Last week in Memphis, Worsham was the No. 14 qualifier and lost to Ashley Force Hood in the second round of eliminations. He has two wins this season; he visited victory circle in Madison, Ill. and Bristol, Tenn.

One year ago at Virginia Motorsports Park, Worsham was the No. 10 qualifier and lost to Jack Beckman in the first round of eliminations; he has never won at Virginia Motorsports Park.

Worsham has 24 wins in his Funny Car career; he is seventh on the NHRA's all-time Funny Car wins list trailing sixth place by just two wins.

Worsham prior to Virginia Motorsports Park:
"We are halfway through the playoffs, and unless things change a lot in a hurry, it'll be pretty tough for us to challenge for the championship this year. There are a lot of great things about our race team; Dickie (crew chief Dickie Venables) and Kurt (assistant crew chief Kurt Elliott) are working figure out what we can do better so we can improve and be a better team in the future. We have three races to go in the season, and we'll do our best to get a little bit better each race. If we can win one of the three remaining races, that will be a great step for our Al-Anabi race team."

For additional information on Alan Johnson and Del Worsham, please visit http://www.alanjohnsonracing.com

About Al-Anabi Racing:
Al-Anabi Racing operates out of multiple locations in both the United States and Qatar. In the United States, the Brownsburg, Ind.-based operation is a two-car NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Team fielding entries in Top Fuel and Funny Car competition. At the forefront of this team is His Highness Sheik Khalid Al Thani's goal to promote the domestic and international awareness of Motorsports in the nation of Qatar. Alan Johnson is an eight-time NHRA Top Fuel Championship crew chief.

Courtesy of Rob Goodman