Alexis De Joria Las Vegas preview

De Joria shooting to break through in Vegas

LAS VEGAS - After making steady progress at each event this year, second-year NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Alexis De Joria and the Tequila Patrón/Jack O'Bannon Racing team are looking to have a break out weekend during this weekend's SummitRacing.com Nationals at 'The Strip' at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With team sponsor Tequila Patrón based in Las Vegas, De Joria hopes to have a strong outing in her sponsor's back yard.

De Joria, the daughter of Patrón Spirits Co., and Paul Mitchell Hair Care Products founder John Paul De Joria, is optimistic after arguably the best outing of her young career two weeks ago at the O'Reilly Spring Nationals in Houston.

"We're pretty pumped after the progress we made in Houston," said De Joria. "We got the car back into the 5.70's, so that's a big step in the right direction for us. Jack O'Bannon has given me a great racecar and team to learn from. Bob DeVour [Team Crew Chief] has been so great to work with. I think we're all looking forward to getting back on the track this weekend."

"We're going to have a lot of people from Tequila Patrón at the track," De Joria continued. "We're even going to have a film crew out following us around, so it's going to be wild. Hopefully we can build on what we did in Houston here in Vegas."

Qualifying begins on Friday for the alcohol cars with two sessions, followed by one final session Saturday morning. Eliminations begin with round one on Saturday afternoon and final eliminations will conclude the event on Sunday.

Simply Perfect in every way, Patrón is the world’s No. 1 selling ultra-premium tequila. From the finest, most expensive Weaber Blue agave plants grown in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, to the centuries-old distillation process, to the signed, handcrafted glass bottles, Patrón is produced with unparalleled attention to detail. Imported and marketed by Las Vegas-based The Patrón Spirits Company, brands in the portfolio consist of Patrón Gran Platinum, Patrón Anejo, Patrón Reposado, Patrón Silver, Patrón XO Café (tequila and coffee blend), and Patrón Citrónge (extra fine orange liqueur), Ultimat Vodka (80 proof, Black Cherry and Chocolate Vanilla), as well as Pyrat Pistol, Pyrat Cask, and Pyrat XO Reserve Caribbean rums.

To find out more about the Jack O'Bannon Racing Team, visit their website at www.JackOBannonRacing.com

To find out more about Jack O'Bannon Racing's quality partners, visit these websites:

www.PatronSpirits.com - Find out more about the world's number one tequila - Tequila Patrón.

www.ForestRiverInc.com - Find out more about America's largest producer of towable RV's and Cargo Trailers

www.HoosierTire.com - "Tires Designed for Champions"

www.LE-Inc.com - Lubrication Engineers - "Leaders in Lubrication"

Contact: Will Hanna/ Pro Race Communications
Email: Will.Hanna@InsideTopAlcohol.com