Homer Gerald "Al" Herman (March 15, 1926 – June 18, 1960) was an American racecar driver.
Biography
Born in Topton, Pennsylvania, Herman died in West Haven, Connecticut as a result of injuries sustained in a midget car crash at the West Haven Speedway.
Indianapolis 500 results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1955
|71
|16
|139.811
|15
|7
|200
|0
|Running
|-
!1956
|12
|27
|141.610
|23
|28
|74
|0
|Crash FS
|-
!1957
|89
|30
|140.007
|29
|21
|111
|0
|Crash FS
|-
!1959
|89
|23
|141.939
|29
|13
|200
|0
|Running
|-
!1960
|76
|30
|141.838
|31
|32
|34
|0
|Clutch
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|619
|0
|
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|5
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|0
|-
!Top 10
|1
|-
!Retired
|3
|}
World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Herman participated in five World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.
