JCM Racing will field an all-female nitro team in 2025, featuring drivers Alexis DeJoria and Ida Zetterström. DeJoria will drive the Bandero Premium Tequila Funny Car, while Zetterström will operate the JCM Racing Top Fuel Dragster.

The duo will debut as teammates during National Women’s Month at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., on March 7-9. DeJoria, a 12-year Funny Car veteran, will run the full NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule, while Zetterström aims for a ten-race campaign to potentially expand her season.

“This sport has a long history of powerful women who have made their mark not only on NHRA Drag Racing but the motorsports industry as a whole,” said team owner Joe Maynard. “Women have been at the forefront of the NHRA for many years, and we’re proud to be the first organization to have an all-female roster of nitro-powered drivers.”

Maynard praised Zetterström’s potential championship success. “Her work ethic is incredible and that translates to success on the track,” he said. “As for Alexis, it’s clear that she is right there on the cusp, a champion-in-the-making.”

Mike ‘Zippy’ Neff will lead the Bandero Funny Car team, contributing his experience in tuning multiple drivers to race wins. Zetterström will continue to work with crew chief Jon Schaffer after their successful late-season debut in 2024.

“I feel like we left a lot on the table when it comes to showing people what we’re capable of,” Zetterström said. “I hope we can put together the proper funding to race a full season, but regardless, I’ll be out at the track every race weekend.”