Elite Motorsports
Elite Motorsports to bring EFI University into NHRA drag racing
WYNNEWOOD, OK – Responding to the drastic rule changes in Pro Stock taking effect in 2016, Elite Motorsports 
and championship-winning team owner Richard Freeman have partnered with Ben Strader and EFI University to bring a wider base of knowledge to the Pro Stock and Sportsman ranks.
“Like everyone in Pro Stock, we are in the middle of quite possibly the largest transition in class history to take our four race cars from carburetors to fuel injection,” Freeman said. “We were fortunate enough to get together with Ben and all of his folks at EFI University, and they’ve been so incredibly helpful that we started thinking about a broader picture.
“As the back-to-back champions, we certainly want to do all we can to carry our program forward, but at the same time we feel a larger obligation to help the entire sport. So we are literally bringing the EFI University classroom to the racetrack, not just for our benefit but for everyone in the sport that is fuel injected, including our fellow competitors in Pro Stock. It’s all inclusive.”
UNOH to sponsor NHRA champions Jeg Coughlin Jr., Erica Enders
LIMA, OH – Multi-time Pro Stock champions Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders will help spread the message of the 
University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) in 2016 as part of a new partnership between the school and Elite Motorsports’ multi-car Mopar program.
“The University of Northwestern Ohio is thrilled to partner with Elite Motorsports and NHRA Pro Stock champions Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr., who have combined for eight NHRA titles and 98 national event victories,” UNOH President Dr. Jeffrey A. Jarvis said. “Everyone at UNOH is extremely excited about the upcoming season with the 2016 UNOH power team of Erica, Jeg Jr., and Top Fuel driver Clay Millican.”
Pro Stock champion Erica Enders named to espnW’s prestigious IMPACT25
NEW ORLEANS – After a spectacular season that was capped by her second consecutive NHRA Pro Stock world 
championship, Erica Enders was named to espnW’s IMPACT25 list.
The list features “athletes and influencers who have made the biggest mark on women in sports,” according to espnW. Enders was joined on the list by some of the world’s most famous athletes, including World Cup champion Carli Lloyd, tennis star Serena Williamns, and UFC fighter Ronda Rousey.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be on this list of the best athletes in the world,” Enders said. “Thank you to ESPN and espnW for recognizing the contributions of women in sports, and thank you to pioneers like Shirley Muldowney and Angelle Sampey for helping pave the way for other women like me in drag racing.
“I say it all the time, but my guys at Elite Motorsports are the best. We have great chemistry, great leadership, and a great work ethic, all things needed for a championship team. We get it done because of the people. I couldn’t ask to be on a better team.”
Patterson Racing cements position as top performance choice after recent merger with Elite
AUGUSTA, KS – The phone calls continue to pour in from around the world following the October announcement 
that highly respected Patterson Racing Inc. has merged with the back-to-back and reigning Pro Stock champions at Elite Motorsports.
“It’s been a wonderful response,” principal Todd Patterson said. “I think most people understand the merger and the incredible benefits of our company working hand in hand with the brain trust at Elite. At the same time, there has been some confusion as to the exact details of the merger, so we have spent a good deal of time bringing our customers up to speed.
Rare mistake costs Pro Stock champion Erica Enders in NHRA Finals
POMONA, CA – Erica Enders didn’t become a two-time Pro Stock World Champion without being competitive, so 
one can understand why she was disappointed after falling in the semifinals of the Auto Club NHRA Finals on Sunday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
An extraordinarily rare mistake cost Enders against Allen Johnson, ending her triumphant season with nine victories and the 2015 championship.
“I didn’t drive like I wanted to this afternoon, but our season was great,” Enders said. “The competitor in me is really mad that I screwed up. I am human and it’s the first time I’ve done so probably since the spring. I guess we’re all entitled, but at the same time I’m better than that.
Pro Stock champ Erica Enders gunning for 10th victory of 2015
POMONA, CA – Erica Enders has already captured the biggest prize in the Pro Stock class of the NHRA Mello Yello 
Drag Racing Series: the 2015 championship. But the two-time series champion is far from finished with the season. Enders is a nine-time winner in 2015, meaning she already holds the record for most wins in a season by a woman, but she wants No. 10.
“I’m proud that we locked the championship up last weekend,” Enders said. “But I’m going into tomorrow with the mindset that I want to win No. 10 on the season. That is my job, that is my goal, and that is what I will do.”
Pro Stock champion Erica Enders not resting on laurels in final race of 2015
POMONA, CA – The 2015 Pro Stock championship belongs to Erica Enders and the Elite Motorsports team, but don’t 
think for a second that Enders will coast her way through the Auto Club NHRA Finals this weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Enders wrapped up her second consecutive Pro Stock championship in Las Vegas two weeks ago, winning her ninth race of the season, but she and her team want win No. 10.
“We’re all racers, and we all grew up at the racetrack,” Enders said. “I started in a Jr. Dragster. (Co-crew chief) Rickie Jones was at the track when he was a little kid as well. We stay hungry because it’s our passion and we want to be the best.
Erica Enders clinches second consecutive Pro Stock championship
LAS VEGAS – Elite Motorsports driver Erica Enders seems to be able to do anything she wants behind the wheel of a 
Pro Stock race car.
Enders won her second consecutive NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, clinching the title in the second round, and then won the NHRA Toyota Nationals with a perfect reaction time in the final round.
Enders became the 33rd driver in NHRA history to win multiple championships and the ninth in the Pro Stock class. She’s also the first back-to-back champion in NHRA since 2011-12, when Eddie Krawiec won the Pro Stock Motorcycle title.
With championship in reach, Erica Enders snares No. 1 spot in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – First things first. Erica Enders, the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock world champion and current points leader,
grabbed the No. 1 qualifying spot for the NHRA Toyota Nationals on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
On Sunday, she can clinch her second consecutive championship. Enders increased her points lead to 162 over the Pro Stock field by being quickest in all four rounds in Las Vegas. She needs to finish the race with a 151-point lead to wrap up the title.
“Tomorrow is going to take consistency,” Enders said. “I say it all the time: A to B, focus one round at a time. Every round is tough. There are no gimmes in Pro Stock. I know better than anybody that you can go from hero to zero really quickly.
Erica Enders smashes Las Vegas track records to earn provisional pole
LAS VEGAS – Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports team aren’t trying to cruise to their second straight title, but they threw down a monster pass in the second qualifying session of the NHRA Toyota Nationals on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to claim the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot.
The run, 6.559 seconds at 210.28 mph, set track records for elapsed time and speed and it was the fastest corrected run in Pro Stock history — taking into account altitude and other factors — at 6.381 seconds at 216.65 mph.
“I’m glad we were able to accomplish it,” Enders said. “Having said that, we’ve got two more important runs tomorrow. We need to scoop up all the qualifying bonus points we possibly can and try to stay on the pole. We need to go into Sunday with our heads down and get to work. We’ve got a lot to accomplish still, and I want to win the race. I want to make it four in a row. I couldn’t be more proud to be their driver; they’re an awesome group of men.”
