In 2020, Alexis DeJoria returned to the cockpit of a nitro Funny Car after a two-year hiatus.
DeJoria drove the ROKiT Toyota Camry Funny Car to a solid eighth-place finish in points in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series that was abbreviated because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeJoria compiled an 11-11 elimination-round record, highlighted by four semifinal appearances at the season-opening Winternationals, St. Louis, Houston, and Las Vegas.
“The highlight of the season I would say was coming off a two-year hiatus and having a great showing at the Winternationals in Pomona,” DeJoria said. “We had a new team and I hadn’t been out there for two years. Even with all that newness we went out and ran good numbers and made it to the semifinals. That was a huge, huge highlight for me. Unfortunately, after that our season got cut short and we had to sit for a while. When we did come back out, we struggled a little bit at first but as soon as the guys figured out the tune-up, we were running really good and consistent. Coming back after being off for so long and getting back to running well in itself was a huge highlight, too.”