The day the competition feared has arrived.
Entering the 2009 season, Del Worsham carried the monstrous
expectations of a drag racing community who assumed his association
with championship team owner Alan Johnson all but guaranteed a Funny
Car title.
Then, they stumbled and then, they stumbled again.
What was deemed to be the almighty team didn’t appear to be so almighty.
Then, Worsham won at the NHRA O'Reilly Midwest Nationals in St. Louis
and there was concern from the competition that early season
expectations were close to becoming fulfilled. Still, with the previous
early season shortfalls, there was a measure of doubt.