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Chet Herbert Dies


Chet Herbert Dies

Yesterday, speed pioneer Chet Herbert passed away at 81 years old. Confined to a wheelchair after a bout with polio as a child, Herbert was a thinker and not a driver, but his creations in engineering and marketing were significant. He was also the father of Top Fuel racer Doug Herbert and his sister Doris was the one-time editor of Drag News.

Go here for the USA Today story (which credits him for innovations usually attributed elsewhere) and see the Doug herbert statement here.

As of now NHRA has not released a news story.


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