Fast forward and DeJoria is still confident and the car has proven to be one of the quicker ones in the Funny Car class with ...

DeJoria could post the 100th event win by a woman in NHRA history at Atlanta this weekend. ... "There definitely is a perception about me and money," Alexis DeJoria told USA TODAY Sports.

Alexis DeJoria made a strong impression in Funny Car, clocking a 3.948 at 328.14 in her 12,000-horsepower Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra before the rain hit.DeJoria, who has a history of ...