Ivan Stewart


Ivan "Ironman" Stewart is an American former professional off road racing driver. Stewart started racing professionally in 1973, aged 27. He was one of the most successful off-road racing drivers with 84 wins and 15 championship titles. Stewart retired from racing in 1999 and co-founded the ProTruck Racing Organization. In 2008, Toyota released a limited "Ivan Stewart Ironman" edition of its Toyota Tundra pickup truck.
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Racing career

[Image:IvanStewartProtruck.jpg|thumb|right|An Ironman Protruck]
In 1973, Stewart was scheduled to co-drive in the Ensenada 300 in a Class 1-2 dune buggy. His driver broke his leg, so Stewart drove the car himself, and won the race.
After some additional wins, Stewart joined the Toyota factory team in 1983 for Cal Wells at Precision Preparation Inc. He won a total of 82 races, with a record 17 wins in Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group's 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.
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 wheels, grille, interior, and supercharger.

Other events

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. He also appeared in the Live Action Video for Kids/Real Wheels video, "There Goes a Race Car."

Race wins

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Off-Road World Championships BuggyClass 21st
Baja 300 BuggyClass 21st
Baja 500 BuggyClass 21st
Borrego 150 BuggyClass 21st
Baja 500 BuggyUnlimited Class1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 300 Modern MotorsFunco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
Baja 1000 Modern MotorsFunco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Firecracker 250 Unlimited ClassOverall Winner
St. Patrick’s Day Classic Unlimited Class1st
Wishbone 300 Unlimited Class1st
California 400 Unlimited ClassOverall Winner
Baja 500 Funco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
Baja 1000 Funco BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 Chenowth BuggyVWUnlimited ClassOverall Winner
St. Patrick’s Day Classic Unlimited Class1st
Firecracker 250 Unlimited ClassOverall Winner

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Parker 400 Class 81st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Mexicali 250 Class 81st
Mint 400 Class 81st
Firebird Lake Class 81st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Riverside Heavy Metal ChallengeClass 81st
Baja 500Class 81st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Riverside Heavy Metal Challenge Class 81st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Mint 400 Class 81st
Frontier 500 Class 81st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Pomona MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Off-Road World Championships Class 71st
Firecracker 250 Class 81st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 Class 71st
Great Mojave 250 Class 71st
Mint 400 Class 71st
Pomona MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Off-Road World Championships Class 71st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
California 400 Class 71st
Los Angeles Coliseum MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Off-Road World Championships Class 71st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Great Mojave 250 Unlimited Class1st
Baja 500 Unlimited Class1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Gold Coast 300 Unlimited Class1st
Detroit MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Off-Road World Championships Unlimited Class1st
Las Vegas MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Mint 400 Unlimited ClassOverall
Baja 500 Unlimited Class1st
Las Vegas MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Gold Coast 300 Unlimited Class1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Anaheim MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Parker 400 Unlimited ClassOverall
Nissan 400 Unlimited ClassOverall
Seattle MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Rose Bowl MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Baja 500 Unlimited Class1st
Fireworks 250 Unlimited Class1st
Nevada 500 Unlimited ClassOverall
Las Vegas MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Gold Coast 300 Unlimited ClassOverall
San Francisco MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Nissan 400 Unlimited Class1st
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaUnlimited ClassOverall
Los Angeles Coliseum MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Nevada 500 Unlimited ClassOverall

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
San Diego MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Nissan 400 Unlimited Class1st
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaUnlimited ClassOverall
San Francisco MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Parker 400 Unlimited ClassOverall
San Diego MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Nevada 400 Unlimited ClassOverall
Pasadena Rose Bowl MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaUnlimited ClassOverall
Las Vegas Silver Bowl MTEGPrecision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaGrand National Sport Trucks1st
Baja 1000 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaUnlimited ClassOverall

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
San Felipe 250 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-Truck1st
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-Truck1st
Fireworks 250 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-Truck1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Laughlin Desert Challenge Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-Truck1st
Parker 400 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-Truck1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-Truck1st

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-TruckOverall
Baja 1000 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-TruckOverall

RaceTeamVehiclePowerClassFinish
Baja 500 Precision Preparation Incorporated ToyotaTrophy-TruckOverall

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.
He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on March 17, 2020.