There's probably no better time to head to Las Vegas than when you're on a
certifiable hot streak. Whether it's drawing to an inside straight, putting a
pile of chips on that one lucky number, watching 7-7-7 come up on a slot
machine, or finding your drag racing stride after two and a half years of
frustration, the payoffs in Sin City can be large, and Del Worsham is headed to
the Nevada desert looking to cash in.
After having won 18 races in five years (2001-2005), capped off by his
memorable victory at the '05 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Worsham seemingly lost
his map to the Winner's Circle, and the exasperation born of his winless skein
was made worse when he led off each of the last two seasons with a pair of
back-to-back DNQs. Less than two weeks ago, Worsham finally erased a losing
streak that was one of the most confusing and frustrating in the sport, by
dominating four rounds of racing in Houston, and all of those negative thoughts
were relegated to the dusty files of ancient history. Worsham now shifts his
sights to Las Vegas, where he has never won.
"Our team has won at The Strip but it was our blue car when Phil Burkart
was driving, so I haven't had the pleasure," Worsham said. "The Strip is one of
the best, and most major-league tracks on the tour, and it's definitely at the
top of my list for places I'd like to add to the scrapbook, but I've never
approached a race in my life looking all the way ahead to think about winning.
Houston was just like every other race we've ever won; we went there trying to
do our best and hoping to go rounds. Some weekends, it just all comes together
and you get rewarded. Some weekends, you run even better and it doesn't happen.
You just never know."
