Elite Motorsports
Pro Stock champ Erica Enders hopes to reap U.S. Nationals rewards
INDIANAPOLIS – The rewards are plentiful for Elite Motorsports Pro Stock driver Erica Enders during this 
weekend’s Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Enders, the 2014 Pro Stock World Champion, sits atop the points standings with one more race before the Countdown to the Championship begins, so a good showing at Indy could cement her status as the No. 1 seed.
She’s also coming off a victory at Brainerd International Raceway two weeks ago and is gunning for two wins in a row and her first U.S. Nationals title.
Erica Enders vaults back to Pro Stock points lead with fifth victory of 2015
BRAINERD, MN – Erica Enders’ winning ways continued Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway.
By beating Jason Line in the final round of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, the 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion:
Won for a class-leading fifth time this season
Won for the 17th time in her career, moving within one of the legendary Shirley Muldowney for second among female drivers
Took over the Pro Stock points lead
Won for the second time at Brainerd.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. races to Seattle final in second race of Pro Stock return
SEATTLE – JEGS.com driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. has been a force to be reckoned with in his return to Pro Stock, 
following up a semifinal finish in Sonoma with a final-round appearance at the NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday at Pacific Raceways with the Stockseth Racing/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet.
The final was Coughlin’s 100th of his glorious career, though he came just short of winning for the 75th time in NHRA and 59th in Pro Stock.
“We were one round closer,” Coughlin said. “We got to our 100th final round and were knocking on the door for that big 75, which would have been pretty sweet.”
Bizarre second round sends Erica Enders home early in Seattle
SEATTLE – A series of wacky circumstances helped end Elite Motorsports driver Erica Enders’ day in the second 
round of the NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday at Pacific Raceways.
After beating Bob Butner in Round 1, Enders faced Elite teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr. in the second, but from the start, almost nothing went right.
“I fired the car and had no oil pressure and no vacuum, so I radioed my guys and told them,” Enders said. “My crew chief just waved me in the water to start the burnout. I went to start my burnout, and then they were waving their arms to stop, so I aborted the burnout.
Pro Stock champ Erica Enders ready for ‘crazy’ competition in Seattle
SEATTLE – The Pro Stock field for the NHRA Northwest Nationals this weekend at Pacific Raceways is so insanely 
close that Elite Motorsports driver Erica Enders is only .008-second off the quickest qualifying time but sits No. 7.
The top eight are less than a hundredth of a second apart, as Enders and Jason Line had identical elapsed times of 6.509 seconds, with Enders getting the higher position based on a faster speed, 212.16 mph to 212.06 mph.
“It’s the closest field that I can remember,” Enders said. “I’ve been racing a long time, and to have the top eight separated by a hundredth of a second is crazy.”
Jeg Coughlin Jr. just misses Seattle pole but is ready for race day
SEATTLE – JEGS.com driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. missed his 21st career No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock by less than a 
thousandth of a second, but he’s still in a good spot to contend for his 75th career NHRA victory and 59th in Pro Stock when he races at the NHRA Northwest Nationals on Sunday at Pacific Raceways.
Coughlin, driving the Stockseth Racing/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet, ended up No. 2 on the chart even though he tied Chris McGaha with an elapsed time of 6.501 seconds. McGaha earned the No. 1 qualifier with a slightly faster speed, 212.86 mph to 212.59 mph.
“The ultimate goal is to be No. 1,” Coughlin said. “This team certainly deserved to be on top the way they’ve been thrashing since I’ve been on board the last two weeks. They’re real smooth operators, and I’ve really enjoyed working beside them and with them. No. 1 would’ve been fantastic for them.”
Historic race of the past has Erica Enders excited about future Seattle success
SEATTLE – Reigning Pro Stock world champion Erica Enders is ready to make some more history at picturesque 
Pacific Raceways this weekend during the 28th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals.
During her breakthrough 2012 campaign, Enders and Funny Car racer Courtney Force made a mark in the record books in Seattle by becoming the first pair of female professionals to win the same national event.
“That was such a cool day,” Enders said. “I had just won my first ever Pro Stock trophy in Chicago a few races before the Western Swing, and that was a huge deal because no woman had ever won in Pro Stock before. We finally got it done and it was like, ‘How can we top that?’ Then we come up here and make some more history with Courtney. It was really neat to be a part of that, especially with my buddy Courtney.
Erica Enders determined to bounce back after second-round exit in Sonoma
SONOMA, CA – Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports team are more determined than ever after a second-round exit in the NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway.
Her Elite team was making its first appearance at Sonoma Raceway, and Enders was racing here for the first time since 2012. Still, she qualified No. 9 and advanced to the second round before bowing out to No. 1 qualifier and eventual race winner Chris McGaha.
“We’ve got nothing to be ashamed of,” Enders said. “We’re going to load up and go to the next race. My guys are the most determined bunch I’ve ever met. Right now our day is over, but where are all three of my crew chiefs (Rick and Rickie Jones and Mark Ingersoll) and my team owner (Richard Freeman)? They’re in the lounge, going over notes and trying to figure out how to get better.
Pro Stock champ Erica Enders ready to make noise in rare bottom-half start
SONOMA, CA – With her Elite Motorsports team making its first appearance at Sonoma Raceway, It would be easy to 
blame a relatively poor qualifying performance for Erica Enders at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals this weekend on their lack of notes for the track, but Enders and her team — the defending NHRA Pro Stock World Champions — won’t make any excuses.
“We certainly don’t have data from out here,” said Enders, who qualified for her 100th consecutive race. “But we can always take weather and track conditions and compare them to other places we’ve raced at. I guess we’re behind the other teams in that aspect, but at the same time, that is no excuse.
Jeg Coughlin Jr. speeds to No. 4 qualifying spot in 2015 debut
SONOMA, CA – Five-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. had no problem getting back behind 
the wheel, qualifying the Stockseth Racing/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet No. 4 for the NHRA Sonoma Nationals this weekend at Sonoma Raceway.
The JEGS.com driver is making his season debut in Pro Stock, racing as a teammate to defending series champion Erica Enders.
“It’s been a lot of fun,” Coughlin said. “We’ve come a long way in just four runs. The last time I let the clutch out on a Pro Stock car was last November in Pomona, and this is with a completely different team and a completely different combination. It’s really been refreshing.”
