Alexis De Joria Las Vegas wrap up

De Joria has a career weekend in Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Second-year NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Alexis De Joria and the Tequila Patrón/Jack O'Bannon Racing team broke through for their first round win, dipping into the 5.60 zone in the process at this past weekend's SummitRacing.com Nationals at 'The Strip' at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Adding to the success was the fact Tequila Patrón, based in Las Vegas, had executives Ed Brown and Matt Carroll on hand for the weekend.

De Joria, 30, daughter of Patrón Spirits Company and Paul Mitchell Hair Care Products founder John Paul De Joria, qualified the Bob DeVour tuned Dodge Charger No. 15 with a 5.799 second elapsed time at 251.49 mph. In round one, she was paired with Tequila Patrón/Jack O'Bannon Racing teammate Sean O'Bannon, and defeated him with a 5.699 at 252.76 mph to record her first round win and first trip into the 5.6 second zone. In her second round match up with Steve Gasparrelli, De Joria went into tire smoke off the line, giving Gasparrelli the easy win.

"It feels good to finally get a round win at a national event," said De Joria. "It sucks to do it against my teammate Sean, though. I can't say enough about my Crew Chief Bob DeVour. It seems like it gets better and better every race we go to with him. Hopefully that will continue and we'll do even better the next race out."

The next stop on the tour for the Tequila Patrón/Jack O'Bannon Racing Team will be the O'Reilly Summer Nationals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kan., May 30-Jun. 1.

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.

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

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