By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Monster Truck driver Jack Koberna has passed away. No age was provided.
An official cause of death has not been announced yet. Unconfirmed reports on social media suggest it may have been due to a heart attack.
“The industry lost a good man,” Monster Truck Throwdown said in a Facebook post. “Jack Koberna was a true asset to the sport through his visions and influenced many with his old school, as they come ways. Our thoughts go out to Rocky and the Koberna family during this unexpected time.”
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According to his page on Fandom.com, Koberna ran Koberna Racing out of Daytona Beach, Florida. He had two Monster Trucks in Tuff E’Nuff and Cyborg.
He previously owned Surf Monster, The Monster Bus, The Savage Beast, and Thugger. He also owned The Bus ride trucks.
Koberna drove Grave Digger 4 in 1990 and 1991.
Before getting involved in Monster Trucks, he was a mud bogger. He got involved with Monster Trucks in 1982 with The Beast.
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Fandom.com reports that he helped build Grave Digger 4 before driving it for Dennis Anderson. He mainly drove the legendary truck on the West Coast.
He appeared in the Monster Jam World Finals in 1999 with Cyborg. He was inducted into the International Monster Truck Hall of Fame in 2018.
When Koberna went into the Hall of Fame, he was part of a class that also included Gary Bauer, Marty Garza, and Mike Nickell.
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