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Early Exit for Alexis DeJoria at NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

Event 16 of 20

zMAX Dragway

Concord, N.C.

Sept. 19 – 21, 2025



Early Exit for Alexis DeJoria at NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals

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CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2025) – Fresh off a quarterfinal appearance at the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship opener at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., Bandero Café Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria was looking to improve upon last week’s performance during the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals, the series’ first four-wide playoff event, as she continues her pursuit of picking up her first race win of the season. DeJoria has a history of success competing in “four-across” events, having previously powered to a four-wide final elimination quad four times, including her late-day appearance at the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals earlier this season.

DeJoria made two solid three-second runs out of four during qualifying, with her 3.911 E.T. at 331.77 mph placing her in the No. 5 seed going into race day on Sunday at zMAX Dragway. On race day, DeJoria lined up against No. 4 qualifier Cruz Pedregon, No. 12 qualifier Spencer Hyde, and No. 13 qualifier Chad Green in round one of eliminations. Her machine ran into traction problems early into the run while Hyde and Green made clean passes to cross the finish line stripe first and second, and advance into round two.

DeJoria, a six-time Funny Car winner and five-time semifinalist in 2025, will leave zMAX Dragway ranked 10th in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship Funny Car standings. Less than two round wins separates DeJoria from the No. 6 ranked driver, leaving plenty of opportunity for DeJoria and her Bandero Café team to make up ground in the standings next weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway when the NHRA heads to the St. Louis area for the NHRA Midwest Nationals, Sept. 26 – 28.

Qualified: No. 5 (3.911 E.T. at 331.77 MPH)


Elimination Round Results:

E1: 4.689 E.T. at 173.38 MPH defeated by Spencer Hyde 3.944 E.T. at 325.06 MPH, Chad Green 3.975 E.T. at 325.61 MPH

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car Point Standings (Unofficial):

1 Austin Prock 2298

2 Matt Hagan 2219

3 Ron Capps 2204

4 Jack Beckman 2200

5 Paul Lee 2171

6 Cruz Pedregon 2146

7 Dan Wilkerson 2142

8 Spencer Hyde 2132

9 J.R. Todd 2116

10 Alexis DeJoria 2107



About JCM Racing:

Established in 2022, the Maynard family’s JCM Racing organization is a multi-car NHRA team owned by Joe and P.J. Maynard. The executive staff operates out of Clarksville, Tennessee, while the team’s racing headquarters is located in Brownsburg, Indiana. JCM Racing owns 11 national event wins to date.


Competing in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series as the sport’s first all-female nitro team, Alexis DeJoria drives the Bandero Premium Tequila Funny Car while Ida Zetterström pilots the JCM Racing Top Fuel dragster. DeJoria is a multi-time NHRA national event champion and the first woman to break the three-second barrier in the Funny Car category. In addition to her six Funny Car triumphs, DeJoria found success in the Sportsman ranks and is the only driver to own the trifecta of Super Comp, Top Alcohol Funny Car, and Funny Car victories. Hailing from Sweden, Zetterström is a European drag racing champion on both two wheels and four, having become the first woman to win an FIM Super Street Bike title in 2019 and again in 2020. Before relocating from Sweden to the Indianapolis area to prepare for her 2024 NHRA debut, Zetterström also clinched the 2023 FIA European Top Fuel crown.


In an effort to support the future generations of drag racers, JCM Racing operates a Driver Development program, which provides assistance to youngsters competing in the NHRA’s Jr. Drag Racing League.


For more information, visit @jcmnitro on Twitter and Instagram, @JCMNitro on Facebook, and JCMNitro.com


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Allison McCormick

ABM Communications

(305) 764-5377


Jessica Hatcher

ABM Communications

 
 
 

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