When our friends, Kurt and Phyliss Hanson were here at the house a little over a week ago, Kurt shared with me some blockbuster news about an upcoming announcement in the Drag Racing World. The news, of which I was sworn to secrecy, was that Del Worsham, who had just won the Top Fuel World Championship, was going to retire as a driver. If that wasn't big enough news, the next tidbit was that he was going to become the crew chief for Alexis Dejoria's Funny Car, and that those announcements would be made in the near future.Sure enough, about a week ago, right after Kurt & Phyliss left for Florida, NHRA released a news release that Del Worsham had retired as the current NHRA Top Fuel Champion. Yesterday, just as Kurt had predicted, the new press release from NHRA stated that Worsham had joined Kalitta Motorsports as the new crew chief for the Tequila Patron Funny Car.
Not a big deal for those that don't follow drag racing, but for this fan of the fastest motor sports racing on the planet, it was a big deal to learn that news ahead of the official announcement. When the 2012 season kicks off in Pomona, there will be lots of changes, but the Worsham switch from driver to crew chief will be one of the biggest!
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