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 [...]

Five-time champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. continues to perform at a high level

2016-12-09T13:09:41-06:00September 21st, 2016|Categories: Jeg Coughlin Jr., Magneti Marelli, NHRA, Pre Race|Tags: , , , |

ST. LOUIS, MO -- One of the reasons JEGS.com ace Jeg Coughlin Jr. has had such a brilliant career is his ability to maintain his high level of performance under all circumstances. Even when his race car was not at the top of the speed chart, Coughlin was able to focus and do his job. That's been the case this season, as his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart hasn't always been the fastest. But Coughlin hopes that he and his Elite Motorsports team [...]

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