To some people, Alexis DeJoria is the wife of Moster Garage star Jesse James. To others, she is the daughter of Jean-Paul DeJoria, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Paul Mitchell hair products and the Patron Spirits Company. But on the NHRA Mello Yello circuit, Alexis DeJoria is one of the most successful Funny Car drivers on the tour.
We spent two days with Alexis and her team from Kalitta Motorsports at the Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas, and inadvertently found ourselves in the middle of the most exciting weekend in the history of the sport.
In this video, Alexis talks about how her car accelerates faster than anything on earth (yes, even a fighter jet), how she got into racing, and her career-defining victory in the 2014 NHRA U.S. Nationals, it’s 60th anniversary, a feat akin to winning the Super Bowl.
The day before we arrived in Topeka, during the second day of qualifying, DeJoria ran the best run of her career, an Elapsed Time (ET) of 3.994. ET is the time it takes from the car to get from the starting line to finish line.
These four words begin one of the grandest traditions in auto racing, as the 93rd Indianapolis 500 will take place this weekend. The Old Brickyard has been home to some memorable finishes and characters that make this one of the marquee events on the racing season.
The NBA Conference Finals are really heating up. Arguably, the four best players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard) in the league are fighting tooth and nail for a title. All four have shown the determination and drive needed to win a NBA crown.
All times ET…
NBA Playoffs Fri, 8:30 PM: Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers (TNT) Sat, 8:30 PM: Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets (ABC) Sun, 8:30 PM: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Orlando Magic (TNT)
NHL Playoffs Fri, 8 PM: Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks (Versus) Sat, 7:30 PM: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes (Versus) Sun, 3 PM: Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks (NBC)
MLB Sat, 4:10 PM: Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Yankees (FOX) Sun., 1:30 PM: New York Mets @ Boston Red Sox (TBS) Sun., 8 PM: Milwaukee Brewers @ Minnesota Twins (ESPN)
Auto Racing Sun, 1 PM: The 93rd Indianapolis 500 @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway (ABC)
