MX Sports, producers of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch, congratulates Eli Tomac on being awarded the 2009 AMA Sportsman of the Year Award at the AMA Racing Banquet, held December 4, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
MX Sports congratulates AMA Amateur Motocross Champion Eli Tomac on being named the 2009 AMA Sportsman of the Year Award.
The AMA Racing Sportsman of the Year is awarded to an individual who has elevated the sport of motorcycle racing through his or her unselfish demonstration of outstanding sportsmanship. Hundreds of racing enthusiasts, including those that do not race, may be eligible for the award.
Tomac, from Cortez, Colo., took the championship in both the 250 B and Schoolboy 2 (14-16) classes at the AMA Amateur Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN.
Besides being a Loretta Lynn Champion, Tomac also won the FIM World Junior Championship in Taupo, New Zealand. He expects to make his professional racing debut at the opening round of the Lucas Oil
AMA Pro Motocross Championships on May 22, 2010 at Hangtown Motocross Classic in Rancho Cordova, Calif.
The AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch will celebrate its 28th year of racing on August 2-7, 2010 in Hurricane Mills, TN.
