Daniel Herrington (born July 12, 1986) is an

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racing driver from

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. Herrington began his professional racing career in Formula BMW USA in 2004 with a partial schedule. He competed full-time in 2005 for

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and finished 12th in points. In 2006 he moved to the

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and finished 10th in points with one victory. In 2007 he made his

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(then called the Indy Pro Series) debut for SpeedWorks, competing in 5 road course races and placing 23rd in points. He drove another partial season in 2008, competing in 8 races for Michael Crawford Motorsports and finishing 20th in points. In 2009 he will compete full-time for the new

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, IndyCar.com, January 29, 2009 Daniel captured his first FILS victory at the Chicagoland 100 and finished 7th in points. Herrington returned to the series for the penultimate race of 2010 at Kentucky, stepping into BHA's No. 29 car when

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quit mid-race weekend. He competed in the following race for Genoa Racing. In

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he competed in the

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#77 car in

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while both the car's regular drivers,

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and

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, were unavailable due to other commitments. He also drove the car in the double-header in Edmonton. He currently resides in

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Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

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Star Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

References

External links

Daniel Herrington's official websiteIndyCar.com bio
1986 births Living people Indy Lights drivers Racing drivers from Baltimore Formula BMW USA drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina Arrow McLaren SP drivers Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers Bryan Herta Autosport drivers Racing drivers from North Carolina {{US-autoracing-bio-stub