Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance

Event 6 of 20

Route 66 Raceway

Joliet, Ill.

May 16 – 18, 2025

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NOTE:

JCM Racing Top Fuel driver Ida Zetterström will not participate in the Route 66 NHRA Nationals this weekend. She is scheduled to return to the NHRA Mission Foods Series tour June 6 - 8 for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. Zetterström is competing on a limited schedule due to insufficient funding and is actively seeking sponsors for 2025 and beyond.

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ALEXIS DEJORIA

Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car

2024 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Event Recap:

Qualified fifth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated J.R. Todd in E1; defeated by John Force in E2)

Last Event (Charlotte 1):

Qualified 12th; Semifinal finish (defeated Jack Beckman, Spencer Hyde in E1, Dave Richards, Chad Green in E2; defeated by Austin Prock, Ron Capps in E3)

Career Statistics:

240 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers

Noteworthy:

• DeJoria scored her second semifinal finish in five races during her most recent outing in Charlotte where she advanced to the final elimination quad. Her performance earned her a spot in Chicago’s Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, scheduled for Saturday

• Competed in her 200th professional event during the 2023 NHRA Route 66 Nationals

• Made history when she became the first female Funny Car driver to enter 100 events during the 2016 Winternationals, and at the 2023 Chicago race, became the first woman to reach the 200 Funny Car events milestone

Fan Events:

• Friday, 11:30 a.m. – noon, Signing autographs at the Bandero Premium Tequila midway display

• Saturday, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m., Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge driver autograph session at the Mission Foods midway display

• Saturday, 10:30 – 11:00 a.m., Signing autographs at the Bandero Premium Tequila midway display

Quotable:

“I’m excited for the Joliet race this weekend. Our team has picked up again and we’re feeling very confident in our abilities right now. A win is soon to come!”