PROTRUCK RACING ORGANIZATION, INC. 14402 Bond Ct., El Cajon, CA 92021 Phone (619) 390-6252 Fax (619) 390-6470 Email us at: info@protruck.com Copyright © 2008	Protruck News Release Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame April 16th, 2006, Reno, NV On Monday, April 16th, 2006, the voting committee for the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) gathered to consider 2006 nominations for inductees into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. ORMHOF is located in Gallery Four at the National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection) in Reno, Nevada. A group of 17 voting committee members consisting of previous inductees and representatives from the Four-Wheeling Community, Off-Road Racing Organizations, Rally Racing Sanctioning Groups, Motorcycle Manufacturing and Off-Road Aftermarket Industries met for the entire day and ultimately voted to induct five (5) new members to ORMHOF'. Ivan Stewart was unanimously voted in this year. Ivan "Ironman" Stewart The third inductee in the Competition: Off-Road Racing category, Ivan "Ironman" Stewart is a legend in off-road racing. Stewart has won 82 major desert and short-course races and ten Points Championships. He has won the 'Baja 500' a record 17 times, the 'Mint 400 eight times, the 'Parker 400' four times, three 'Baja 1000's and four SCORE World Championships. Stewart's career began in 1973 at the Ensenada 300. He was scheduled to co-drive in a Class 2 buggy with Bill Hrynko, but Hrynko suffered a broken leg prior to the event. Mechanic Earl Stahl took the second seat and Stewart drove the entire race to victory. In the next ten years, the Ironman went on to win 26 races in buggies and trucks and was voted SCORE's Driver of the Year four different times. In 1983 Stewart was tapped by Cal Wells at Precision Preparation Inc. (PPI) to drive Toyota factory sponsored trucks in the Desert and Stadium events. Stewart and several other teammates played an important role in Toyota's dominance during the 12 year history of the Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG) stadium series. Along with Stewart's three Driver's Championships, the Ironman also holds the record for all-time MTEG wins with 17. In addition to his on-track career, Stewart is the founder of the Protruck Racing Organization (PRO). A "spec" racing series with identical chassis, the Protrucks race as a special class at various events, including the Best in the Desert Racing Association, the SCORE series and Pike's Peak. To date Protruck has built 46 trucks in its ten year history. The 2006 ORMHOF Induction ceremony was held at the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, located in Gallery Four of the National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection) in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, August 26. For more information on ORMHOF visit www.ormhof.org. For Information Contact: George R. Thompson ORMHOF Board Secretary (661) 823-0454 grt@ormhof.org PR Inquiries contact: Schiefer Media (714) 241-1116 Protruck Question, contact: info@protruck.com or call (619) 390-6252 Download High-Resolution Image