Ivan "Ironman" Stewart | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Oklahoma, United States | June 4, 1945
Retired | 1999 |
Related to | Brian Stewart (son) Gary Stewart (son) Craig Stewart (son) |
Off-Road Racing | |
Years active | 1973–1999 |
Teams | Modern Motors PPI Motorsports |
Championships | 15 |
Wins | 84 |
Championship titles | |
1975 1976 1977 1979 1983 1984 1990 1993 1995 | Driver of the Year SCORE Driver of the Year SCORE Driver of the Year SCORE Driver of the Year SCORE Driver of the Year SCORE GNST Driver’s Champion MTEG Driver of the Year SCORE GNST Driver’s Champion MTEG Driver of the Year SCORE/HDRA Overall Driver’s Champion SCORE/HDRA Unlimited Class Driver’s Champion SCORE/HDRA GNST Driver’s Champion MTEG Overall Driver’s Champion SCORE Unlimited Class Driver’s Champion SCORE Trophy-Truck Class Driver’s Champion SCORE |
Awards | |
1976 1980 1983 1984 1990 1993 1995 2006 2009 | Bilstein Madonna Man of the Year Bilstein Madonna Man of the Year Dennis Keefe Memorial Award Dennis Keefe Memorial Award Bilstein Madonna Man of the Year All American Team AARWBA Mickey & Trudy Thompson Golden Heart Award MTEG All American Team AARWBA All American Team AARWBA Inducted into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame Inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame |
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart (born June 4, 1945) is an American former professional off road racing driver. [1]
In 1973, Stewart was scheduled to co-drive (navigate) in the Ensenada 300 in a Class 1-2 dune buggy. His driver broke his leg, so Stewart drove the car, and won the race. After some additional conquests, he joined the Toyota factory team in 1983 for Cal Wells at Precision Preparation Inc. He won a total of 82 races. He has won a record 17 races in Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group's (MTEG) stadium series, a record 17 Baja 500's, three Baja 1000's, and SCORE International events. He has won ten point championships, including four SCORE World championships and three MTEG championships. He is the only person so far to win overall including motorcycles while driving a four-wheel vehicle solo in the Baja 1000. [2]
Stewart retired from racing in 1999. He continued to be instrumental in off road racing, becoming a founder in the ProTruck Racing Organization. Since then Toyota introduced the Toyota Tundra pickup truck and soon afterwards produced a very limited number of trucks as the Ivan Stewart Ironman edition. These trucks featured a special Ivan Stewart signature package with Toyota Racing Development (TRD) wheels, grille, interior, and supercharger.
He also became known in the video game circuit, lending his name and his style of stadium racing to a 1989 game entitled Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road . He wrote a book, Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Ultimate Off-Road Adventure Guide (Motorbooks, 2007). He also appeared in the Live Action Video for Kids/Real Wheels video, "There Goes a Race Car."
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Baja 300 (Baja Sports Committee) | Buggy | Class 2 | 1st | ||
Ensenada 300 (SCORE) | Modern Motors | Funco Buggy | VW | Class 2 | Overall Winner |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Off-Road World Championships (SCORE) | Buggy | Class 2 | 1st | ||
Baja 300 (Baja Sports Committee) | Buggy | Class 2 | 1st | ||
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Buggy | Class 2 | 1st | ||
Borrego 150 (SCORE) | Buggy | Class 2 | 1st | ||
Baja 500 (Baja Sports Committee) | Buggy | Unlimited Class | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Baja 300 (SCORE) | Modern Motors | Funco Buggy | VW | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner |
Baja 1000 (SCORE) | Modern Motors | Funco Buggy | VW | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Firecracker 250 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner | |||
St. Patrick’s Day Classic (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Wishbone 300 (SCORE) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
California 400 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner | |||
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Funco Buggy | VW | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner | |
Baja 1000 (SCORE) | Funco Buggy | VW | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Baja 500 (SCORE) | Chenowth Buggy | VW | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner | |
St. Patrick’s Day Classic (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Firecracker 250 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall Winner |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parker 400 (SCORE) | Class 8 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Mexicali 250 (CORE) | Class 8 | 1st | |||
Mint 400 (HDRA) | Class 8 | 1st | |||
Firebird Lake (HDRA) | Class 8 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Riverside Heavy Metal Challenge | Class 8 | 1st | |||
Baja 500 | Class 8 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riverside Heavy Metal Challenge (SCORE) | Class 8 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mint 400 (HDRA) | Class 8 | 1st | |||
Frontier 500 (HDRA) | Class 8 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Pomona MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE) | Class 7 | 1st | |||
Firecracker 250 (HDRA) | Class 8 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Class 7 | 1st | |||
Great Mojave 250 (SCORE/HDRA) | Class 7 | 1st | |||
Mint 400 (HDRA) | Class 7 | 1st | |||
Pomona MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE) | Class 7 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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California 400 (HDRA) | Class 7 | 1st | |||
Los Angeles Coliseum MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE) | Class 7 | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Great Mojave 250 (SCORE) (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Unlimited Class | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Gold Coast 300 (SCORE) (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Detroit MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
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Off-Road World Championships (SCORE/HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Las Vegas MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mint 400 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
Baja 500 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Las Vegas MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Gold Coast 300 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Parker 400 (SCORE) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
Nissan 400 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
Seattle MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Rose Bowl MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Fireworks 250 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Nevada 500 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
Las Vegas MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Gold Coast 300 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
San Francisco MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissan 400 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Unlimited Class | Overall | |
Los Angeles Coliseum MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Nevada 500 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Diego MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Nissan 400 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | 1st | |||
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Unlimited Class | Overall | |
San Francisco MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parker 400 (SCORE) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
San Diego MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Nevada 400 (HDRA) | Unlimited Class | Overall | |||
Pasadena Rose Bowl MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Unlimited Class | Overall | |
Las Vegas Silver Bowl MTEG | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Grand National Sport Trucks | 1st | |
Baja 1000 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Unlimited Class | Overall |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Felipe 250 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | 1st | |
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | 1st | |
Fireworks 250 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laughlin Desert Challenge (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | 1st | |
Parker 400 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | 1st |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | Overall | |
Baja 1000 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | Overall |
Race | Team | Vehicle | Power | Class | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baja 500 (SCORE) | Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) | Toyota | Trophy-Truck | Overall |
Stewart was a 2006 inductee in the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
In 2009, Stewart was inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame. [7]
He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on March 17, 2020. [8]
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