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JCM Racing Pre-Race Report: Dallas

Updated: Oct 17

Texas NHRA FallNationals

Event 18 of 20

Texas Motorplex

Ennis, Texas

Oct. 10 – 12, 2025



IDA ZETTERSTRÖM

Driver of the Dialight Top Fuel Dragster


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2024 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap:

Qualified eighth; First round exit (defeated by Tony Schumacher in E1)

Last Event (St. Louis):

Qualified 14th; Event runner-up (defeated Tony Stewart in E1, Kyle Wurtzel in E2, Antron Brown in E3; defeated by Doug Kalitta in E4)

2025 Statistics:

11 races; one runner-up finish

Noteworthy:

  • Enters the weekend fresh off her first NHRA final round appearance during the Midwest Nationals near St. Louis, the most recent event on tour

  • Making her second Texas Motorplex appearance

  • Will banner Dialight, the world leader in LED industrial lighting technology with millions of LED fixtures installed worldwide, on the side of her dragster this weekend

  • JCM currently utilizes Dialight lighting products both at the track and in the race shop. The team will rely on Dialight for LED High Bay lighting and exterior LED Wallpack lighting in the new JCM Racing headquarters in Brownsburg, Ind., scheduled for completion before the end of the year


Fan Events:

  • Thursday, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Texas NHRA FallNationals Fanfest driver autograph session, Railyard Park, Waxahachie

  • Friday, 3:30 p.m., Q&A with Hannah Rickards, Nitro Alley stage


Quotable:

"Super excited heading into Texas after our best performance yet in St. Louis. We are very eager to better our position in qualifying and try to go rounds again on Sunday. I’m especially looking forward to this weekend because we will be representing Dialight in Dallas. It's going to be cool to have an iconic brand like that on the side of our car seeing how our team has such a deep-rooted background in the electric and engineering side of things. We use Dialight products, so we know their quality, and it’s a brand we respect. We are proud and thankful to have them as part of our program when we hit the track in Dallas for the Stampede of Speed. We’re still looking for partners to come on board with us for Pomona and in 2026 and beyond."



ALEXIS DEJORIA

Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car

Countdown to the Championship Ranking: 9th

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2024 Texas NHRA FallNationals Event Recap:

Qualified 11th; First round exit (defeated by Daniel Wilkerson in E1)

Last Event (St. Louis):

Qualified sixth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Paul Lee in E1; defeated by Daniel Wilkerson in E2)

2025 Statistics:

17 races; five semifinal finishes

Career Statistics:

252 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers

Noteworthy:

  • Made her professional debut at the 2011 Dallas event while competing for Kalitta Motorsports

  • Although now a former Texas resident, DeJoria still considers the Ennis facility to be a home track

  • Fan Events:

  • Thursday, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Texas NHRA FallNationals Fanfest driver autograph session, Railyard Park, Waxahachie


Quotable:

“I love going back to the Stampede of Speed. I still consider the Motorplex to be one of my home tracks even though I don’t live in Texas anymore. The Meyer family is incredible, and they really know how to deliver when it comes to the fan experience; it’s always a great show.

“The Funny Car points are really tight right now, particularly from sixth to 12th, so it’s important that we go rounds and gain those points so we can finish the year as high up in the standings as possible. Not to mention, we really want to get our first win as a team with Mike Neff and Todd Smith, and I’d love nothing more than to do it there and finish Sunday with some cowboy hats.”



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Allison McCormick

(305) 764-5377


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