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Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for ninth victory in Indianapolis
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Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for ninth victory in Indianapolis

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

Six-time world champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. looking for ninth victory in Indianapolis

Elite Admin2017-08-29T21:09:09-05:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Indy, Jeg Coughlin Jr, JEGS.com, Race Preview|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. has collected a whopping eight trophies on the hallowed ground of Lucas Oil Dragway In Indianapolis. He’s hoping to move that mark to nine this weekend at the 63rd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. “Indy has been a home race of sorts for my family for as long as we’ve all been drag racing,” said Coughlin, the driver of the JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro who hails from Delaware, Ohio. “Dad won there, all my brothers have [...]

Erica Enders clinches playoffs spot, will battle for another Pro Stock championship
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Erica Enders clinches playoffs spot, will battle for another Pro Stock championship

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap

Erica Enders clinches playoffs spot, will battle for another Pro Stock championship

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Erica Enders, Indy, Mopar, Race Recap|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team secured their chance to race for a third consecutive championship during the U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. Enders, who won the 2014 and 2015 NHRA Pro Stock titles, wrapped up a spot in the six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs when teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. lost in the first round. Coughlin got some good news in the second round when Alex Laughlin lost, landing Coughlin in the Countdown as well. "This is pretty [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up final playoff spot for Magneti Marelli/JEGS.com
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up final playoff spot for Magneti Marelli/JEGS.com

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

Jeg Coughlin Jr. locks up final playoff spot for Magneti Marelli/JEGS.com

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: Indy, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Recap|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. earned the 10th and final position in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs by a slender two points, despite losing in the first round of Monday's 62nd annual U.S. Nationals. Entering the race just ahead of Gray Motorsports team driver Alex Laughlin and his Gas Monkey Energy Drink hot rod, Coughlin needed to maintain his 10th-place ranking to make the playoffs. But when he lost to Greg Anderson and Laughlin was able to win [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. chases sixth U.S. Nationals championship
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Jeg Coughlin Jr. chases sixth U.S. Nationals championship

Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying

Jeg Coughlin Jr. chases sixth U.S. Nationals championship

Elite Admin2016-09-05T08:18:56-05:00September 4th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Indy, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Qualifying|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is the only driver in NHRA history to win a professional race from all 16 qualifying positions. So the driver of the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart will hardly be intimidated by starting the U.S. Nationals on Sunday at Lucas Oil Raceway from the No. 15 qualifying spot. "It's going to be no easy feat tomorrow but we made a decent run there in Q5," Coughlin said. "The car was still pretty soft [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders excited to defend her U.S. Nationals title
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders excited to defend her U.S. Nationals title

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders excited to defend her U.S. Nationals title

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00September 4th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: Erica Enders, Indy, Mopar, Qualifying|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- A big part of two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders' success is the ability to see the positive in everything and then make the most of that optimism. Enders qualified her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge in the No. 14 qualifying spot for Monday eliminations at the U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. That may be disheartening to some, but Enders is the defending U.S. Nationals champion and knows race day is a new day. "This is our worst qualifying position in a long [...]

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders fulfilled lifelong dream with 2015 U.S. Nationals title
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Pro Stock champ Erica Enders fulfilled lifelong dream with 2015 U.S. Nationals title

Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race

Pro Stock champ Erica Enders fulfilled lifelong dream with 2015 U.S. Nationals title

Elite Admin2016-12-09T13:09:42-06:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Erica Enders, Indy, Mopar, Race Preview|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders was drained after the U.S. Nationals in 2015, and understandably so, because she put everything she had into the race. Having won it, fulfilling a lifelong dream, Enders was physically and mentally exhausted. Enders, driver of the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge, returns as defending champion of the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, held this weekend at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. "That was probably, aside from the championship, the coolest racing accomplishment that I've ever had," Enders said. [...]

Indy memories abound for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.
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Indy memories abound for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

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

Indy memories abound for five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

Elite Admin2016-08-30T20:08:59-05:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: Indy, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Magneti Marelli, Race Preview|

NDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. has four U.S. Nationals trophies on his mantel, signifying a staggering record of success at drag racing's premier event. But those victories aren't the only things that make this weekend special for the Delaware, Ohio, native. "Indy has been one of those races I can remember being a part of for as long as I've been racing, and even before I was racing myself when I'd come to this event with my family," Coughlin said. "And nowadays it's kind [...]

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