Elite Motorsports, the largest professional team in NHRA drag racing is prepared to take to the track for the world’s biggest drag race, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, this week at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Affectionately known as the “Big Go,” this is the final event of the regular season for competitors in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Fans come from around the world to witness this cacophony of combustion as the best tuners and drivers come together for the ultimate showing of speed and power. 

Reigning and five-time world champion Erica Enders has won the NHRA U.S. Nationals three times, tying her with Ashley Force as the female with the most professional wins at this iconic event. A victory this week in Indianapolis will make Enders the winningest woman in motorsports. She has two wins to her credit this season and is eager to reach this milestone moment in her career. At the most recent event in Brainerd, Minn., Enders won the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty specialty event for the first time. 

“The BIG GO will always feel different,” said Enders. “The significance of the U.S. Nationals will never be lost on me regardless of how many times we race it or win it. The timing of the biggest race of the year couldn’t be better for us right now. Momentum is swinging in our favor and our climb from 15th in points at the beginning of the season to fifth shows the tenacity of this Elite Motorsports team. We’ve won 3 U.S. Nationals titles together as a team and if you ask us, a 4th Win at Indy is exactly what the story of our 2023 Championship run needs. As always, my money is on us to snag our third Wally of the season with points and a half right before the Countdown points reset. I couldn’t be more excited to be headed to ‘The Big Go’.”

Elite Motorsports driver Aaron Stanfield will be participating in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge thanks to a semifinal finish in Brainerd. He’s currently seventh in the points standings entering the last event of the regular season. With consistent performances throughout the season, he is ready to power his Janac Bros. / JC3 Energy Camaro to the winners circle.

“This is the final race of the regular season and we are going to be fighting for every point so we can not only clinch our place in the Countdown but also make sure that we are in the best possible position as we enter the final stretch of the season,” Stanfield said. “Racing in Indy is unlike any other place on the planet. There’s so much history here and you can feel the intensity. Everyone wants to win the U.S. Nationals and that means a great show for the fans.”

His teammate, Troy Coughlin Jr., has experienced winning the U.S. Nationals twice before – in Super Comp and Super Gas – and he would like nothing more than to add a Pro Stock victory to that list. Coughlin has already clinched his spot in the Countdown to the Championship and he’s currently fourth in the standings with his JEGS.com / White Castle Camaro. 2017 Pro Stock world champion Bo Butner and Pro Stock rookie Jerry Tucker are both chasing their first event wins of the season. They are sitting in 11th and 12th place, respectively. This week’s event will be incredibly important for both drivers to enter the Countdown to the Championship from a position of strength. Their teams have been laser-focused on gaining momentum in the notoriously competitive Pro Stock category.The Cuadra Boys, featuring patriarch Fernando Cuadra Sr., and his sons, Fernando Jr. and Cristian, are going to be changing things up a bit this weekend. Fernando Sr. will take the wheel of the Corral Boots Mustang that Fernando Jr. has been piloting this season, while Fernando Jr. is going to operate the Camaro formerly driven by Jeg Coughlin Jr. The team has been working tirelessly to prepare both cars for this venture as they work to turn on more win lights for Team Elite. In the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Type A Motorsports, Mason Wright, will be competing in his Elite-powered Pro Mod machine. This is the first year for Wright to compete in the fan-favorite category.