Daniel
For the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Season (FIL), Daniel Herrington will join a new team in the paddock, Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA). Piloting the team’s No. 28 Dallara/Firestone machine will allow Herrington to participate in his first full season after two partial seasons in 2007 and 2008 with SpeedWorks, Michael Crawford Motorsports, and RLR Andersen Racing.
BHA principals Bryan Herta and Steve Newey selected Herrington based off his promising FIL drives and success in other series. In the 2007 off-season Herrington showed encouraging results in Champ Car Atlantic testing, running in the top-10 of a very competitive field. Although Herrington was unable to secure funding for a whole season, the experience was a valuable one and opened some doors for the 2008 Season.
That spring Herrington secured sponsorship for three race weekends (5 races) in FIL competition. He started from the top spot in the second race at Watkins Glen International, where he led three laps and finished a career best third.
In 2008, Herrington competed in eight Indy Lights races with Michael Crawford Racing (4 starts) and RLR Andersen Racing (4 starts). He hopes to build on those experiences this season with BHA and Vision Racing. BHA has formed a technical alliance with Vision Racing and their FIL entry No. 21 with driver James Davison.
PERSONAL STATISTICS:
Birth Date: July 12, 1986
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Residence: Raleigh, North Carolina
Ht./Wt.: 5’-11” / 160 lbs.
Marital Status: Single
Education: Graduating in May 2009 from North Carolina State University w/ Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in English Literature.
FIL RACING STATISTICS: (at the completion of the 2008 season)
FIL Seasons: 2 partial
First Season: 2007 with SpeedWorks and SpeedWorks/SSM
Highest Career Start: 1st — Watkins Glen, 2007 / SpeedWorks/SSM
Highest Career Finish: 3rd — Watkins Glen, 2007 / SpeedWorks/SSM
Laps Led: 3
Top-5’s: 1
Top-10’s: 7
Starts: 13
Running at Finish: 12 (92%)
UNDER THE HELMET:
Hobbies: Basketball, Golf, Disc Golf
Favorite Sport to Watch other than Racing: Basketball, Tennis
Favorite Food and/or Meal: I love any fruit, and you can’t top a steak dinner.
Favorite Dessert: Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream
Favorite Movies: “The Big Lebowski,” “Hunt For Red October,” “Snatch”
Favorite TV Shows: a tie between “Seinfeld” and “Top Gear”
Favorite Books: “The Endurance,” “The Road,” “The Age of Wire and String,” “Hot. Flat, and Crowded,” and “Blink”
Favorite Music Artists: J Roddy Walston and the Business, Jurassic 5, Hot Chip, Beck, The Doors, The Who, The White Stripes, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, The Zutons, and more!
Off-Season Activities: School (until May!), Basketball, Golf, Travel
Pre-Race Ritual: Lots of stretching that looks goofy but works for me
Most Memorable Moment in Career: First oval race at Milwaukee Mile finishing 2nd in 2006
First Car: 1993 Volvo station wagon
Current Car: Currently without one, driving my sister’s
Racing Heroes: Gilles Villeneuve, Mario Andretti, Stirling Moss, Phil Hill, Perry McCarthy
Favorite Race Tracks: Milwaukee Mile, Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen
Person Most Admired: My parents
