39 Facts About Del Worsham

Worsham drives a Lucas Oil sponsored car Worsham Racing, a family team.

In 1991, Del Worsham became the youngest driver to win a Funny Car event and went on to win the NHRA Rookie of the Year.

In 2015, Del Worsham won the NHRA Mello Yello Championship in Funny Car.

Del Worsham became the third driver to win championships in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, joining Kenny Bernstein and Gary Scelzi in this category.

Del Worsham made his first professional start at the last race of the 1990 NHRA season in Pomona, California.

Del Worsham competed primarily in the Funny Car series from his debut through the 2010 season.

Del Worsham did split his time between Funny Car and Top Fuel from 1993 to 1995.

Del Worsham 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 doing so, Del Worsham, who was 21 years old at the time, became the youngest driver ever to win a Funny Car event.

Del Worsham continued his early success by winning the Summernationals in Englishtown, New Jersey, less than three months later.

Del Worsham followed up his strong performance in 1991 by placing second in three events: the US Nationals, the Summernationals, and the Southern Nationals.

In 1993, Del Worsham participated in select Top Fuel races, ultimately starting eight times in the Top Fuel Series.

Del Worsham continued to participate in both the Top Fuel Series and Funny Car Series in 1994, starting 12 and five races, respectively.

Del Worsham raced only twice in the Top Fuel Series while he made 17 starts in Funny Car.

Del Worsham made it to the semifinals once, and he finished 16th overall in the Point Standings.

Del Worsham would go on to finish seventh in the Point Standings.

In 2000, Del Worsham made 23 Funny Car starts and failed to qualify for the Sunday rounds only once.

Del Worsham was one of only three Funny Car drivers to qualify for the championship rounds in all 24 Funny Car events in 2001.

Del Worsham's wins came at Houston, Texas ; Joliet, Illinois ; Sonoma, California ; and Pomona, California.

Del Worsham posted 35 victories in the elimination rounds against 20 losses.

Del Worsham continued to race well in 2002, qualifying for all but one of the championship rounds.

Del Worsham matched his win total from the previous year, winning at Chandler, Arizona ; Joliet, Illinois ; Denver, Colorado ; and Ennis, Texas.

Del Worsham matched his 2001 victory total in the elimination rounds.

Del Worsham went on to win three races in 2003, which were at Bristol, Tennessee ; Madison, Illinois ; and Pomona, California.

Qualifying for all 23 Funny Car events, Del Worsham reached the semifinals 13 times.

Del Worsham would go on to place second in the 2004 NHRA POWERade Championship Point Standings, his best finish ever in an NHRA series and his fourth consecutive Top Four finish.

Del Worsham reached the semifinals five times and advanced twice.

Del Worsham finished eighth in the 2005 NHRA POWERade Championship Point Standings, marking the first time in five years he would finish outside of the Top Four.

Del Worsham did not qualify for the championship rounds at Topeka, Kansas, breaking his qualifying streak at 98, which began in 2002.

Del Worsham returned to the Top Ten in the 2007 Funny Car Point Standings, finishing ninth.

Del Worsham ultimately finished 13th in the 2008 NHRA Full Throttle Championship Point Standings, his worst finish since 1995.

In September 2008, Del Worsham was named the new driver of the Al-Anabi Racing Funny Car, effective after the 2008 NHRA Funny Car season.

Del Worsham won in all three of his Final Round appearances, his first multi-win season since 2005.

Del Worsham's victories came at the O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, and the Virginia NHRA Nationals.

Del Worsham improved three places in the playoffs, finishing in sixth place in the Funny Car Point Standings, his best finish since 2004.

On November 13,2011, Del Worsham won his first NHRA Top Fuel title over Spencer Massey at Auto Club NHRA Final in Pomona, California.

Del Worsham retired after the end of the 2011 season, to join Kalitta Motorsports as a crew chief for the Toyota Camry Funny Car driven by Alexis DeJoria, daughter of John Paul DeJoria of the John Paul Mitchell Systems hair care line, and sponsored by Tequila Patron, founded by John Paul.

On November 27,2012, it was announced that Del Worsham will relinquish his crew chief position to Tommy DeLago and return to the driver's seat for Kalitta Motorsports as the pilot of the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car replacing Jeff Arend who had driven the DHL Funny car since the latter part of the 2008 season until 2012.

In late 2016, Del Worsham announced he would be rejoining his father, racing with the Family Team.