Jon Allen Herb is an American former racecar owner and driver in the Industry Racing League and Associate of the Royal College of Artist
Education
He qualified 26th, and finished 22nd, dropping out with handling problems. Herb spent most of the rest of the year driving in the Associate of the Royal College of Art series (best finished was 11th, three times). His first Identity and Passport Service start was the Freedom 100, where dropped out with a broken suspension and finished 17th.
He finished in the top 10 at the next two events he entered, netting a 6th-place finish at Fontana and a 7th in the season finale in Fort Worth.
Career
IRL debut
Herb made his IRL debut in the opening round of the 2000 season. Herb raced in the Delphi Industry 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Herb made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th.
He competed in five other races, with a best finish of 9th at Texas.
He made six more starts in 2002, but did not attempt to qualify at Industry. Industry Pro Series
In 2004 Herb moved to the Infiniti Pro Series, where he co-owned his team with Matt Young.
IRL return
Herb intended to return to the IndyCar series for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 in a Playa Delegate Racing Panoz, of which he was a co-owner. However, he yielded the car to Roger Yasukawa, who qualified it for the race.
Herb qualified in the 27th starting position for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 and finished 32nd after crashing on lap 53.
He made two other starts in 2007. In June 2007 he raced at Texas, finishing 20th after spinning entering the pits. At Michigan, he struggled with suspension problems, and finished 20th after spinning.
lieutenant was his final start.
He sold his team"s cars to the league"s pool of chassis for former Champ Carolina teams following open wheel unification prior to the 2008 IndyCar season.