Alexis DeJoria

NHRA Funny Car Driver Alexis DeJoria, 40, to Retire at Season’s End

NHRA Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria will retire from NHRA drag racing following the conclusion of the 2017 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series on November 12 in Pomona, CA. DeJoria, 40, said she’s leaving NHRA racing in order to focus on her family. “It’s one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make and

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NHRA Wrap-Up: Pritchett, DeJoria, T. Gray & Savoie Win in Brainerd

Leah Pritchett piloted her dragster to her fourth Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Alexis DeJoria in Funny Car, Tanner Gray in Pro Stock, and Jerry Savoie in Pro Stock Motorcycle, were also winners at the 17th of 24 events on the NHRA Mello

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Driving Like a Girl: A Winning Trend 50 Years in the Making

NORWALK, OH — It’s nothing most of us haven’t seen before, so we think little of it. Two drivers suiting up, making their way through the staging lanes and water box. Two drivers prepping their race cars and tires with rubber-smoking burnouts before staging at the tree. Two drivers who launch when they see yellow,

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NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship Field Set After U.S. Nationals

NHRA’s six-race Countdown to the Championship playoff field is all set after the U.S. Nationals wrapped up yesterday in Indianapolis. Alexis DeJoria defeated John Force in the Funny Car finals, making her—and the event’s other three victors—all first-time winners of the tradition-rich Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Lucas Oil Raceway. Richie Crampton in

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