Alexis DeJoria

Off the track she's kept her personal life off the radar. But once inside the thunderous roar of the Patron XO Cafe funny car this girls continues to take the NHRA to levels of success few have attained. From the iHeart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with Alexis DeJoria. Pilot of one of the world’s most powerful race cars, NHRA superstar Alexis DeJoria brings a different energy to the sport with her ‘rock n roll’ vibe. Alexis was bitten by the racing bug early on and currently drives a 10,000-horsepower nitro Funny Car. These nitromethane-burning, fire-breathing machines exceed speeds of over 300 mph, and can cover 1,000 feet in less than four quick seconds. Rather than jump right in to the cockpit of one of the fastest accelerating cars on the planet, Alexis wanted to learn the ropes and work her way through the NHRA’s slower Sportsman classes before suiting up to drive a nitro Funny Car. She began her NHRA career in 2005, first competing in the Super Gas category and then moving into a rear engine Super Comp dragster. Within eight months of her NHRA debut, she advanced to two final-rounds and went on to win the coveted Sportsman Nationals in Fontana, Calif. Always looking to go faster and feeling comfortable with her success, Alexis moved in to a Top Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC) spending two years with a two-car team, competing primarily on the West coast. In 2009, Alexis made a major commitment in her racing career by building her own team, Stealth Motorsports. She co-owned and operated the team for three years, and is one of the few females ever to do so. While racing for Stealth, Alexis made her way to four national event final-rounds, won a divisional event, and at the 2011 NHRA Northwest Fall Nationals, raced her way to the top spot, claiming her first ever NHRA national event win in TAFC. She was only the second woman ever to accomplish this feat. After a year of testing in a nitro Funny Car, Alexis made the highly-anticipated leap from Top Alcohol Funny Car to Funny Car at the 2011 Texas Fall Nationals, joining the legendary Kalitta Motorsports team as their fourth member and second Funny Car driver. During her 2012 rookie season, Alexis impressed fans everywhere when she raced her way to a final-round appearance at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. Throughout her high-profile first professional season, Alexis dominated headlines off the track, receiving a stunning display of media attention, and was able to realize her lifelong dream of riding in an F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet. During her sophomore season, Alexis raced to an impressive four semi-final finishes, but it was in her third season where she really caught her stride! In 2014 Alexis enjoyed what can only be described as her ‘breakout season.’ In Pomona, Calif. during the NHRA Winternationals, Alexis made history when she became the first woman ever to make a sub-four second run, with a 3.997-second ET. At the very next event in Phoenix, Alexis finally realized her goal of winning her first race in the Funny Car category. Just one month later, she picked up the second win of her professional career in Las Vegas, March 2014, and raced her way to the final round at Epping later that summer. Adding more excitement to her third year, she later broke a Funny Car track record at Atlanta Dragway in May 2014 (4.012-second ET) while earning her the Number One qualifier position. Later that summer, she broke Brainerd International Raceway’s Funny Car ET record when she ran a 4.010-second pass. That same day, she reset her own record with a 3.998-second run, the first sub-four second Funny Car run recorded at BIR. She then went on to win the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis in September, and later, capped off 2014 with another No. 1 qualifier and three second run at the season closer. Now in her fourth year as a professional Funny Car racer, Alexis is looking to build on her 2014 momentum and add even more Wallys to her growing trophy collection while representing the Patrón Spirits Company’s newest brand, Patrón XO Cafe Incendio. She recently re-set her personal ET and speed records (3.946-seconds/321.88-mph) and in September 2015, qualified 10th for her second Countdown to the Championship playoff run. Alexis, currently the only driver to have claimed wins in each the Super Comp, Top Alcohol Funny Car, and fuel Funny Car classes, has made the commitment to make NHRA drag racing her career. Having the support of Patrón XO Cafe Incendio has helped Alexis continue to live her dream of competing at the highest level and help drive her appetite for success as a professional drag racer. Alexis’ Sponsor: Recognizing the growing enthusiasm for intense taste and flavor, Patrón Spirits has introduced Patrón XO Cafe Incendio, an innovative fiery-hot chile chocolate liqueur. Patrón XO Cafe Incendio combines the spicy, distinctive flavor of Mexican arbol chile with the rich, decadent essence of Criollo chocolate, brought together with the crisp, smooth taste of Patrón Silver tequila. The Chile de arbol is a small and slender Mexican pepper typically found in the states of Jalisco, Chihuahua and Zacatecas. Thought to be derived from the cayenne pepper, arbol chile is characterized by its smoky and spicy complex flavor, and is the main component in many hot sauces. The high-quality Criollo variety chocolate in Patrón XO Cafe Incendio is produced in Mexico’s Tabasco region. Perfect as a shot, or as the base for a high quality cocktail, Patrón XO Cafe Incendio is distilled at 30 percent alcohol by volume, 60 proof. Produced and bottled at the Hacienda Patrón distillery in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, Patrón XO Cafe Incendio is handcrafted with the same attention to detail and quality as all Patrón tequilas and liqueurs. It is available in 50ml, 375ml and 750ml sizes and packaged in the eye-catching handmade Patrón XO Cafe glass bottle, a frosted version of the iconic cork-closed Patrón tequila bottle. The red, yellow and black label features imagery evocative of smoke and fire. www.alexisdejoriaracing.com