Herrera Nets Trio of Wins and Heads Into Off Season With Motivation

From Inside Line Promotions SOMERTON, Ariz. (November 20, 2017) – Johnny Herrera has a lot of motivation entering the offseason after enduring one of the most frustrating seasons of his storied career. “We had too many DNFs,” he said. “This is by far the worst year points-wise and the most inconsistent. It’s motivation to try to fix the issues we do have. The biggest thing is trying to get another motor in our program. If you have one hiccup with one or you get a bad streak it gets you in a bind. Then your scrambling and that’s extra pressure. We’ve had an issue like that during the summer the last two years that has hurt us.” Herrera finished sixth in the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship standings, which was the first time he didn’t place in the top four of the standings since joining the tour in 2011. Although he didn’t score a feature victory with the series, he was tied for the second-most top 10s with 33. “The top fives weren’t there and that’s where it’s lacking,” he said. “I feel like we were an eighth-place car this year, but the past few years we’ve been a [...]