Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Event 13 of 20
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 15 – 17, 2025

Noteworthy:

  • Team owner Joe Maynard celebrates a birthday on Friday, Aug. 15

ALEXIS DEJORIA
Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car

NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Highlights:

  • 2017 event champion

2024 NHRA Brainerd Nationals Event Recap:
Qualified fifth; First round exit (defeated by Daniel Wilkerson in E1)

Last Event (Sonoma):
Qualified 15th; First round exit (defeated by Spencer Hyde)

2025 Statistics:
12 races; four semifinal finishes

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

Noteworthy:

  • Has advanced to four semifinal finishes so far in 2025, but is still seeking her first final round appearance with the first-year JCM Racing Bandero Café Funny Car team
  • Currently occupies the No. 10 spot in the Funny Car point standings with two races remaining before playoff positions for the ’25 Countdown to the Championship are set
  • During the 2014 event, DeJoria became the first Funny Car pilot to clock a sub-four-second run on the BIR track (3.998 E.T. during round two of eliminations)

Quotable:
“Brainerd is an important race for our team right now. The points are tight but really, that’s not our main focus. For us, we want to prioritize going rounds and getting more runs under our belt to continue to add data and build for the future. Getting some more round wins and potentially winning our first race would be epic, no doubt. Especially at Brainerd, a track where I’ve had success in the past.”

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