BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Del Worsham raced to his second straight Top Fuel victory and third in five events this season, beating teammate Larry Dixon on Sunday in the NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway.
Worsham had a 3.880-second run at 318.99 mph, while defending series champion Dixon finished in 3.900 at 316.82. Worsham, a longtime Funny Car racer who has 28 career victories, joined Mike Dunn as the only drivers to win the Houston event in both categories.
Jeff Arend (Funny Car), Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won their divisions in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.
