Alexis DeJoria Teams Up With John Force Racing For Thrilling 2026 NHRA Season

John Force Racing expands to four teams for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, adding Alexis DeJoria on a multi-year contract.

The 24-time championship operation strengthens its Funny Car presence, aligning experienced personnel and resources around DeJoria’s program.

DeJoria is currently the only female competitor in NHRA Funny Car, adding profile and proven pace to the team’s 2026 strategy.

Her credentials include the 2014 U.S. Nationals victory and a 3.997-second Pomona run, the first three-second pass by a woman in Funny Car.

She holds six NHRA Funny Car wins, 16 final-round appearances, and six top-ten season finishes.

Bandero Premium Tequila remains the primary sponsor, providing continuity as the program integrates into John Force Racing operations.

The 2026 roster lists DeJoria, 2012 Funny Car champion Jack Beckman, Top Fuel driver Josh Hart, and one yet-to-be-announced driver.

Hart’s multi-year agreement, signed in October, stabilizes the Top Fuel side and clarifies resource allocation across the four-team structure.

CEO John Force praises DeJoria as a proven competitor, emphasizing shared values and performance expectations within the organization.

The expansion follows John Force Racing’s 24th world championship, signaling confidence in funding, personnel, and technical capacity for 2026.

DeJoria targets the Funny Car title, aiming to become the category’s first female world champion.

Her pathway starts in 2005 with Super Gas and Super Comp, including a national event win in Super Comp.

She moves to Top Alcohol Funny Car in 2006 and operates her own team from 2009 through 2011.

In 2011 she wins Seattle’s Northwest Nationals in TAFC, becoming the class’s second woman to take a national event.

She earns a nitro Funny Car license later that year and graduates to the professional ranks.

A six-time No. 1 qualifier, she claims her first nitro Funny Car round win over John Force at the 2012 Gatornationals.

Her maiden Funny Car victory follows at the 2014 Arizona Nationals, before defeating Force to win that year’s U.S. Nationals.

It is the fourth time John Force Racing fields four teams across Funny Car and Top Fuel, echoing previous lineups featuring Force family drivers and Mike Neff.

Further details of the 2026 program follow in the coming weeks as preseason preparations accelerate.

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