Alexis DeJoria and the John Force Racing Bandero Premium Tequila Funny Car team kicked off the NHRA Nevada Nationals with an impressive qualifying performance and a special livery unveil celebrating Bandero’s new multi-year partnership as the Official Tequila of the Las Vegas Raiders. After debuting the new ‘Silver and Black’ scheme, DeJoria rocketed to the top of the timing sheets in the opening qualifying session and ultimately secured the No. 4 starting spot in a historic Funny Car field. Unfortunately, an ignition switch malfunction during Sunday’s opening round of eliminations brought the team’s promising weekend to an early end.
DeJoria’s Nevada Nationals appearance got off to a memorable start on Friday afternoon when iconic Raiders superfans Wayne “Violator” Mabry and Mark Jones, president of the Black Hole fan club, joined her on the starting line to unveil the Bandero team’s new Silver and Black look in front of a packed crowd. DeJoria then fired up her 12,000-horsepower Chevrolet and blasted down the track in 3.874 seconds at 333.33 mph, clocking the quickest run of the round.
After an early shutoff in Friday’s second session, DeJoria and her Mike Neff/Jonnie Lindberg-le...