Doug Herbert is the only four-time IHRA Top Fuel Champion in history. He won the coveted title in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1996. Racing has always been a large part of Herbert's life. Growing up in Southern California he began by racing BMX bicycles, which after two years led to his involvement in motocross racing. Herbert then made the transfer from land to water as he began competing in boat racing's Stock Outboard and MOD VP categories. After two years of boat racing, he dropped anchor and began his drag racing career in the NHRA Top Alcohol classes, eventually advancing to the Top Fuel classes of the NHRA and IHRA.
When Herbert is not on the track, he's managing Herbert Performance Parts, a multi-million dollar high-performance auto parts business that his father, Chet Herbert, started in 1959. The company's headquarters are located in Cherryville, N.C
In 2008 B.R.A.K.E.S was founded by Doug Herbert. B.R.A.K.E.S., which stands for Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe, is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization founded by NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Doug Herbert in memory of his two sons who were killed in a car accident on January 26, 2008 in Cornelius, NC. By training and educating teenage drivers and their parents, the foundation aims to promote safe driving in an attempt to prevent injuries and save lives. B.R.A.K.E.S. mission is to prevent injuries and save lives by training and educating teenage drivers and their parents about the importance of safe and responsible driving. There will be a link on the bottom of this post that you can go to to learn more on B.R.A.K.E.S. and Doug Herbert.
Doug Herbert is on the final stages of securing funding that would put him back behind his Top Fuel Dragster for 2012 and hopefully many years to come. We are all hoping and praying that we will see him back in the Top Fuel Field, competing and winning rounds, that will bring many Wally's his way.
On Saturday January 14th at the Greensboro Coliseum, NC. Doug Herbert joined other legendary racers such as Ronnie Sox, Rickie Smith, Roy Hill and others in the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame. “Doug Herbert is not only the most accomplished Top Fuel racer to reside in North Carolina with 30 national events wins in the NHRA and the IHRA series; he also is one of the State’s most proficient drag racing entrepreneurs.
Put on The B.R.A.K.E.S., will host its Inaugural Southern California Benefit Dinner February 24, 2012 at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, CA. The night will include a special program, dinner, cocktails, silent and live auctions and celebrity guests. All proceeds from the dinner will benefit Doug Herbert's Put on the B.R.A.K.E.S., which provides free hands on driver training to teens. The dinner will be the largest fund raiser on the west coast and Doug looks forward to hosting his NHRA friends and fans as well as all his B.R.A.K.E.S. supporters. This will be a great night where attendees can mingle with NHRA celebrities and raise money for a great cause. With the support of Tom Compton and the NHRA, B.R.A.K.E.S. has trained nearly 1,000 teens in the Southern California area, this is a great way to promote the NHRA message that racing is for the track and safe defensive driving is what needs to be done on the street."
I highly recommend following Doug Herbert on twitter, "Liking" his pages on FaceBook, and getting to know this great man. His Passions for all he does runs very deep and is admired by so many for all of his accomplishments.
Please click on the links below to follow and learn more about Doug Herbert:
Doug Herbert Web Site
Doug Herbert on FaceBook
Doug Herbert FaceBook Page
Doug Herbert's High Performance Center
Doug Herbert on Twitter
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