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Enders-Stevens ready for her first win of season

Four-Wide Nationals has been tough on the Pro Stock champ.

Erica Enders-Stevens

Erica Enders-Stevens

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Erica Enders-Stevens
Champions Erica Enders-Stevens, Andrew Hines, Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan
2014 Pro Stock champion Erica Enders-Stevens
Erica Enders-Stevens
Erica Enders-Stevens
Erica Enders-Stevens

Elite Motorsports driver Erica Enders-Stevens has accomplished a lot in her drag racing career, winning 12 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races and the 2014 Pro Stock championship, but one race that has eluded her has been the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway. 

Enders-Stevens will get another shot to win the event this weekend in Charlotte, where she has raced to the final round for three consecutive years. 

"Maybe the change in the race date will change our luck," Enders-Stevens said of the event that has been run in April in the past. "We've done everything but win Charlotte, and it would be nice to get over the hump." 

Enders-Stevens is the only Pro Stock driver to reach the event's final round in each of the last three years, a feat in itself given the difficult nature of four-wide racing. Traditional drag races are two lanes, but the Four-Wide Nationals places extra demands on a driver's concentration and talent. 

"The Four-Wide race is always interesting, for sure," Enders-Stevens said. "We obviously don't race anything like it all year, so it is always an adjustment when we get to Charlotte. But I have faith in my guys to give me a fast race car, and that gives me a lot of confidence going there."

New Camaro

Elite Motorsports debuted a new Chevrolet Camaro for Enders-Stevens in Gainesville, Fla., and the car is still in the development stages, but with crew chiefs Rick and Rickie Jones, as well as Mark Ingersoll and the entire Elite Motorsports crew, she is confident the car will produce long-term results. 

"My guys are the best in the business, and I know that car is going to be fast," Enders-Stevens said. "I can't think of no better place for us to get its first win than in Charlotte. I love the fans there and the area is great, too. Plus, two of my best friends in the world -- Laura Cochran and Lacee Tuttle -- live there, and it's always great to see them. We'll do our best this weekend and hope for a great result." 

Qualifying sessions are scheduled for 1:15 and 4:15 p.m. ET, Friday and Saturday, and final eliminations will start at approximately 1:45 p.m., Sunday. Qualifying will be broadcasted on ESPN2 on tape-delay basis and elimination action will be live on ESPN starting at 2 p.m. ET.

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