ERICA ENDERS & Husband RICHIE STEVENS JR.: NHRA Power Couple’s Racing Love Story

November 25, 2025

• ERICA ENDERS made history as the first woman to win an NHRA Pro Stock championship in 2014, then kept collecting titles while inspiring the next generation. Her journey from junior dragsters to multiple championships proves what happens when talent meets unshakable determination—and now her personal life reflects that same winning formula.
• RICHIE STEVENS JR. brings his own impressive NHRA Pro Stock credentials to this racing power couple, with multiple national event wins and a reputation for smooth driving and sharp reaction times. Their relationship works because they both understand the pressure, travel demands, and emotional rollercoaster that comes with professional drag racing—no explanation needed for why qualifying day stress affects dinner conversation.
• The couple’s marriage thrives on shared passion and mutual respect, built through years of crossing paths in the tight-knit NHRA community before friendship evolved into partnership. They balance two demanding racing careers with impressive coordination, traveling together and offering each other the kind of technical and emotional support that only another Pro Stock driver could truly provide.

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