ALEXIS DEJORIA
Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car
2024 NHRA Gatornationals Recap:
Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Paul Lee in E1; defeated by Bob Tasca in E2)
Career Statistics:
235 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
Fan Events:
Quotable:
“This season marks a new beginning for me. Completely different team, different crew chiefs that I hadn’t worked with previously, and I will be in a different style of body. Up until this point, I’ve only ever driven Toyota bodies since I started in this class in 2011 so that will be a change.
“I’m really excited about what this new season holds for our team and my career. It’s been great getting to know everyone at JCM and let’s be honest, it was pretty impressive that we were able to get everything together and ready to race in time for Gainesville in a matter of two months. I’m really proud of our team. The season hasn’t even started yet and we’ve already succeeded in the face of adversity so we’re already headed in the right direction. We’re here in Gainesville now making a few test runs before Friday. I’ve got my whole family coming out this weekend so I’m really excited and just looking forward to getting everything under way.”
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Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car
2024 NHRA Gatornationals Recap:
Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Paul Lee in E1; defeated by Bob Tasca in E2)
Career Statistics:
235 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
- 2025 marks DeJoria’s 12th full season competing in the Funny Car category. She made her professional debut at the 2011 Dallas race and competed in four Funny Car events that year. She raced full-time from 2012 through the end of the 2017 season before rejoining the tour at the start of 2020
- The Gainesville race will be DeJoria’s first competing with the JCM Racing team and crew chiefs Mike ‘Zippy’ Neff and Todd Smith
Fan Events:
- Friday, 11:30 a.m. – noon, Mission Chips & Chat with Ida Zetterström, Nitro Alley stage
Quotable:
“This season marks a new beginning for me. Completely different team, different crew chiefs that I hadn’t worked with previously, and I will be in a different style of body. Up until this point, I’ve only ever driven Toyota bodies since I started in this class in 2011 so that will be a change.
“I’m really excited about what this new season holds for our team and my career. It’s been great getting to know everyone at JCM and let’s be honest, it was pretty impressive that we were able to get everything together and ready to race in time for Gainesville in a matter of two months. I’m really proud of our team. The season hasn’t even started yet and we’ve already succeeded in the face of adversity so we’re already headed in the right direction. We’re here in Gainesville now making a few test runs before Friday. I’ve got my whole family coming out this weekend so I’m really excited and just looking forward to getting everything under way.”
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