Elite Motorsports Takes Pro Stock Points Lead after Performance in St. Louis

2023-10-02T07:53:13-05:00October 2nd, 2023|Categories: 2023, Aaron Stanfield, Erica Enders, Pro Stock, Race Recap|Tags: , , , |

Stanfield Races To Runner-Up Finish; Enders Gets Third Consecutive No. 1 Qualifier MADISON, Ill. (October 1, 2023) - The Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team turned up the heat this weekend in front of sellout crowds at the NHRA Midwest Nationals. They are leaving World Wide Technology Raceway with a runner-up finish, a No. 1 qualifier and the points lead in the Countdown to the Championship. Standout Pro Stock driver Aaron Stanfield reached his first final round of the season against Greg Anderson. “We’ve been working [...]

Elite Motorsports Looks to Land Fifth Consecutive Victory at NHRA Midwest Nationals

2023-09-27T09:53:38-05:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: 2023, Pre Race, Pro Stock|Tags: , , |

MADISON, Ill. (September 27, 2023) - Things are clicking at the right time for the talented drivers of Elite Motorsports, the largest professional team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. They have their sights set on turning on multiple win lights this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, just outside of St. Louis. As the Elite fleet rolls into the “Gateway To The West” this weekend for the third race of the Countdown, anticipation levels are at an [...]

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, [...]

Enders Finishes Job, Wins St. Louis Race In Dallas To Jump Back Into Pro Stock Points Lead

2020-10-18T10:04:52-05:00October 18th, 2020|Categories: 2020, Erica Enders, Melling Performance, NHRA|Tags: , , |

Erica Enders had to patiently wait two extra weeks to finish a pivotal race weekend, but the end result proved more than worth it for the defending Pro Stock world champion. She made a strong move towards a fourth title on Saturday at the Texas Motorplex, beating Jason Line in the final round of the previously postponed NHRA Midwest Nationals from St. Louis with a run of 6.572-seconds at 208.49 mph in her Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Weather postponed the race to Saturday in [...]

For second race in a row, points leader Bo Butner sends Erica Enders home

2017-10-02T15:32:29-05:00October 1st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — They may be good friends off the track, but two-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is getting tired of meeting up with current points leader Bo Butner on race day. For the second playoff race in a row, Butner eliminated Enders in the quarterfinal round of competition. This time it was at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. “We encountered an all-too-familiar issue against Bo — tire shake,” Enders said. “I did my best to [...]

Search for speed continues for six-time World Champion Jeg Coughlin Jr.

2017-10-02T15:30:20-05:00October 1st, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — After struggling with a car that refused to leave the starting line in a normal fashion in three of four qualifying sessions, Jeg Coughlin Jr. knew he needed a near-perfect run to beat first-round opponent Chris McGaha Sunday at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Unfortunately, although Coughlin and his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro race team gave their best effort, they didn’t quite have enough to win the race, with McGaha running a 6.542 at 211.93 mph to Coughlin’s [...]

Upset-minded two-time World Champ Erica Enders ready to wreak havoc

2017-10-01T10:15:43-05:00September 30th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — Currently sixth in the Championship to the Countdown playoff standings, two-time Pro Stock world champ Erica Enders knows a third career victory at Gateway Motorsports Park would propel her up the rankings at the midway point of this year’s title chase. She also knows knocking off a few of the drivers ahead of her would throw a huge wrench in the fight for the sport’s top prize. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” Enders said. “With just four Sundays left in the [...]

Five-time St. Louis champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. braced for eliminations fight

2017-10-01T10:12:50-05:00September 30th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Jeg Coughlin Jr., NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — Feeling he has nothing to lose, six-time drag racing world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will go all-out to win his sixth St. Louis trophy Sunday when action at the sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals turns to sudden-death eliminations. Coughlin qualified his JEGS.com/Elite Performance Chevrolet Camaro in the No. 12 position after a best pass of 6.579 at 209.98 mph during four rounds of time trials. “We’ll be more aggressive tomorrow, I promise you,” Coughlin said. “The first three sessions [...]

Back-to-back champ Erica Enders, a back-to-back winner in St. Louis, wants more

2017-09-26T21:02:16-05:00September 26th, 2017|Categories: 2017, Chevrolet, Erica Enders, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — Gateway Motorsports Park has always been a favorite track for two-time Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders, dating back to her adolescence when she raced a Junior Dragster at the facility. Her warm feelings for the track have only strengthened since she’s turned pro, one of many reasons she’s excited to return for this weekend’s sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. “We’re feeling like we’re on a bit of an uptick after posting two good runs Sunday in Reading (Pa.) [...]

Erica Enders exits in first round of St. Louis national event

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 25th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Erica Enders raced to the Pro Stock final at Gateway Motorsports Park as part of her run to the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship. There likely will be no such similar run this season after Enders was knocked out in the first round of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. In her first season running the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge, Enders has struggled to maintain her stellar performance from 2014-15, when she swept to back-to-back titles. "We are absolutely [...]

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