 2022|Categories: 2023, Bo Butner, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , , |

Johnson's Horsepowered Garage (JHG) and Elite Motorsports announced today that beginning in 2023, the JHG presence in NHRA Pro Stock will double. In addition to continued primary backing of the Chevrolet Camaro driven by 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion Bo Butner, a second fully JHG-branded Chevy will be piloted by five-time series titlist Erica Enders. Both JHG entries will run the full NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock schedule. "We couldn't be more excited to add a second Johnson's Horsepowered Garage-sponsored NHRA Pro [...]

Four-Time World Champion Erica Enders Continues Countdown Dominance In NHRA Pro Stock

2022-10-18T07:04:56-05:00October 18th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , , , |

[Via Drag Illustrated] NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock standout Erica Enders raced to her ninth national event win of the season today at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, completing the famed “Texas Two-Step” by winning this event as well as the event in Houston contested earlier this year. This win marks the 14th victory achieved by the Elite Motorsports team this year. Facing Greg Anderson in the final round, Enders rocketed her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Camaro to the winners circle for the 42nd [...]

Elite Motorsports Sweeps the Pro Stock Category at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals

2022-09-21T09:45:40-05:00September 19th, 2022|Categories: 2022, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

Enders Takes First Pro Stock Win Of The NHRA Countdown The Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team swept the first race of the Countdown to the Championship as they nabbed the low qualifier, runner-up and winner titles this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Erica Enders Racing landed her Melling Performance Parts / Elite Motorsports Camaro in the winners circle defeating teammate Troy Coughlin Jr. in an all-Elite final round. This marks her seventh win of the season and the first [...]

Elite Motorsports Wins Sonoma Nationals With Erica Enders

2022-07-25T08:47:56-05:00July 25th, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

[From Drag Illustrated] The Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team had a phenomenal showing this weekend at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Pro Stock star Erica Enders not only earned her sixth win of the season but also qualified No. 1 for the third time this year. Four of Elite’s outstanding drivers qualified in the top half of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock field, including Enders, who parlayed that qualifying position into a victory on race day as she powered her Melling [...]

NHRA Pro Stock Veteran Erica Enders Lands First Win of Season at Winternationals

2022-02-21T12:08:30-06:00February 21st, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

[Credit: Drag Illustrated] Four-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders powered her Elite Motorsports Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro into the winner’s circle Sunday at the 62nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com to secure her first Winternationals victory. Her achievement also marks the 900th win for the Pro Stock category. Enders received a special award from Hurst Shifters to commemorate this momentous occasion. Enders kicked off her 18th Pro Stock season in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with a challenging [...]

Drag Illustrated: Erica Enders Continues Strong Start, Rolls To Impressive Pro Stock Win In Phoenix

2020-02-24T06:39:50-06:00February 24th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

(From Drag Illustrated) It didn’t take long for the defending Pro Stock world champion to reach the winner’s circle in 2020. Erica Enders rolled to the win on Sunday in Phoenix in her Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro, putting together four dominant performances in eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, notching her first victory of the year with a run of 6.531-seconds at 210.44 mph in the final round against Bo Butner. The impressive showing also provided Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman with the ultimate [...]

Melling Performance and Elite Motorsports Sponsorship Extension

2018-12-11T08:31:41-06:00December 11th, 2018|Categories: 2019, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, NHRA, Sponsorship|Tags: , , |

Two-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion, Erica Enders announced a contract extension with Melling Performance Thursday at the PRI show. The 2019 NHRA MelloYello Drag Racing Season will mark the third season of the partnership between Elite Motorsports and Melling Performance. "What started off as an associate sponsorship has grown into a full blown partnership", said Enders. "Everything we do at Elite Motorsports and Performance is family and people based. It was a perfect fit with Melling as they run their business the same way." [...]

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 [...]

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