Category Archives: Race Reports

Las Vegas 2 Pre-Race Report

Alexis Vegas II

Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 7th Event Highlights from The Strip at LVMS: Two-time Spring event winner (2014, 2016) 2021 Fall No. 1 qualifier 2021 Las Vegas 2 Recap:Qualified No. 1; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jeff Diehl in E1; defeated by Ron Capps in E2) Last Event (Dallas):Qualified […]

Dallas Pre-Race Report

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  Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 6th 2021 Dallas Recap:Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by John Force in E1) Last Event (St. Louis):Qualified seventh; First round exit (defeated by J.R. Todd in E1)Career Statistics:191 races; six wins; six No. 1 qualifiers Noteworthy: As a […]

Early Exit for No. 6-Ranked Alexis DeJoria at World Wide Technology Raceway

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MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2022) – Following last weekend’s runner-up finish at the NHRA Carolina Nationals near Charlotte, Top 10-ranked Funny Car competitor Alexis DeJoria was looking to carry that momentum into another long Sunday of going rounds at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the third of six Countdown to the Championship playoff events. The Bandero Premium Tequila […]

St. Louis Pre-Race Report

Alexis StLouis

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 6th 2021 St. Louis Recap:Qualified 11th; First round exit (defeated by Bob Tasca in E1) Last Event (Charlotte II):Qualified ninth; Event runner-up (defeated J.R. Todd in E1, Robert Hight in E2, Matt Hagan in E3; defeated by Ron Capps in E4)Career Statistics:190 races; six wins; six No. 1 qualifiers Noteworthy: DeJoria powered the Bandero […]

Funny Car Finalist Alexis DeJoria Makes Countdown Moves at NHRA Carolina Nationals

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CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 25, 2022) – A runner-up finish at the second race of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship, the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, has Alexis DeJoria reenergized and ready for more late-season success with her Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car. The six-time event winner moved up to sixth in the Countdown […]

Charlotte II Pre-Race Report

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Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 9th Charlotte II Event Highlights: 2014 No. 1 qualifier 2021 Charlotte II Recap: Qualified seventh; Semifinal finish (defeated Blake Alexander in E1, Terry Haddock in E2; defeated by Cruz Pedregon in E3) Last Event (Reading):Qualified 10th; First round exit (defeated […]

Alexis DeJoria Looks Ahead to Charlotte After Maple Grove Early Exit

Alexis the grove

READING, Pa. (September 18, 2022) – NHRA Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria leaves Maple Grove Raceway with her Top 10 position intact following a first-round exit Sunday morning at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals. DeJoria and her DC Motorsports team are now shifting their focus to the second race of the six-race Countdown to the Championship. DeJoria, […]

Reading Pre-Race Report

Alexis the grove

Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 7th 2021 Reading Recap:Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by J.R. Todd in E1) Last Event (Indianapolis):Qualified 10th; First round exit (defeated by Matt Hagan in E1)Career Statistics:188 races; six wins; six No. 1 qualifiers Noteworthy: DeJoria will be making her fifth Countdown […]

DeJoria Locks-In Seventh Seed to Start NHRA Countdown

Alexis Indy 2022

INDIANAPOLIS, (September 5, 2022) – When the 2022 NHRA Camping World Series Countdown to the Championship kicks off in Reading, Penn. in less than two weeks, Alexis DeJoria and the DC Motorsports team will begin their playoff campaign as the No. 7 seed. DeJoria secured the seventh-place ranking during the NHRA U.S. Nationals, an event which she […]

Indianapolis Pre-Race Report

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Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Indianapolis Event Highlights: 2014 event champion 2021 Indianapolis Recap:Qualified seventh; Semifinal finish (defeated Blake Alexander in E1, Bob Tasca in E2; defeated by Ron Capps in E3) Last Event (Brainerd):Qualified eighth; Semifinal finish (defeated Blake Alexander in E1, Matt Hagan in E2; defeated by Ron […]

Alexis DeJoria Advances to Semifinals in Brainerd

Alexis Brainerd

BRAINERD, Minn. (August 21, 2022) – With the NHRA Brainerd Nationals marking the second-to-last event before the Countdown to the Championship standings are set, 2017 Brainerd Funny Car event champ Alexis DeJoria was looking to make a move in the points after steadily occupying the No. 8 position for the last five events. DeJoria qualified in the […]

Brainerd Pre-Race Report

Alexis Brainerd

Driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car Brainerd Event Highlights: 2017 event champion 2021 Brainerd Recap:Qualified ninth; First round exit (defeated by Blake Alexander in E1) Last Event (Topeka):Qualified seventh; Quarterfinal finish (defeated J.R. Todd in E1; defeated by Robert Hight in E2)Career Statistics:186 races; six wins; six No. 1 qualifiers […]

Weird Race Day in Topeka for DC Motorsports Team Results in Quarterfinal Finish

Alexis Sunday

  TOPEKA, Kansas (August 14, 2022) – Following her ‘Night Under Fire’ victory in Norwalk, Ohio last weekend, Alexis DeJoria and the DC Motorsports team were looking to capitalize on their momentum and score their first NHRA triumph of the season at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor in Topeka, Kansas. DeJoria began her weekend […]

Topeka Pre-Race Report

Alexis Dejoria

ALEXIS DEJORIADriver of the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car 2021 Topeka Recap:Qualified second; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Chris King in E1; defeated by Cruz Pedregon in E2) Last Event (Seattle):Qualified second; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jim Campbell in E1; defeated by Robert Hight in E2)Career Statistics:185 races; six wins; six No. 1 qualifiers Noteworthy: During the […]