Ivan Stewart

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Ivan "Ironman" Stewart
Ivan Stewart 2008.jpg
Stewart in 2008
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (1945-06-04) June 4, 1945 (age 78)
Oklahoma, United States
Retired1999
Related toBrian Stewart (son)
Gary Stewart (son)
Craig Stewart (son)
Off-Road Racing
Years active1973–1999
TeamsModern Motors
PPI Motorsports
Championships15
Wins84
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 professional off road racing driver. [1]

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Racing career

An Ironman Protruck IvanStewartProtruck.jpg
An Ironman Protruck

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 2000. 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 series of games entitled 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 wins

1973
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 300 (Baja Sports Committee)BuggyClass 21st
Ensenada 300 (SCORE)Modern MotorsFunco BuggyVWClass 2Overall Winner
1974
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE)BuggyClass 21st
Baja 300 (Baja Sports Committee)BuggyClass 21st
Baja 500 (SCORE)BuggyClass 21st
Borrego 150 (SCORE)BuggyClass 21st
Baja 500 (Baja Sports Committee)BuggyUnlimited Class1st
1975
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 300 (SCORE)Modern MotorsFunco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
Baja 1000 (SCORE)Modern MotorsFunco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
1976
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Firecracker 250 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall Winner
St. Patrick’s Day Classic (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Wishbone 300 (SCORE)Unlimited Class1st
California 400 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall Winner
Baja 500 (SCORE)Funco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
Baja 1000 (SCORE)Funco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
1977
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 (SCORE)Chenowth BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
St. Patrick’s Day Classic (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Firecracker 250 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall Winner
1978
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Parker 400 (SCORE)Class 81st
1979
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Mexicali 250 (CORE)Class 81st
Mint 400 (HDRA)Class 81st
Firebird Lake (HDRA)Class 81st
1980
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Riverside Heavy Metal ChallengeClass 81st
Baja 500Class 81st
1981
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Riverside Heavy Metal Challenge (SCORE)Class 81st
1982
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Mint 400 (HDRA)Class 81st
Frontier 500 (HDRA)Class 81st
1983
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Pomona MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE)Class 71st
Firecracker 250 (HDRA)Class 81st
1984
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 (SCORE)Class 71st
Great Mojave 250 (SCORE/HDRA)Class 71st
Mint 400 (HDRA)Class 71st
Pomona MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE)Class 71st
1985
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
California 400 (HDRA)Class 71st
Los Angeles Coliseum MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE)Class 71st
1986
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Great Mojave 250 (SCORE) (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Baja 500 (SCORE)Unlimited Class1st
1987
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Gold Coast 300 (SCORE) (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Detroit MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
1988
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Off-Road World Championships (SCORE/HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Las Vegas MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
1989
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Mint 400 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall
Baja 500 (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Las Vegas MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Gold Coast 300 (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
1990
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Anaheim MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Parker 400 (SCORE)Unlimited ClassOverall
Nissan 400 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall
Seattle MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Rose Bowl MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Baja 500 (SCORE)Unlimited Class1st
Fireworks 250 (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Nevada 500 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall
Las Vegas MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Gold Coast 300 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall
San Francisco MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
1991
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Nissan 400 (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Unlimited ClassOverall
Los Angeles Coliseum MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Nevada 500 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall
1992
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
San Diego MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Nissan 400 (HDRA)Unlimited Class1st
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Unlimited ClassOverall
San Francisco MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
1993
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Parker 400 (SCORE)Unlimited ClassOverall
San Diego MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Nevada 400 (HDRA)Unlimited ClassOverall
Pasadena Rose Bowl MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Unlimited ClassOverall
Las Vegas Silver Bowl MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks1st
Baja 1000 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Unlimited ClassOverall
1994
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
San Felipe 250 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck1st
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck1st
Fireworks 250 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck1st
1995
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Laughlin Desert Challenge (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck1st
Parker 400 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck1st
1997
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck1st
1998
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-TruckOverall
Baja 1000 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-TruckOverall
1999
RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 (SCORE)Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-TruckOverall

[3] [4] [5] [6]

Awards

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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References

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  5. "PPI History Legacy Website". Archived from the original on 2016-01-24.
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  8. 2020 Inductees at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America