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 [...]

Two-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. stumbles in first round

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 25th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Race Recap|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the Pro Stock race here in 2002 and 2009, but he couldn't cure his seven-year itch at the 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park. Coughlin fell to Chris McGaha in a winnable first-round race Sunday with the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Neither driver was very good on the Christmas Tree, but McGaha was a tick better on the racetrack: 6.632 seconds at 208.46 mph to 6.667 at 206.70 [...]

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders rebounds to qualify No. 11 in St. Louis

2016-09-25T10:11:15-05:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- There's no quit in Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team. Despite missing the race in Charlotte last week, the two-time Pro Stock champions battled back to qualify No. 11 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park. "They are amazing," Enders said. "They work really hard. It's frustrating and disheartening to see how hard they work and not have it translate to the scoreboard. At this point, this year is a letdown and we [...]

Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. building momentum in Pro Stock

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 24th, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Qualifying|Tags: , , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Progress in the NHRA Pro Stock class can be painstakingly slow, so when it is made, it is relished. Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is relishing the progress made by his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. He qualified No. 10 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park as his Elite Motorsports team continued to make gains with its Mopar program. "We've been building a little bit of momentum quietly with [...]

‘No quit in this pit’ is battle cry for defending two-time world champ Erica Enders

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Erica Enders, Mopar, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO — A season ago, Pro Stock superstar Erica Enders was putting a stranglehold on her second straight Mello Yello world championship with a runner-up finish at the annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, which takes place again this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park. It was her fourth consecutive final-round showing and ninth of 11 she would amass during the year. This year it’s a different story. Enders once again is part of the Countdown to the Championship, but this time she’s 10th [...]

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