Herbert will race with a heavy heart

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 the test session outside Phoenix to be with 9-year-old daughter Jessie and wife Sonny.

Herbert has one goal in mind: to win the championship for his boys.

Read the full story by Louis Brewster of The Sun in San Bernardino