Alexis DeJoria Advances to Final Elimination Quad at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (April 3, 2022) – Alexis DeJoria, a two-time Las Vegas event winner, was hoping to hit the jackpot at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals and score her first four-wide triumph on Sunday afternoon. The six-time Funny Car winner started race day from the No. 10 seed and parlayed her 3.958-second qualifying time to a semifinal finish by advancing to the final elimination quad.
In the opening session, DeJoria drove the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra through the finish line beams in 3.932 seconds to defeat Jim Campbell and Cruz Pedregon. In round two, DeJoria’s crew chiefs, Del Worsham and Nicky Boninfante, tuned her 11,000-horsepower machine to another stout run with DeJoria clocking a 3.936 E.T. to outpace John Force and Blake Alexander and move onto the final elimination round. While DeJoria posted another solid effort in the finals – a 3.954 E.T. – it wasn’t enough to get by Ron Capps and Matt Hagan who finished No. 1 and 2. The Bandero team’s semifinal appearance enabled them to move two spots up to sixth in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship Funny Car point standings.
“We made it to the final elimination round here in Las Vegas this weekend, and it was another pretty successful outing at this track for us with the Bandero Supra,” said DeJoria. “We didn’t come away with the hardware but no reason to hang our heads. We did well today. The team hustled. We made three really good, consistent runs on race day and we’re right there. I’m proud of these guys. They’re working hard and we’ll prepare for Houston and look to grab our first win of the season there.”
DeJoria and the DC Motorsports team compete next at the NHRA SpringNationals in Baytown, Texas, April 22-24.
Qualified: No. 10 (3.958 E.T. at 323.74 MPH)
Elimination Round Results:
E1: 3.932 E.T. at 327.43 MPH defeated Jim Campbell 4.066 E.T. at 313.00, Cruz Pedregon 4.343 E.T. at 206.16 MPH
E2: 3.936 E.T. at 318.92 MPH defeated John Force 3.983 E.T. at 318.17 MPH, Blake Alexander 4.182 E.T. at 242.23 MPH
E3: 3.954 E.T. at 321.35 MPH defeated by Ron Capps 3.914 E.T. at 331.20 MPH, Matt Hagan 3.924 E.T. at 324.44 MPH
NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Point Standings (unofficial):
| 1 | Matt Hagan | 394 | |
| 2 | Robert Hight | 385 | |
| 3 | Ron Capps | 354 | |
| 4 | Cruz Pedregon | 224 | |
| 5 | John Force | 217 | |
| 6 | Alexis DeJoria | 207 | |
| 7 | Bob Tasca III | 193 | |
| 8 | Tim Wilkerson | 183 | |
| 9 | J.R. Todd | 170 | |
| 10 | Chad Green | 163 |
About Alexis DeJoria
Alexis DeJoria is a professional race car driver competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ Funny Car category. She is a Top 10-ranked driver, and including her prestigious 2014 U.S. Nationals triumph, DeJoria is a six-time NHRA national event Funny Car champion. Prior, DeJoria found success competing in the NHRA’s Super Comp and Top Alcohol Funny Car categories where she notched wins in both, making her an eight-time race winner overall.DeJoria joined DC Motorsports in 2020 as co-owner and driver of the Bandero Premium Tequila/ROKiT Toyota Funny Car. The Austin, Texas resident became the first woman to clock a sub-four second Funny Car pass in 2014, and is currently in pursuit of becoming the series’ first female Funny Car world champion.
