Halkaan ka akhriso faahfaahin dheeraad ah - Waxaa ku dhashay magaalada Topton, Pennsylvania, Herman wuxuu ku geeriyooday magaalada West Haven, Connecticut ka dib dhaawacyo ka soo gaaray shil baabuur oo ku dhacay wadada West Haven Speedway. Herman waxa uu ku lug lahaa shil baabuur oo ka dhacay wareegii koowaad ee tartanka oo baabuurkiisa uu rogmaday. Wuxuu ku tartamayay American Automobile Association (AAA) iyo United States Automobile Club (USAC) Championship Car series, isagoo tartamayay 1955-1957 iyo 1959-1960 xilli ciyaareedkii oo uu ka soo bilaabay 11 kulan, oo ay ku jiraan Indianapolis 500 tartamada sannadahan. Waxa uu ku soo dhamaaday tobanka ugu sareeya 3 jeer, isagoo ugu fiicnaa kaalinta 7aad, 1955 Indianapolis 500
wuxuu ku guuleystay abaalmarinta sanadka.