Ivan Stewart

Ivan "Ironman" Stewart (born June 4, 1945) 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.

Racing career

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 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 (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.

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.

Other events Stewart 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 wins + 1973 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Baja 300 (Baja Sports Committee) Buggy Class 2 1st Ensenada 300 (SCORE) Modern Motors Funco Buggy VW Class 2 Overall Winner

+ 1974 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish 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

+ 1975 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Baja 300 (SCORE) Modern Motors Funco Buggy VW Unlimited Class Overall Winner Baja 1000 (SCORE) Modern Motors Funco Buggy VW Unlimited Class Overall Winner

+ 1976 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish 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

+ 1977 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish 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

+ 1978 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Parker 400 (SCORE) Class 8 1st

+ 1979 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Mexicali 250 (CORE) Class 8 1st Mint 400 (HDRA) Class 8 1st Firebird Lake (HDRA) Class 8 1st

+ 1980 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Riverside Heavy Metal Challenge Class 8 1st Baja 500 Class 8 1st

+ 1981 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Riverside Heavy Metal Challenge (SCORE) Class 8 1st

+ 1982 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Mint 400 (HDRA) Class 8 1st Frontier 500 (HDRA) Class 8 1st

+ 1983 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish 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

+ 1984 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

+ 1985 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish 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

+ 1986 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Great Mojave 250 (SCORE) (HDRA) Unlimited Class 1st Baja 500 (SCORE) Unlimited Class 1st

+ 1987 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Gold Coast 300 (SCORE) (HDRA) Unlimited Class 1st Detroit MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks 1st

+ 1988 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Off-Road World Championships (SCORE/HDRA) Unlimited Class 1st Las Vegas MTEG Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Grand National Sport Trucks 1st

+ 1989 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

+ 1990 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

+ 1991 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

+ 1992 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

+ 1993 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

+ 1994 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

+ 1995 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

+ 1997 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Baja 500 (SCORE) Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck 1st

+ 1998 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

+ 1999 Race Team Vehicle Power Class Finish Baja 500 (SCORE) Precision Preparation Incorporated (PPI) Toyota Trophy-Truck Overall

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.

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