- Ivan Stewart
Ivan "Ironman" Stewart is an
off road racing driver.Racing career
In
1973 , Ivan was scheduled to co-drive in theEnsenada 300 in a Class 1-2buggy . His co-driver broke his leg, so Stewart drove the car, and won the race. After some wins under his belt, he joinedToyota factory team in1983 forCal Wells at Precision Preparation Inc. He won a total of 82 victories. He has won a record 17 races inMickey Thompson Entertainment Group 's (MTEG) stadium series, a record 17Baja 500 's, threeBaja 1000 's, andSCORE 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. [Dust to Glory ]Stewart retired from racing in 2000. The Ironman continued to be instrumental in off road racing, becoming a founder in the
ProTruck Racing Organization .Ivan Stewart also had fame in the video game circuit, lending his name and his style of stadium racing to a series of games entitled "
Super Off Road ".Award
Stewart was a 2006 inductee in the
Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame .References
* [http://www.ormhof.com/inductees/Ivan-Stewart.htm Biography at the Offroad Motorsports Hall of Fame]
External links
* [http://www.toyota.com/motorsports/offroad/facts.html Toyota Offroad Motorsports]
* [http://www.protruck.com/ivanch.html Protruck.com Bio]
* [http://www.ppi-racing.com/company_info/index.html PPI Racing]
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