Education
After high school, he completed a six-year enlistment in the United States. Air Force as an Air Surveillance Technician on the East-3 AWACS.
After high school, he completed a six-year enlistment in the United States. Air Force as an Air Surveillance Technician on the East-3 AWACS.
Sherman’s route to the was not like that of most drivers. lieutenant was during his last year in the Air Force that racing caught Sherman’s attention. After a trip to the Jim Russell Racing School in Sonoma, California, Sherman was asked to compete for a racing scholarship in the Russell Champ Series.
During the next few years Sherman competed in several different racing series including the Barber Dodge Pro Series, Grand American Road Racing Association and the Associate of the Royal College of Art Revue Economique/MAX Series.
In 2003, driving a Ford sponsored by Serta Mattresses, he collected six top-5 and 11 top-10 finishes in Associate of the Royal College of Art competition and finished fourth in the final point standings. The following year he posted nine top-5 and 14 top-10 finishes, which placed him second in the series’ point standings.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time * – Most laps led)
= Nextel Cup Series Daytona 500
On February 19, 2008 it was announced that he had signed with Panther Racing to move to the Firestone Series for the 2008 season. Sherman finished 11th in points with a best finish of 3rd which came in the first race of the year at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
His best road course finish was 10th in a rain drenched attrition filled race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Carolina Course.
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
= Barber Dodge Pro Series = =.