ERICA ENDERS Eyes Second Gatornationals Win as Elite Motorsports Expands

March 5, 2026

• Six-time world champion ERICA ENDERS returns to Gainesville Raceway where she captured her first Gatornationals victory in 2024, piloting her JHG/Melling/R+L Carriers Pro Stock machine. She’s part of Elite Motorsports’ ambitious six-car Pro Stock program heading into the 2026 season opener, and we’re watching to see if she can build on that breakthrough win at a track that took her decades to conquer.
• Elite Motorsports is making moves this season, expanding beyond their Pro Stock dominance to debut a Top Fuel program with Tony Stewart behind the wheel of the R+L Carriers dragster. While Stewart grabbed headlines with a 340-mph testing run, let’s be real – we’re here to see if ENDERS can continue her late-career surge and add to her already legendary resume with back-to-back Gatornationals wins.
• The Pro Stock field is loaded with talent, but ENDERS has the experience and Elite Motorsports has the resources to make serious noise this weekend. After finishing her 2025 season strong, she’s positioned to prove that her Gainesville breakthrough wasn’t a fluke but the start of something bigger in what could be one of her final championship campaigns.

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