Seventeen year-old Toby Jorgensen dies from injuries he receives after crashing twenty days earlier during the 1999 AMA Grand Nationals in Dallas, Texas.
On September 11 Rookie Expert Toby Jorgensen, of Stockton, California, crashes through the inside turn two guard rail during the AMA Grand National Championship main event on the mile oval at Lone Star Park in Dallas, Texas.
The seventeen year-old had a distinguised amateur career with numerous victories at regional and national races dating back to 1989. His professional debut was in the 1998 Hot Shoe Series, where he won the 600cc Pro Sport race at Spokane, Washington. Jorgensen entered the Grand National Series in 1999 where he earned the respect and admiration of both fans and fellow riders, with a runner-up finish at the Peoria, Illinois, TT.
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