Alexis DeJoria

Funny Car winner of the 2014 NHRA U.S. Nationals, the most prestigious race on the circuit
Her NHRA career began in 2005 in Super Gas and Super Comp, winning one national event in the latter category
DeJoria moved to Top Alcohol Funny Car in 2006, ran her own teams from 2009-2011, and became only the second woman to earn a national event victory in the category at the 2011 Northwest Nationals in Seattle
John Force was one of the drivers who signed off on DeJoria's nitro FC license in 2011

FOR THE RECORD:

DeJoria became the first female to compete in 100 Funny Car events, at the 2016 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.

DeJoria was the first woman to break the three-second barrier when she posted a 3.997 E.T. at the 2014 Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.

DeJoria is currently the only female competing in the NHRA Funny Car category with the goal of becoming the first female to earn the Funny Car World Championship.

DID YOU KNOW:

DeJoria earned the first round-win of her nitro Funny Car career when she defeated John Force in the first round of the 2012 Gatornationals.

DeJoria captured her first Funny Car event victory at the 2014 Arizona Nationals in Phoenix and beat John Force again later that year in the final round of the U.S. Nationals for the biggest win of her career.

DeJoria beat John Force in the final round of the 2014 U.S. Nationals for the biggest win of her career.

It was announced Dec. 2, 2025, that DeJoria would drive the Bandero Premium Tequila Chevrolet SS Funny Car for John Force Racing.

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Mike Neff

Hometown: Hemet, CA
Mike's friend's dad was championship team owner Larry Minor who gave him his start on Cruz Pedregon's Funny Car in 1992. Additional racing experience includes Class 6100 Trophy Truck offroad racing, Don Schumacher Racing and John Force Racing beginning in 2007 where he was a crew chief and also drove Funny Car for multiple years.

Jonnie Lindberg

Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Lindberg grew up in Sweden building hot rods with his dad which turned into drag racing with his older brother starting in 2005. He is a two-time NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car Champion (2015-2016), drove Jim Head's Funny Car for three (2017-2019) seasons and was crew chief for Paul Lee in 2024 and 2025. Lindberg also won European championships in Pro Mod and Top Alcohol Funny Car.

Jeffrey Accacian

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Info coming soon!

Michael Anderson

Hometown: Columbus, IN
Mike has been a longtime fan of John Force Racing with previous experience with Foley Lewis Racing and Paul Lee Racing.

Aiden Campos

Hometown: Visalia, CA
Info coming soon!

Binion Jones

Hometown: Benbrook, TX
Binion grew up around motocross racing and all types of racing. Previous experience includes working as a transport driver for Supercross/Motocross teams.

Chris Kelley

Hometown: Galesburg, IL
Chris' dad has a drag car so he grew up going to drag strips. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science, and worked for minor league baseball teams and the Chicago Cubs. However, he returned to racing to live what his 12-year-old self always dreamed of!

James Naumann

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
James started working at local shops at 14 years old and eventually got a job at Bandimere Speedway where he caught the drag racing bug. He moved to Indiana to work for Don Schumacher Racing hospitality, Tony Schumacher, and most recently with Alexis DeJoria.

Nash Ruckman

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Nash got involved in drag racing through his family. Previous racing experience includes TAFC and TAD, working with Ruckman Brothers Racing and McPhillips Racing.

Phil Zwart

Hometown: Schoolcraft, MI
Philip grew up around racing as his dad worked at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan. Previous racing experience includes Kalitta Motorsports, Del Worsham Racing and JCM Racing.

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Lanny Miglizzi

Hometown: San Dimas, CA
Lanny grew up racing with his dad who started L&T Clutches in 1980. Around 1982 he went drag racing full time as he needed to learn the race track in order to help their clutch customers. He’s still learning everyday.

Eric Frampton

Hometown: El Paso, TX
Eric got his start in drag racing shortly after he got out of the Navy and worked on dirt modified cars for a few years while working evenings as a Diesel mechanic at the Kenworth shop in town. He met a guy who helped get him hired in drag racing doing the Mopar Performance tech trailer at the races which led into working with John Force and the team. He moved into the Castrol midway trailer in 2006 and then eventually moved to JFR Race Support. His hobbies include desert racing his dirt bike and driving his pro street car.

Jimmy Godfrey

Hometown: Plainview, TX
Jimmy was first introduced to racing by his grandfather at a young age. In his spare time, he enjoys car shows, and keeping up with the family's eight dogs.