Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Aaron Stanfield Lead Elite Motorsports with Semifinal Finishes at NHRA Arizona Nationals

2024-04-08T06:46:49-05:00April 7th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , |

CHANDLER Ariz. (April 07, 2024) – Jeg Coughlin Jr. with SCAG Power Equipment / Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer and Aaron Stanfield with Johnson's Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers had semifinal exits to lead Elite Motorsports Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park. Coming in as the No. 1 qualifier, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG team worked their way past Matt Hartford with a 6.552-second pass at 210.11 mph to Hartford's 7.538 at 157.28 in the first round. [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. No. 1 at NHRA Arizona Nationals; Erica Enders Wins #2FAST2TASTY Challenge, Runners-Up at Winternationals

2024-04-08T06:39:37-05:00April 6th, 2024|Categories: 2024, NHRA, Pro Stock, Qualifying|Tags: , |

CHANDLER Ariz. (April 06, 2024) – On an unusually busy Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and the SCAG Power Equipment/Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer machine qualified No. 1 for the NHRA Arizona Nationals while Erica Enders and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling performance/SCAG Power Equipment team won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and finished runner-up in the postponed NHRA Winternationals Coughlin Jr. rallied to his first qualifying position of the season, 35th of his career and second at Firebird Motorsports Park with an [...]

Erica Enders Eyeing Historic Weekend at NHRA Arizona Nationals

2024-04-05T06:40:12-05:00April 4th, 2024|Categories: 2024, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , |

CHANDLER, Ariz. (April 04, 2023) – Erica Enders and her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Pro Stock team have a unique opportunity to win three events in one weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park. With only three qualifying sessions, the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and a postponed final round from the Winternationals, every run down Firebird Motorsports Park will count for Enders at this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals. Enders will kick off the event with the first round of the Mission [...]

Milestone Moments for C. Cuadra and Coughlin at NHRA Arizona Nationals

2023-03-27T07:53:35-05:00March 27th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Cuadra Boys, Race Recap, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , , |

Elite Motorsports Qualifies At Top Of Pro Stock Field For Second Consecutive Time CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 26, 2023) - It was a weekend of firsts for the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team this week at the 38th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. Coming off of his first win of the season in his JEGS.com Camaro, Troy Coughlin Jr. won the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge during qualifying on Saturday while his teammate, Cristian Cuadra, picked up the first No. 1 qualifier of his Pro Stock career, [...]

Elite Motorsports Coming Out in Full Force for Final Phoenix Race

2023-03-23T11:48:11-05:00March 23rd, 2023|Categories: 2023, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 23, 2023) - Troy Coughlin Jr. is coming into the NHRA Arizona Nationals with the Pro Stock points lead thanks to a stupendous showing in Gainesville. After picking up a win and a No. 1 qualifier in the season opener, his JEGS.com Camaro is in a prime position to lead the pack this weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. He will compete alongside his seven Elite Motorsports teammates as they battle it out in the ultra-competitive NHRA Camping World Drag Racing [...]

Pre-Race Notes: NHRA Arizona Nationals

2023-03-21T10:14:37-05:00March 21st, 2023|Categories: 2023, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Chandler, Ariz. (March 24-26) The Elite Motorsports team, the largest team in professional drag racing, has expanded for 2023 and will field a total of eight entries for this weekend’s NHRA Arizona Nationals near Phoenix. The Elite Pro Stock team features eight drivers including reigning and five-time world champ Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield, Troy Coughlin Jr., Bo Butner, Fernando Cuadra and his two sons, Fernando Jr. and Cristian, as well as newcomer Jerry Tucker. In the 19 Pro Stock events contested last season, Team Elite [...]

Fiery competitor Erica Enders resolute on improving after Phoenix

2017-02-27T18:28:21-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Erica Enders’ race day in the desert ended much sooner than anticipated this morning during Round 1 of eliminations of the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second of 24 events in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Two-time world champion Enders began Sunday qualified in the No. 10 position. Her Rick Jones Race Cars-built Chevrolet Camaro racing under the banner of Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports is a favorite to win every time out, [...]

Semifinal showing continues momentum for resurging Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-02-27T18:24:43-06:00February 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Six-time world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., driver of the JEGS Mail Order team flagship JEGS.com Chevrolet Camaro for Elite Motorsports, raced to the 67th semifinal of his storied career today during eliminations of the second event in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, just a few miles outside the Phoenix city limits. Coughlin started eliminations Sunday from the No. 5 qualifying spot (6.541 seconds, 211.30 mph) in his [...]

No shortage of confidence for two-time champ Erica Enders as eliminations near

2017-02-26T08:20:21-06:00February 25th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Two-time world champion Erica Enders will begin Sunday’s eliminations from the No. 10 qualifying spot in Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Enders will bring her bright red racer to the starting line in Round 1 to race No. 7 qualifier Shane Gray. Her 6.558-second, 211.53-mph qualifying mark is just a touch behind Gray’s 6.548 posting. The most successful female Pro Stock racer in NHRA history, Enders has 21 [...]

Jeg Coughlin Jr. leads family stable into NHRA eliminations in Phoenix

2017-02-26T08:15:27-06:00February 25th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , |

PHOENIX, AZ – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will lead the charge for the JEGS Mail Order team into Sunday’s eliminations at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, the second event of 24 in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Commanding the controls of the new JEGS.com Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro built by Rick Jones Race Cars, Coughlin qualified in the No. 5 position. His 6.541-second, 211.30-mph run in Saturday’s last of four [...]

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