A terrifying catastrophe occurred on January 11 at the Chili Bowl Nationals when a 16-year-old racer Ashton Torgerson was ejected from his vehicle after it hit a wall and flipped many times with his accident video viral
According to media, Ashton Torgerson wrecked his car on the 11th lap of his maiden midget race while he and another driver were squabbling over a curve.
Torgerson was running outside of the top five in the A-Main Feature of the Chili Bowl Nationals when he collided with Kevin Thomas Jr., sending him into the outside wall and caused his car to flip on the backstretch.
Ashton Torgerson accident crash video with Kevin Thomas Jr from Chilli Bowl Nationals goes viral
#chilibowl crash video pic.twitter.com/eGiePFjQFP
— Tyler (@Tyler85890058) January 12, 2023
I talked with 16yo Ashton Torgerson’s dad after he survived a brutal crash at the @cbnationals Wednesday. Miraculously, he says Ashton has no broken bones, but does have blood on his brain. @FOX23 @torgersonracing @Petersen_Media
(Courtesy: Patrick Maxwell Photography) pic.twitter.com/q0nJSMQoeC
— Julia Gorman (@Julia__Gorman) January 13, 2023
Ashton Torgerson was transported to a Tulsa hospital following an accident during Wednesday's preliminary feature event at the Chili Bowl Nationals. Ashton was alert and communicating with track officials before being transported. We will update when we have more information.
— Chili Bowl Nationals (@cbnationals) January 12, 2023
He had started on the outside of the first row. When his speedy car flipped over, he was thrown from the vehicle and landed hard in the dirt. Torgerson was in eighth place when the incident happened.
The Chile Bowl Nationals tweeted that Torgerson, a resident of Medford, Oregon, was conscious and able to communicate with track authorities before being sent to a hospital in Tulsa. Family members of the rally driver told The US Sun that Torgerson is currently awaiting the results of a CT scan. Someone was cited as stating, “The first thing he asked me was what place he was in.”
The most recent reports indicated that Torgerson was conscious and receptive to touch. “Ashton is awake and alert at the hospital. He has feeling in hands and feet and has passed his tests so far. He’s now going into scans,” In a tweet, Peterson media cited the Torgerson Racing family.
The internet and the racing community at large have been flooding the young racer with prayers and well wishes.
Glad to hear Ashton Torgerson is awake and alert. Tonight was probably one of the scariest things I’ve seen happen at a motorsport event in my life. Crazy. https://t.co/wJVRkp22mM
— Toby Christie (@Toby_Christie) January 12, 2023
Very happy to hear the good news from Ashton Torgerson’s camp after his super scary Chili Bowl crash.
Sadly, I saw something similar while working at my local dirt track as a 12 year old in mid-80s.
That crash replays in my mind to today as vividly as if it were yesterday.
— Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) January 12, 2023
Rollercoaster of emotions. First and foremost I want to send my thoughts and prayers to Ashton Torgerson. We’re one big family and we wish you a speedy recovery.
Thank you @KKM_67 for this opportunity and for helping me pick up my 8th #ChiliBowl prelim win!
📸 Dave Higgins pic.twitter.com/tavuiNxDDr
— RICO (@Rico_Abreu) January 12, 2023
Who is Ashton Torgerson?
Teenage race car driver Ashton Torgerson of Medford, Oregon is only 16 years old. The adolescent driver has been actively competing for ten years and has won numerous events. At age 4, he began racing go-karts, and he later moved on to dirt racing.
At age 11, he moved on from participating in cage carts to 600 micro sprints and small monster trucks. Inspired by his older brother Austin, Ashton made his full-size monster truck debut at the age of 14. Both brothers now prefer midget car racing, in which they use tiny engines that pack a lot of punch for their size.
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