Career
Herring launched into his career in 2006 when he captured the Late Model Championship at South Boston Speedway with nine wins in 17 starts. In the next year, he collected his second Late Model championship at Southern National Raceway Park with seven wins and 21 top-five finishes in 29 races. He closed the season with seven top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes in 14 starts, finishing third in the United States Army Reserve Pro Cup Series Championship and fifth in the regular season points standings.
Also, Herring participated in two Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series races to his schedule for Ricky BentonĀ“s team and posted top-20 finishes in both of his series starts.
In 2010, Herring made his debut in the Nationwide Series at Iowa Speedway for Baker-Curb Racing, and finished 15th. Posting two top-20 finishes in four series starts for the team
The next year, Herring joined Joe Gibbs Racing for four races (two Iowa races, Nashville, and IRP). He collected two top-10 finishes and led 39 laps.
His 7th place in Nashville, was his best result.
In 2012, he made his National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Camping World Truck Series debut for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Iowa Speedway in September, and finished seventh. Also, he picked up his first career top 5 finish in the Nationwide Series, at Kentucky Speedway in September, finishing fourth.