Del Worsham

Del Worsham
NationalityAmerican
Born (1970-02-11) February 11, 1970 (age 54)
Whittier, California
Funny Car Driver career
Debut season1990
Current teamWorsham & Fink Racing
Car number750 FC
Former teamsRoger Primm Racing, Alan Johnson Racing, Kalitta Motorsports
Starts412
Wins33 (TF: 8 FC: 25)
Fastest lapsTF: 3.73 et/ 327mph FC: 3.83 et/ 332mph
Best finishTF: 1st FC: 1st in 2011 (TF); 2015 (FC)
Previous series
1990-2016NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car
Championship titles
2011
2015
1 (Top Fuel)
1 (Funny Car) [1]
Awards
1991
1998
NHRA Rookie of the Year
Blaine Johnson Award
Last updated on: 11/2015.

Del Worsham (born February 11, 1970, in Whittier, California) is an American NHRA Funny car driver who began his professional career as a driver in Pomona, California, in 1990.[2] 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[3] and went on to win the NHRA Rookie of the Year.[4] His best finish in the Point Standings first came in 2011 when he won the NHRA Full Throttle Championship in Top Fuel.[5] In 2015, Worsham won the NHRA Mello Yello Championship in Funny Car.[1] He became the third driver to win championships in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, joining Kenny Bernstein and Gary Scelzi in this category.[6]

  1. ^ a b NHRA, Worsham wins first Funny Car title, joins exclusive club Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Nov. 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "NHRA Driver Del Worsham". Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Worsham becomes youngest Funny Car winner". Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Del Worsham". Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "2004 NHRA POWERade Championship Point Standings". Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  6. ^ ESPN, Del Worsham third driver to win championships in both nitro categories, Associated Press, Retrieved Nov. 16, 2015.