Del Worsham
| Del Worsham | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
February 11, 1970 Whittier, California |
| Funny Car Driver career | |
| Debut season | 1990 |
| Current team | Worsham & Fink Racing |
| Car no. | 750 FC |
| Former teams | Roger Primm Racing, Alan Johnson Racing, Kalitta Motorsports |
| Starts | 412 |
| Wins | 33 (TF: 8 FC: 25) |
| Fastest laps |
TF: 3.73 et/ 327mph FC: 3.83 et/ 332mph |
| Best finish | TF: 1st FC: 1st in 2011 (TF); 2015 (FC) |
| Previous series | |
| 1990-2016 | NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 2015 |
1 (Top Fuel) 1 (Funny Car) |
| Awards | |
| 1991 1998 |
NHRA Rookie of the Year Blaine Johnson Award |
| Last updated on: 11/2015. | |
TF: 3.73 et/ 327mph
Del Worsham (born February 11, 1970 in Whittier, California) is an NHRA Funny car driver who began his professional career as a driver in Pomona, California, in 1990. Worsham drives a Lucas Oil sponsored car Worsham Racing, a family team. Through the first five races of the 2011 season, he has amassed 33 career victories, eight in the Top Fuel Series and 25 in the Funny Car Series. In 1991, Worsham became the youngest driver (age 21) to win a Funny Car event and went on to win the NHRA Rookie of the Year. His best finish in the Point Standings first came in 2011 when he won the NHRA Full Throttle Championship in Top Fuel. In 2015, Worsham won the NHRA Mello Yello Championship in Funny Car. He becomes the third driver to win championships in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, joining Kenny Bernstein and Gary Scelzi in this category.
Worsham made his first professional start at the last race of the 1990 NHRA season in Pomona, California. He competed primarily in the Funny Car series from his debut through the 2010 season. He did, however, split his time between Funny Car and Top Fuel from 1993 to 1995. At the beginning of the 2011 season, he switched to the Top Fuel series.
His best performance came in 2004 when he finished second place in the Funny Car Point Standings. His five victories and 41 elimination round wins that came in 2004 are also personal bests.
Del drove for his family's team from the beginning of his career until joining the Al-Anabi Racing Toyota Funny Car team in 2009. In 2017, Del re-joined his family team.
After starting the last race of the 1990 season, Worsham began his professional drag racing career in 1991 driving his father's Nitro Funny Car. Seven races into the season, he won the Southern Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. In doing so, Worsham, who was 21 years old at the time, became the youngest driver ever to win a Funny Car event. He continued his early success by winning the Summernationals in Englishtown, New Jersey, less than three months later. At the conclusion of the 1991 season, Worsham finished sixth in the Funny Car points standings and was named the NHRA Rookie of the Year.
Del followed up his strong performance in 1991 by placing second in three events: the U.S. Nationals, the Summernationals, and the Southern Nationals. Although he did not win a race, he placed fourth in the Funny Car points standings, a two-place improvement from his rookie year.
In 1993, Worsham participated in select Top Fuel races, ultimately starting eight times in the Top Fuel Series. He recorded a top speed of 300.20 mph while participating in Top Fuel. In the Funny Car Series, he finished runner-up only once, losing to John Force at the Winternationals in Pomona, California.
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