Driver of the John Force Racing Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car

NHRA Arizona Nationals Event Highlights:

  • 2014 event champion
  • 2024 event runner-up

2025 NHRA Arizona Nationals Recap:
Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Cruz Pedregon in E1)

Last Event (Gainesville):
Qualified 11th; Runner-up finish (defeated Cruz Pedregron in E1, Spencer Hyde in E2, J.R. Todd in E3; defeated by Chad Green in E4)

2026 Statistics:
One race; one runner-up finish

Career Statistics:
255 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers

Noteworthy:

  • Earned her first Funny Car victory during the 2014 NHRA Arizona Nationals
  • Captured the inaugural Mission #2Fast2Tasty Funny Car Challenge trophy when she won the first event of the specialty race series in 2023
  • Thanks to her runner-up finish with her new John Force Racing team in Gainesville, DeJoria will compete in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Funny Car Challenge on Saturday during qualifying

Fan Events:

  • Saturday at 8:30 a.m., John Force Racing driver autograph session, Cornwell Tools midway display

Quotable:
“I’m very excited to race in Arizona. My first nitro win was at this track, and I also won the inaugural #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, which we are competing in again this year. So, all of that is exciting.

“We’re coming off a final round appearance in Gainesville, the first race of the season, with a new team. My confidence level is very high, the guys are feeling good, and we’re just charged; we’re excited about this year. It’s going to be hot this weekend and we will be hitting the track earlier in the day. We are going to work at staying cool and hydrated, and I definitely want to encourage all of the amazing Arizona fans to do the same so they can enjoy the show.”

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