Alexis DeJoria

Career DeJoria began her NHRA career in 2005, initially competing in the Super Gas category, before moving into a Super Comp dragster. Eight months after her NHRA debut, she went on to win the Sportsman Nationals in Fontana, California.

DeJoria spent the next two years racing on the West coast in Top Alcohol Funny Car (TA/FC).

In 2009, DeJoria built her own racing team, Stealth Motorsports. At the 2011 NHRA Northwest Fall Nationals, she won her first ever NHRA national event win in TA/FC, becoming the second woman ever to do so. She co-owned and operated the team for three years, leaving in 2011 to join Kalitta Motorsports as their fourth member and second funny car driver. This move coincided with her transition to racing a nitro (Fuel) funny car at the 2011 Texas Fall Nationals.

In 2012, DeJoria raced her first final-round appearance at Bristol. That year she also set both a career best for time with a run of 4.032 and speed of at Reading. In March 2014, she picked up the second win of her professional career in Las Vegas. That May, she broke a Funny Car track record at Atlanta Dragway (4.012-second e.t.) while earning her the number one qualifier position. That summer, she went on to break Brainerd International Raceway's Funny Car ET record with a 4.010-second pass, then reset her own record with a 3.998-second pass, the first sub-four second Funny Car pass at BIR. In September she won the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. During this time DeJoria entered into a multi year sponsorship with ROKiT Phones and ABK Beer, with branding appearing on DeJoria's vehicle, driver and crew uniforms, official merchandise and across her team's transport fleet.

Filmography DeJoria played the role of Paula, in the 2013 movie "Snake and Mongoose".

Personal life DeJoria was married to American television personality and motorcycle customizer Jesse James. On March 17, 2020, it was announced via social media that Alexis and Jesse James were getting divorced. Among the reasons given was James' infidelity.

DeJoria is the daughter of entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria and Jamie Briggs.

DeJoria has a daughter, Bella, from a previous relationship.

Philanthropy DeJoria, along with her mother Jamie Briggs, joined Sallie Latimer's efforts to raise money to repair the Earles Court water tower.