Alexis DeJoria - Age, Career, Height, Net Worth, Nationality, Facts
Table of Biography
Alexis DeJoria is a drag racer from America. Alexis DeJoria competes in the National Hot Rod Association, Funny Car category.
Early life
On September 24, 1977, Alexis DeJoria was born in Venice Beach, California. As of now, she is already 46 years old and her zodiac sign is Libra.
She was born to her father John Paul DeJoria and her mother Jamie Briggs. Her father married Eloise Broady, a former Playboy playmate.
Thus, she has 4 half-siblings named John Anthony, Michael, Justin, and John Paul. Additionally, she has a half-sibling named Michaeline his father.
And, a half-sister named Chloe Briggs, by her mother. for her school, she attended Frank Howley’s Drag School.
Source: Alexis DeJoria with her mother and grandmother. Source(Instagram)
Alexis DeJoria – Personal life
For a long time, Alexis DeJoria started dating TV personality and motorcycle customizer Jesse James.
Later, after their long-term relationship, they engaged in September 2012 and took their relationship a step ahead.
Soon after 6 months later on March 24, 2013, they threw an extravagant and expensive ceremony. Similarly, through social media, they announced they agreed to get divorced on March 17, 2020.
Thus, the reason given was James; infidelity. In 2003, she was blessed with a daughter named Isabella from her previous relationship.
Caption: Alexis DeJoria with her daughter. Source(Instagram)
Alexis DeJoria – Body measurement
Alexis DeJoria is very pretty. Therefore, she has good physics and stands 5 feet 8 inches tall (173 cm/ 1.73 m).
Also, she has perfectly maintained her weight and weighs about 59 kg (130 lbs). Similarly, she has an attractive grey eye color and dark brown hair color.
Alexis DeJoria – Career
In 2005, Alexis DeJoria began her NHRA career competing in the Super Gas category. It was before moving into a Super Comp dragster.
Later, she went on to win the Sportsman Nationals in Fontana, California, after her 8-month NHRA debut. On the West Coast in Top Alcohol Funny Car (TA/FC), she spent her two years.
Similarly, she won her 1st ever NHRA national event, at the 2011 NHRA Northwest Fall Nationals. Therefore, she also became the second woman ever to do so.
Moving on, for 3 years, she co-owned and operated the team and left in 2011. Later, as their 4th member and 2nd funny car driver, she joins Kalitta Motorsports.
At the 2011 Texas Fall Nationals, this move coincided with her transition to racing a nitro (Fuel) funny car. Similarly, at Bristol, she made her first final-round appearance, in 2012.
She set the time with a run of 4.032 and a speed of 319.07 mph (513.49 km/h) at Reading.
In addition, she had four semi-final finishes, during the 2013 season. Fortunately, she became the first woman ever to make a sub-four-second pass, in 2014.
Therefore, it was with a 3.997-second e.t., during the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona. She had her next race in Phoenix, where she won her first race in Funny Car.
In Las Vegas, she picked up the second win of her professional career, in March 2014.
More about career
Similarly, she broke a Funny Car track record at Atlanta Dragway (4.012-second e.t.), in May. And, she also earned the number one qualifier position.
She broke Brainerd International Raceway’s Funny Car ET record, in the summer. Thus, it was with a 4.010-second pass, then reset her record with a 3.998-second pass.
In Indianapolis, she successfully won the U.S. Nationals, in September. Besides, she reached the final round in Top Fuel Funny Car, on June 7, 2015.
In late 2019, she announced her return from a two-year hiatus. Moreover, she stated plans to run the entire 2020 schedule.
She hoped to become the first woman to win a Funny Car championship. Thus, she entered into a multi-year sponsorship with ROKiT Phones. During that time, she also entered.
Besides, in 2013, she played the role of Paula, in the movie “Snake and Mongoose”.
In 2005, Alexis began her NHRA career competing in the Super Gas category. It was before moving into a Super Comp dragster. Later, she went on to win the Sportsman Nationals in Fontana, California, after her 8-month NHRA debut. On the West Coast in Top Alcohol Funny Car (TA/FC), she spent her two years. In 2009 Stealth Motorsports, her racing team was built. Similarly, she won her 1st ever NHRA national event, at the 2011 NHRA Northwest Fall Nationals. Therefore, she also became the second woman ever to do so. Moving on, for 3 years, she co-owned and operated the team and left in 2011. Later, as their 4th member and 2nd funny car driver, she joins Kalitta Motorsports.
Caption: Alexis DeJoria after winning a race. Source(Instagram)
At the 2011 Texas Fall Nationals, this move coincided with her transition to racing a nitro (Fuel) funny car. Similarly, at Bristol, she made her first final-round appearance, in 2012. She set the time with a run of 4.032 and a speed of 319.07 mph (513.49 km/h) at Reading.
In addition, she had four semi-final finishes, during the 2013 season. Fortunately, she became the first woman ever to make a sub-four-second pass, in 2014. Therefore, it was with a 3.997-second e.t., during the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona. She had her next race in Phoenix, where she won her first race in Funny Car. In Las Vegas, she picked up the second win of her professional career, in March 2014.
More about career
Similarly, Alexis broke a Funny Car track record at Atlanta Dragway (4.012-second e.t.), in May. And, she also earned the number one qualifier position. She broke Brainerd International Raceway’s Funny Car ET record, in the summer. Thus, it was with a 4.010-second pass, then reset her record with a 3.998-second pass. In Indianapolis, she successfully won the U.S. Nationals, in September. Besides, she reached the final round in Top Fuel Funny Car, on June 7, 2015.
In late 2019, she announced her return from a two-year hiatus. Moreover, she stated plans to run the entire 2020 schedule. She hoped to become the first woman to win a Funny Car championship. Thus, she entered into a multi-year sponsorship with ROKiT Phones. During that time, she also entered. Besides, in 2013, she played the role of Paula, in the movie “Snake and Mongoose”.
Net worth 2024
Alexis DeJoria’s estimated net worth is around $110 million as of 2024.
Social Media
Alexis DeJoria has a verified Instagram account with 97.1k followers. Also, on her Twitter account named @AlexisDejoria, she has 49k followers. Likewise, her Facebook account has gained 159k followers.
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