Pre-Race Notes: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

2023-03-06T13:15:47-06:00March 6th, 2023|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Gainesville, Fla. (March 9-12) The Elite Motorsports team, the largest team in professional drag racing, has expanded for 2023 and will field a total of 9 entries for this weekend’s season opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. 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. The team will also field a [...]

Elite Motorsports and JEGS Announce Continued Partnership in NHRA Pro Stock

2022-12-14T12:31:26-06:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: 2023, NHRA, Pro Stock, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

Troy Coughlin Jr. Will Once Again Pilot The JEGS Pro Stock Machine JEGS, a leading online national retailer and distributor of high-performance aftermarket auto parts and accessories, is continuing its sponsorship of Elite Motorsports in 2023. This sponsor partnership includes acting as the primary sponsor for Pro Stock up-and-comer Troy Coughlin Jr. Elite Motorsports is the largest professional team in the NHRA with eight Pro Stock cars slated to compete in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. JEGS has a longstanding relationship [...]

Sportsman Driver Jerry Tucker to Join Elite Pro Stock Team

2022-12-13T10:52:01-06:00December 9th, 2022|Categories: 2023|Tags: , , |

Tucker Prepares To Join The Largest Professional Team In NHRA For 2023 Season Having built a reputation for racing anything with wheels, Jerry Tucker is throwing his hat into the Pro Stock ring this year as he joins the largest professional drag racing team in the NHRA, Elite Motorsports. Tucker will pilot the eighth Pro Stock machine to join the Elite Motorsports fleet as they continue to strive for excellence in the competitive and complex category. For more than 30 years, Tucker, a lifelong resident [...]

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 [...]

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 is Prepared to Hold on Tightly to Countdown Lead at NHRA Midwest Nationals

2022-09-29T06:47:40-05:00September 29th, 2022|Categories: 2022, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , , |

As Pro Stock Countdown Reaches Midpoint In St. Louis, Elite Leads An Ultra-Competitive Points Race As the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team rolls into the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis in Madison, Ill., all seven drivers are still currently in contention for the 2022 Camping World Series title as they compete in the Countdown to the Championship, the NHRA’s version of the playoffs. Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield and Troy Coughlin Jr. are sitting first, second and third, [...]

Elite Motorsports Hopes to Continue Winning Momentum in North Carolina

2022-09-21T09:44:03-05:00September 21st, 2022|Categories: 2022, NHRA, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

Elite Motorsports, the largest professional race team in the NHRA, is ready to continue the momentum they gained at the first event of the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s version of the playoffs, as they travel to the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX DRAGWAY this weekend. The powerful Pro Stock team dominated the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals last weekend at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa. Erica Enders Racing won her seventh event title of the season and 40th of her career in an [...]

Troy Coughlin Jr. Races To First Pro Stock Victory In Seattle; Patterson Elite Has Great Showing In Topeka

2022-08-31T10:56:20-05:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: 2022, Erica Enders, Patterson-Elite, Pro Stock, Sportsman, Troy Coughlin Jr.|Tags: , , |

[From Drag Illustrated] In an all-Elite Motorsports final, teammates Troy Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders faced off against each other at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle today. Coughlin emerged victorious with a Margin Of Victory of only .0001-seconds to earn his first win in the highly-competitive Pro Stock category. “I think we’re going to see a lot more of this,” said team owner Richard Freeman. “We’ve got the best drivers, in my opinion, of the group. And TJ (Coughlin) really wanted it. He [...]

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 [...]

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