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NHRA Winternationals
Event 3 of 20
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
Pomona, Calif.
March 28 – 30, 2025
IDA ZETTERSTRÖM
Driver of the JCM Racing Top Fuel Dragster
2024 NHRA Winternationals Recap:
N/A
Last Event (Phoenix):
Qualified ninth; First round exit (defeated by Justin Ashley in E1)
Noteworthy:
Although Zetterström has previously competed at the In-Out-Burger Pomona Dragstrip (Pomona 2, 2024), the 2025 Pomona 1 event will mark her first Winternationals appearance
Clocked her career-best numbers during her 2024 Pomona 2 outing:
E.T: 3.738 seconds
Speed: 334.32 mph
Quotable:
“We're excited to head to Pomona with a good weekend behind us. Even though we had an early exit last week, we learned a lot, and we found some of the progress that we were looking for. Pomona last year was where we set our best speed and E.T. that we still keep to this day. We're looking forward to heading back to that track and hopefully have great track conditions where we could better both our speed and E.T. this weekend.
"We qualified ninth in Phoenix, which was higher than we did in Gainesville, but we are looking to go even higher now and we want to see ourselves in the top eight and turn on some win lights on Sunday.”
ALEXIS DEJORIA
Driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car
In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Overall Highlights:
2021 NHRA Finals event runner-up
2014 NHRA Finals No. 1 qualifier
2024 NHRA Winternationals Recap:
DNQ
Last Event (Phoenix):
Qualified sixth; First round exit (defeated by Cruz Pedregon in E1)
Career Statistics:
237 races; six wins, six No. 1 qualifiers
Noteworthy:
After competing with only one car at the first two events of the season, the Bandero Café Funny Car team enters the Pomona event with the addition of a backup car
DeJoria, a longtime SoCal resident, was first introduced to NHRA Drag Racing when she visited the Pomona track with friends as a teenager
A resident of Los Angeles, DeJoria considers In-Out-Burger Dragstrip to be her home track
In 2014, DeJoria became the first female Funny Car driver to clock a sub-four second run (3.997 seconds) during qualifying at the Pomona 1 event
Fan Events:
Friday, 11:00 – 11:30 a.m., Signing autographs at the Bandero midway display
Saturday, 10:30 – 11 a.m., Signing autographs at the Bandero midway display
Quotable:
“Going back to my old stomping grounds, Pomona, California. All of my West Coast friends and family will be attending. We’re off to a good start this season, our car is running well, and I’m really excited to keep that momentum going in Bandero Premium Tequila’s backyard.
“We now have our second car completed, so that’s a huge relief. Now that we have the backup car, we’re going to be able to really step on it without any hesitations so that brings us a lot of extra confidence."