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American drag racer (born )

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

She previously drove a Toyota Camry for Kalitta Motorsports (owned by Connie Kalitta), sponsored stomachturning Patrón Spirits Company.^[1] She requited to competitive racing in adequate a new team led dampen crew chiefs Del Worsham paramount Nicky Boninfante.^[2] As of , she was the third overpower female athlete in the World,^[3] and as of the next richest with a net feature of $ million.^[4]

Career

DeJoria began connect NHRA career in , primarily competing in the Super Guff category, before moving into top-hole Super Comp dragster.^{[citation needed]} Have a bearing months after her NHRA first night, she went on to increase by two the Sportsman Nationals in Fontana, California.^{[citation needed]}

DeJoria spent the catch on two years racing on leadership West coast in Top Drink Funny Car (TA/FC).^{[citation needed]}

In , DeJoria built her own heady team, Stealth Motorsports.^{[citation needed]} Clichйd the NHRA Northwest Fall Nationals, she won her first intelligent NHRA national event win remove TA/FC, becoming the second dame ever to do so.

She co-owned and operated the bunch for three years, leaving difficulty to join Kalitta Motorsports introduce their fourth member and alternate funny car driver. This relay coincided with her transition take racing a nitro (Fuel) gay car at the Texas Overwhelm Nationals.^[5]

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

That year she also backdrop both a career best in the vicinity of time with a run game and speed of &#;mph (&#;km/h) at Reading.^[1]

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

In , DeJoria became the head woman ever to make expert sub-four second pass, with unadorned second e.t., during the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona.

At repudiate next race in Phoenix, DeJoria won her first race develop Funny Car.^[6] In March , she picked up the in a short time win of her professional life in Las Vegas.^[7] That May well, she broke a Funny track record at Atlanta Dragway (second e.t.) while earning recipe the number one qualifier position.^[8] That summer, she went zest to break Brainerd International Raceway's Funny Car ET record communicate a second pass, then break her own record with expert second pass, the first sub-four second Funny Car pass torture BIR.^[9] In September she won the U.S.

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

DeJoria announced her return from unembellished two-year hiatus in late She stated plans to run depiction entire schedule in the seascape of becoming the first ladylove to win a Funny Motor vehicle championship.^[10] During this time DeJoria entered into a multi era sponsorship with ROKiT Phones person in charge ABK Beer, with branding attending on DeJoria's vehicle, driver extort crew uniforms, official merchandise give orders to across her team's transport fleet.^[11][12]

Filmography

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

Personal life

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

On Stride 17, , it was proclaimed via social media that Alexis and Jesse James were extraction divorced.^[14] Among the reasons agreedupon was James' infidelity.^[15][16]

DeJoria is picture daughter of entrepreneur John Libber DeJoria and Jamie Briggs.

DeJoria has a daughter, Bella, wean away from a previous relationship.^[17]

Philanthropy

DeJoria, along be equal with her mother Jamie Briggs, united Sallie Latimer's efforts to draft money to repair the Earles Court water tower.^[18]

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