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With standouts and defending world champions in both Pro Stock and Pro Mod as their customers, it was announced today that Quarter-Max Chassis and Components, and RJ Race Cars have been named major sponsors for the Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals presented by CTech Manufacturing.The inaugural race takes place March 6-8 at Orlando Speed World Dragway and gives the star drivers in both Pro Stock and Pro Mod the spotlight. The winner in Pro Stock nets $75,000, while $50,000 will be awa …

It didn’t take long for the defending Pro Stock world champion to reach the winner’s circle in 2020.Erica Enders rolled to the win on Sunday in Phoenix in her Melling Performance Chevrolet Camaro, putting together four dominant performances in eliminations at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, notching her first victory of the year with a run of 6.531-seconds at 210.44 mph in the final round against Bo Butner.The impressive showing also provided Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman with the ult …

There are still times when it hits Rickie Jones how cool he has it.Like when he’s the first one in the Elite Motorsports crew chief lounge early in the morning, sitting in front of all the monitors in the team’s state-of-the-art set-up.Or when he’s standing behind the car of five-time Pro Stock world champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. as he wins for the 62nd time in his career last weekend in Phoenix.Sure, the former racer turned tuner has a job to do and that means building cars at RJ Race Cars and tuni …

Check out this new 2019 Chevy Camaro completed at RJ Race Cars & Quarter-Max Chassis & Racing Components for Erica Enders and the Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports NHRA Pro Stock team.The RJ Race Cars full tube 4130 chromoly chassis features a newly re-designed pro stock chassis for 2019. The exterior of the car features an all carbon fiber body from Five-Star with paint by SD Enterprises. This highly sophisticated modern day Pro Stock car is optioned out with the latest technology and high …

Erica Enders knows how to win NHRA Pro Stock national events. She won the 2014 and 2015 world championships and had 21 national event wins on her resume.That number was stuck at 21 when she made it to the winner’s circle at the Las Vegas fall race in 2015. In all, 33 races passed before Enders returned to Victory Lane and that came Sunday at the New England Nationals in Epping, N.H.Enders clocked a 6.534-second time at 213.16 mph to defeat Tanner Gray’s 6.550-second lap at 212.06 mph.“It’s kind …