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Worsham off to quick start at Al-Anabi

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Friday, May 8, 2009

Not many people can say their career was saved by a sheikh and a guru. Del Worsham happily can make that unusual claim, one year after wondering whether his racing days were done after 17 years as an NHRA Funny Car driver. The sheikh is His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani, a 22-year-old drag racing follower and second heir to the throne of Qatar. The guru is Alan Johnson, an eight-time NHRA championship crew chief who formed his own two-car team this season with the sheikh's suppor ...

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