In a must-win position, Top Fuel ace Doug Herbert responds with a big run (That’s Racin’)

Doug Herbert waited two days for what might very well have been the most important 4.526 seconds of his drag racing career, and it was darn well worth the wait. Herbert, the National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel driver whose team is based in Lincolnton, completed his improbable Cinderella run into the “Countdown to Four” … Read more

Herbert surges into NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship (USA Today)

Whether it took three days or longer, Doug Herbert wanted to see if he could do the impossible. His patience and faith were rewarded Wednesday as he beat No. 1 qualifier and Top Fuel points leader Rod Fuller in the final to become the division’s final championship entrant, capping a surge from 11th place. Read … Read more