March 15, 1927 – June 18, 1960
Al Herman
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Born in Topton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Herman drove in the American Automobile Association and United States Automobile Club Championship Car series, racing in the 1955-1957 and 1959-1960 seasons with 11 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each of those years. He finished in the top ten 3 times, with his best finish in 7th position, in the 1955 Indianapolis 500, earning him Rookie of the Year.
Herman died in West Haven, Connecticut as a result of injuries sustained in a midget car crash at the West Haven Speedway. Herman was involved in a multi-car crash on the first lap of the feature race and his car rolled.
Real good friends with Jimmy Bryan, they were a couple of pranksters and would screw with each other on the track in hot laps for fun. Ironic that Jimmy was upset the next day at Langhorne, and he met his end there. Maybe it was meant to be, who knows?
ReplyDeleteJimmy Bryan was lost at Langhorne the next day.
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