Elite Motorsports Extends its NHRA Reach to Five Standout Lucas Oil Sportsman Racers
Elite is bringing five new racers into the fold.
Elite is bringing five new racers into the fold.
Motorsports is a family business. Fathers and mothers pass along their love of racing to their progeny and, inevitably, another generation becomes enamored of our sport In drag racing, this is more apparent than in many other realms of the sport.
Expecting parent Leah Pruett was instrumental in helping the NHRA develop policies and procedures for pregnant racers.
Sienna Wildgust, a third-generation straight-line racer who’s entered six 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Pro Stock contests in her quest for Rookie of the Year honors, announced she’ll run under the Elite Motorsports banner.
Elite Motorsports’ Erica Enders won her sixth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock championship on the final day of the 2023 season in November.
Enders, who celebrated her 6th Championship in Pomona this November, has proved herself to be Pro Stock royalty.
The last time Pro Stock was a full-time class in NHRA professional racing was in 2018. Since 2019, Pro Stock (cars) have competed for either 16 or 18 races, rather than the full 21 contests allotted to Top Fuel and Funny Car.
Will Paton Racing, Elite Motorsports and Spencer Hyde disrupt the season finale and the Top Fuel championship that should go down to the wire?
Mountain Motor Pro Stock (MMPS) is taking wings within NHRA’s community, with more drivers and teams signing up for the class and with acknowledged door-slammer professionals getting involved.
NHRA’s Pro Mod and Pro Stock classes have an added weekend of racing to look forward to early next year.