His sons were killed last month in a car crash, and he’s back where he feels relaxed — behind the wheel of a top-fuel dragster.
Doug Herbert didn’t need to post a monster number Thursday. The oversized driver nicknamed “Dougzilla” needed only an uneventful run down the quarter mile at Pomona Raceway for his life to [...]

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POMONA - Doug Herbert will be racing with a heavy heart as the NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series begins today with the Winternationals, but he knows he’ll have company.
On Jan. 26 in Cornelius, N.C., a traffic accident claimed the lives of Herbert’s two sons, Jon, 17, and James, 12. The Top Fuel driver immediately left [...]

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Our condolences to Doug Herbert and his family for the loss of their two young sons, Jon and James Herbert. Our prayers are with you as you endure this harsh tragedy, as there is nothing that can be said to make his loss more tolerable.
From Doug Herbert’s website:
Condolences can be sent to Raymer Funeral Home, [...]

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January 26, 2008 - 10:37PM
CORNELIUS — Two sons of Top Fuel drag racer Doug Herbert died Saturday as a result of a two-vehicle wreck near Herbert’s home in Cornelius.
Jon Herbert, who would’ve turned 18 next month, and James Herbert, 12, died when their Mazda3 collided with a second vehicle in the Lake Norman area wreck, [...]

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