ALEXIS DEJORIA
Driver of the John Force Racing Bandero Café Night Stalker Chevrolet SS Funny Car
NHRA U.S. Nationals Highlights:
2014 event champion
2025 Event Recap:
Qualified fourth; Semifinal finish (defeated Bobby Bode in E1, Matt Hagan in E2; defeated by Jack Beckman in E3)
Last Event (Brainerd):
Qualified eighth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Dave Richards in E1; defeated by Jordan Vandergriff in E2)
2026 Statistics:
13 races; Two runner-up finishes, One Mission #2Fast2Tasty win
Career Statistics:
267 races: Six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers
Career-best E.T.: 3.854 seconds
Career-best speed: 337.41 mph
Noteworthy:
- DeJoria will reunite with her former JCM Racing teammate Ida Zetterström under the Team Bandero banner this weekend
- Zetterström returns to Top Fuel competition in a Bandero Premium Tequila dragster fielded by Shawn Reed Racing
- DeJoria’s Bandero Café Chevrolet will sport a special one-race-only John Force Night Stalker tribute scheme, paying homage to her team owner’s earliest days competing in a nitro Funny Car
Fan Events:
- Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., autograph signing at Cornwell Quality Tools midway display
- Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Funny Car Callout autograph signing at Mission Foods midway display
- Sunday, 11:00 a.m., Q&A session with Ida Zetterström and John Paul DeJoria, NHRA Nitro Alley stage
Quotable:
“I’m really excited to go to the U.S. Nationals this year with John Force Racing. We’ve got a really strong team right now, and that really showed in this last race. We might’ve gone out in the second round but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have what it takes to go rounds and win the race. I won the U.S. Nationals in 2014, so I’ve got some good history there. We’ve done well in the past and we’ve got what it takes. That’s all that matters. It’s going to be the biggest Funny Car field that we’ve seen all year, so that’ll be really exciting. My family’s going to be out this weekend to support us and I can’t wait to get back out there.”
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