The 2005 SCCA National Champion, Toby had made the switch from racing shifter karts to racing sedans in the Pro Sports Car Neon Challenge in 1999. In that rookie season the young Grahovec scored his first podium finish at the Champ Car race at Road America. During the 2000 season, Toby was able to collect his first pro win at the Dodge Dealers Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. Along with that first win, he was able to stand on the podium 3 times and finish the year 3rd in the Championship.

From 2001 to 2005, Toby raced a REALTIME Acura Integra in SCCA Nationals and the Runoffs along with doing tire testing for Hoosier Racing Tire. The year 2003 was a great year for him, he graduated from Robert Morris College in Chicago and in November of 2003 he was selected to be a Factory Dodge driver and help develop the SRT-4 into a racecar.

In 2005 he raced a Corvette in SCCA T1 and made his oval debut at Sandusky Speedway in Truck race with strong 6th place finish. That was not the only thing on Toby's plate; he also teamed up with Classic BMW to win the SCCA National Championship in their SSB BMW Z4. To top off a fantastic season he was picked for the second time to be SCCA Chicago Region Driver of the year.

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