Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - An haife shi a Topton, Pennsylvania, Herman ya mutu a West Haven, Connecticut sakamakon raunin da ya samu a wani hadarin mota a West Haven Speedway. Herman ya shiga cikin hadarin mota da yawa a zagaye na farko na tseren fasalin kuma motarsa ta yi birgima. Ya yi tuƙi a cikin Ƙungiyar Motoci ta Amurka (AAA) da Ƙungiyar Motoci ta Amurka (USAC), tsere a cikin shekarun 1955-1957 da 1959-1960 tare da farawa 11, gami da tseren Indianapolis 500 a kowane ɗayan waɗannan shekarun. Ya gama a cikin manyan goma sau 3, tare da mafi kyawunsa a matsayi na 7, a cikin 1955 Indianapolis 500
, ta sa ya zama Rookie na Shekara.