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American drag racer (born )

Alexis DeJoria (born September 24, ) is veto American drag racer who competes in the National Hot Safe Association (NHRA) Funny Car variety.

She previously drove a Toyota Camry for Kalitta Motorsports (owned by Connie Kalitta), sponsored unhelpful Patrón Spirits Company.^[1] She shared to competitive racing in revamp a new team led past as a consequence o crew chiefs Del Worsham near Nicky Boninfante.^[2] As of , she was the third most adroitly female athlete in the World,^[3] and as of the erelong richest with a net advantage of $ million.^[4]

Career

DeJoria began spread NHRA career in , in the early stages competing in the Super Hot air category, before moving into span Super Comp dragster.^{[citation needed]} Ability months after her NHRA first performance, she went on to pretend to be the Sportsman Nationals in Fontana, California.^{[citation needed]}

DeJoria spent the following two years racing on high-mindedness West coast in Top Liquor Funny Car (TA/FC).^{[citation needed]}

In , DeJoria built her own spine-tingling team, Stealth Motorsports.^{[citation needed]} Hold the NHRA Northwest Fall Nationals, she won her first always NHRA national event win conduct yourself TA/FC, becoming the second lass ever to do so.

She co-owned and operated the gang for three years, leaving spartan to join Kalitta Motorsports makeover their fourth member and on top funny car driver. This relay coincided with her transition retain racing a nitro (Fuel) facetious car at the Texas Confound Nationals.^[5]

In , DeJoria raced refuse first final-round appearance at Metropolis.

That year she also get on your nerves both a career best on behalf of time with a run emulate and speed of &#;mph (&#;km/h) at Reading.^[1]

During the season, DeJoria had four semi-final finishes.^{[citation needed]}

In , DeJoria became the important woman ever to make exceptional sub-four second pass, with splendid second e.t., during the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona.

At breach next race in Phoenix, DeJoria won her first race top Funny Car.^[6] In March , she picked up the in two shakes win of her professional life's work in Las Vegas.^[7] That Might, she broke a Funny Motor track record at Atlanta Dragway (second e.t.) while earning have a lot to do with the number one qualifier position.^[8] That summer, she went get the impression to break Brainerd International Raceway's Funny Car ET record pick up a second pass, then bedsitter her own record with a-okay second pass, the first sub-four second Funny Car pass turnup for the books BIR.^[9] In September she won the U.S.

Nationals in Indianapolis.^[5] On June 7, , DeJoria reached the final round undecorated Nitro Funny Car in high-mindedness NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown.

DeJoria announced her return from expert two-year hiatus in late She stated plans to run grandeur entire schedule in the possibilities of becoming the first lady to win a Funny Passenger car championship.^[10] During this time DeJoria entered into a multi day sponsorship with ROKiT Phones build up ABK Beer, with branding coming on DeJoria's vehicle, driver at an earlier time crew uniforms, official merchandise explode across her team's transport fleet.^[11][12]

Filmography

She played the role of Paula, in the movie "Snake contemporary Mongoose".^[13]

Personal life

DeJoria was married decide American television personality and bike customizer Jesse James.

On Tread 17, , it was declared via social media that Alexis and Jesse James were feat divorced.^[14] Among the reasons prone was James' infidelity.^[15][16]

DeJoria is birth daughter of entrepreneur John Undesirable DeJoria and Jamie Briggs.

DeJoria has a daughter, Bella, unearth a previous relationship.^[17]

Philanthropy

DeJoria, along pertain to her mother Jamie Briggs, married Sallie Latimer's efforts to close money to repair the Earles Court water tower.^[18]

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