Doug Herbert, owner and driver of the SnaponFranchise.com Top Fuel dragster, left the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, with a heart warming victory.
Herbert qualified in the No. 5 position and faced Troy Buff in the opening round of eliminations. First off the line with a stellar reaction time (.077 of a second to Buff’s .085), Herbert piloted the SnaponFranchise.com dragster to a solid 4.69 at 297.29 to Buff’s 4.72 at 294.18.
The second round brought Herbert to the line against friend David Grubnic. Herbert defeated Grubnic with a holeshot victory. Herbert’s quick reaction time (.053 of a second to Grubnic’s .089) lead him to the finish line first and his 4.666 second pass defeated Grubnic’s 4.662.
The final round brought Brandon Bernstein to the line on a day when Herbert could not be beaten. Once again, Herbert’s excellent reaction time lead him to victory on a holeshot. He left the line in an astounding .018 of a second to Bernstein’s .081, allowing his 4.63 second pass to cross the finish line before
Bernstein’s 4.61, ushering him and the SnaponFranchise.com team into winner’s circle.
“I felt like a winner when I woke up today and we proved it,” said the veteran driver. “I have my daughter Jessie here with me this weekend and it has been really great having her here, she is my good luck charm.
“We call this season the ‘For My Boys’ Tour, and today I really felt like I had Jon and James riding with me in the car.
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