JCM Racing Pre-Race Report: Las Vegas 1

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Event 4 of 20

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas

April 11 – 13, 2025

NOTE:

JCM Racing Top Fuel driver Ida Zetterström will not participate in the Las Vegas four-wide event this weekend. She is scheduled to return to the NHRA Mission Foods Series tour April 25 – 27 for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals near Charlotte. Zetterström is competing on a limited schedule due to insufficient funding and is actively seeking sponsors for 2025 and beyond.

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ALEXIS DEJORIA

Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car

Las Vegas 1 Event Highlights:

• Two-time Las Vegas 1 event champion (2014, 2016)

Note: The Las Vegas 1 four-wide format was first introduced in 2018

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Overall Highlights:

• Two-time event champion

• One No. 1 qualifier (2021 Las Vegas 2)

• 2024 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Recap:

• Qualified ninth; Quarterfinal finish (defeated Jeff Diehl, Blake Alexander in E1; defeated by Austin Prock, Bob Tasca in E2)

Last Event (Pomona 1):

Qualified ninth; First round exit (defeated by Matt Hagan in E1)

Career Statistics:

238 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers

Noteworthy:

• DeJoria is a two-time Las Vegas 1 winner but is seeking her first victory at a four-wide event

• Previous four-wide success includes advancing to the final elimination quad at the 2022 Las Vegas event and a runner-up finish at the 2023 Charlotte four-wide event

Quotable:

“I’m thrilled to go back to Vegas this weekend for the first of three four-wide races. That’s a track where I’ve had a lot of success – two wins and a pole there, but neither of which were at a four-wide race. Winning a four-wide is on my bucket list. It’s such a great event for the fans and just adds to the level of competition for us drivers. Instead of going head-to-head with one driver, and one team, you’re going up against three drivers and three teams.

“I’m going into this weekend with a new level of confidence and drive knowing we have a full backup car now. That gives (crew chiefs) Mike Neff and Todd Smith the ability to tune the car up more and really step on it because we know we have a backup car should we need.

“Unfortunately, Ida won’t be joining us at this race. She’s only scheduled to do 10 races at this point and I really hope that changes soon. She’s an incredible driver, she’s got a great personality, and her team is amazing. I really hope she gets the sponsorship needed to be able to compete at all of the remaining races this year.”