A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media.

Reporters gather their information in a variety of ways, including tips, press releases, sources (those with newsworthy information) and witnessing events. They perform research through interviews, public records, and other sources. The information-gathering part of the job is sometimes called "reporting" as distinct from the production part of the job, such as writing articles. Reporters generally split their time between working in a newsroom and going out to witness events or interview people.

Most reporters working for major news media outlets are assigned an area to focus on, called a beat or patch. They are encouraged to cultivate sources to improve their information gathering.

Career

Reporters working for major the Western news media usually have a university or college degree. The degree is sometimes in journalism, but in most countries, that is generally not a requirement. When hiring reporters, editors tend to give much weight to the reporter's previous work (such as newspaper clippings), even when written for a student newspaper or as part of an internship. They work long hours and sometimes have odd schedules.

Reporters in the UK, Canada and the United States

In the United Kingdom, editors often require that prospective trainee reporters have completed the NCTJ (National College for the Training of Journalists) preliminary exams. After 18 months to two years on the job, trainees will take a second set of exams, known collectively as the NCE. Upon completion of the NCE, the candidate is considered a fully qualified senior reporter and usually receives a (very) small pay raise. In the United States and Canada, there is no set requirement for a particular degree (and in the United States licensing journalists would be unconstitutional under the First Amendment), although almost all newspapers, wire services, television news, and radio news operations hire only college graduates and expect prior experience in journalism, either at a student publication or through an internship.

Although their work can also often make them into minor celebrities, most reporters in the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom earn relatively low salaries. It is common for a reporter fresh out of college working at a small newspaper to make $20,000 annually or less. According the 2007 Survey of Journalism/Mass communication, the median starting salaries for reporters in 2007 were identical to those in 2006:

$26,000 for a daily newspaper

$22,880 for a weekly newspaper

$23,400 in radio

$21,840 in broadcast television

$25,012 in cable television.

Despite many college students' perceptions that newspapers pay the most poorly, both daily and weekly newspapers are paying more than broadcast television, which actually pays the poorest of any mass communication industry or profession (advertising graduates got $26,988 and public relations graduates got $28,964 in 2006).

The median salary for graduates in 2008 is £24,500 in UK.It is common for reporters to start with newspapers in small towns and take steps up the ladder to larger papers, though ''The New York Times'' has been known to hire reporters with only a few years' experience, if they have talent and expertise in particular areas. Many reporters also start as summer interns at large papers and then move to reporting jobs at medium sized papers. The same job prospects apply in the television reporting business, with reporters starting in small markets and moving into larger markets and thence to national news programs.

See also

24-hour television news channels

24-hour news cycle

Broadcast Journalism

Electronic field production (EFP)

Electronic news-gathering (ENG)

Journalism

Local news

News broadcasting

News presenter

News program

Newsroom

Outside broadcast

References

External links

Society of Professional Journalists

Category:Journalism occupations Category:Reporting Category:Broadcasting occupations Category:Television terminology

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Quinton Ramone Jackson (born June 20, 1978), also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light-Heavyweight champion of the world. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over Ricardo Arona. In the United States, he is known for his tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Jackson is the first person to unify any of the UFC and Pride FC championship belts, defeating Pride Fighting Championships Middleweight title holder Dan Henderson in 2007. Jackson is currently ranked as the #4 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by Sherdog, MMAWeekly and Yahoo! Sports. He holds notable victories over Chuck Liddell (2x), Lyoto Machida, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Murilo 'Ninja' Rua, Minowaman, Igor Vovchanchyn , Keith Jardine and Kevin Randleman.

Jackson appeared for a second time as a coach on the reality series ''The Ultimate Fighter'' opposite Rashad Evans. They were scheduled to fight at UFC 107, but this bout was cancelled when Jackson took a movie role to play B. A. Baracus in ''The A-Team'' feature film. Jackson guest co-hosted WWE Raw on June 7, 2010, along with his A-Team co-stars Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley. Jackson recently refuted any doubts to whether acting was getting in the way of his fighting by saying, “I got a whole bunch of movies coming up, they ain’t got nothing to do with my day job,” he retorted at a UFC 135 kickoff presser on July 19, 2011. “I turn down movies all the time to fight. This is my day job [fighting]. This is what pays my bills and puts my kids through college and stuff."

Early life

Hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Jackson had his first taste of combat sports as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School, where his successful career included All-State honors. Originally, Jackson intended to pursue a career in professional wrestling after graduating high school, but ultimately extended his amateur career at the junior college level. After discovering mixed martial arts, Jackson trained in Las Vegas with BAMMA fighter Lewis Rumble.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Impressed by the success of other wrestlers in MMA, Jackson decided to try his own hand at the sport. Jackson built up an impressive record of 11 wins and 1 loss fighting for a variety of smaller scale American promotions, including King of the Cage, Gladiator Challenge and Dangerzone.

Pride Fighting Championships

Japan's Pride organization in 2001 marketed Jackson as being a homeless person. Jackson, still a relatively unknown fighter, first was matched at ''Pride 15'' against fellow wrestler and Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba, who was at that time Pride's most prominent domestic fighter. Jackson lost due to a rear naked choke from Sakuraba, but his performance opened the eyes of Pride's fan base and its executive office.

After beating pro-wrestler Alexander Otsuka in a fight for the Battlarts promotion, Jackson was invited back for ''Pride 17'' where he scored a knockout victory over Otsuka's training partner, Yuki Ishikawa. In his next fight, Jackson was disqualified for a low blow against Daijiro Matsui.

Jackson then went on to defeat Masaaki Satake, Igor Vovchanchyn, Kevin Randleman and Mikhail Illoukhine in successive Pride bouts. He also made forays into kickboxing with a pair of victories over kickboxer Cyril Abidi, under K-1 rules. The first kickboxing bout between Abidi and Jackson was on July 14, 2002. Many expected Jackson's wild style of striking would not translate into the K-1 ring, thinking he would be outclassed by such a schooled and disciplined striker as Abidi. Instead, Jackson overwhelmed Abidi from the opening bell, and knocked him down less than a minute into the bout. Jackson then scored a hard underhand right to the chin of Abidi, knocking him out only 1:55 into the very first round.

Later in the year, Abidi wanted to prove that his loss to the undisciplined Jackson was nothing more than a fluke, and faced him on the New Year's Eve ''Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye'' card, again in a K-1 rules bout. Jackson laid a lot of criticism to rest by once again defeating Abidi, this time not by early knockout, but via a clear decision. It would be Jackson's last foray with kickboxing, as he returned to full-time MMA competition after his second win over Abidi.

Rivalry with Wanderlei Silva

Around this time, Jackson began stating his intentions to capture the Pride Middleweight (205 lb/93 kg) title from Wanderlei Silva. In the opening round of Pride's 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix, Jackson won a split decision over Murilo Bustamante. Three months later, Jackson defeated UFC fighter Chuck Liddell in the tournament's semi-finals at ''Pride Final Conflict 2003'' by corner stoppage, putting him in place to battle Silva in the tournament finals that night. Jackson fought for the championship against Silva in what was called Fight Of The Year by various MMA media. After taking Wanderlei Silva down and bloodying him, a stand-up was called by the referee and Jackson was stopped with a series of heavy knees to the head, leading to a referee stoppage.

Jackson continued his Pride career with a TKO victory over Ikuhisa Minowa at Pride Shockwave 2003

He then faced Ricardo Arona at Pride Critical Countdown 2004 with the winner to face Wanderlei Silva.Late in the first round Arona caught Jackson in a triangle choke, Jackson immediately picked up Arona and slammed him into the canvas earning the KO win

Prior to his rematch with Silva, the notoriously brash Jackson made headlines with the public announcement of his conversion to be a Christian. In the fight itself, Jackson floored Silva in the opening round and later scored a takedown which led to a series of knees and elbows at the end of the round. Jackson scored another takedown in the second round, but Silva escaped to his feet and proceeded to knock out Jackson with multiple undefended knee strikes to the head.

Final bouts with Pride Fighting Championships

Jackson's next two bouts were against Silva's Chute Boxe training camp partners. He won a split decision over Murilo "Ninja" Rua, but fell to Rua's younger brother, Shogun Rua, via TKO soccer kicks to the head

Soon after his loss to Shogun, Jackson was contacted by veteran boxing and MMA trainer Juanito Ibarra, who saw potential in Jackson's natural abilities but viewed his profane reputation as a downfall. After a short conversation, Jackson entrusted Ibarra, a fellow born again Christian, with the managerial and training direction of his career.

Jackson then defeated Hirotaka Yokoi via TKO at Pride 30

In his final fight for Pride he won a unanimous decision over Yoon Dong-Sik at Pride 31

After Pride

On May 16, 2006, the World Fighting Alliance announced it had signed Jackson to a multi-fight deal. He defeated Matt Lindland by split decision at ''WFA: King of the Streets'' on July 22, 2006. "He is a good fighter", Jackson said. "I trained hard. He is an Olympic silver medalist. So much respect to him. I knew I had to bring it." The match turned out to be a tough one for the Memphis native who got caught in guillotine choke holds twice. Jackson managed to get out both times, and slammed Lindland a few times before cutting the bridge of his nose with ground and pound on his way to the win.

UFC

On December 11, 2006, Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, announced it had acquired select assets from the World Fighting Alliance, which ceased operations as part of their sales agreement. Jackson's WFA contract was one of the assets acquired.

In an interview on the UFC program Inside the UFC, Jackson said it was finally time for him to enter the organization, and that he had not before because of his friendship with UFC fighter Tito Ortiz. Jackson said that because Ortiz was one of the biggest stars in the UFC, and that both were fighters in the same weight class, he did not want to interfere.

Jackson made his UFC debut at ''UFC 67'', where he knocked out Marvin Eastman, avenging an early career loss.

Winning the Light Heavyweight Championship

At ''UFC 71'' on May 26, 2007, Jackson faced UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in a title rematch of their 2003 Pride bout. Approximately 90 seconds into the first round, Jackson caught Liddell with a right hook to the jaw that sent him down to the mat, where Jackson landed a few more clean shots on the ground before a referee stoppage at 1:53 seconds to capture the UFC Light Heavyweight title.

Jackson then defeated Pride Middleweight Champion Dan Henderson at ''UFC 75'', on September 8, 2007, in London, England via unanimous decision to unify the two organizations' titles.

Style

Jackson's style is heavily centered around powerful striking, using his wrestling background to avoid being taken down. Being very adempt at triangulation, he uses his forearms to 'slip' punches past his head and counter. Some analysts have criticized him for his lack of checking kicks; he prefers to take the kicks to his thighs in order to be able to counter with powerful punches. He is also very talented at cover-rolling, a technique that he used to beat former UFC light-heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell.

''The Ultimate Fighter 7''

On December 9, 2007, it was announced by Dana White at Spike TV's Video Game Awards show that Jackson will be one of the two coaches of ''The Ultimate Fighter 7''. At the conclusion of the season, Jackson fought the other coach and number one contender Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. During the show Jackson showed his temper after his fighters repeatedly lost to Team Forrest. Going into the semifinals, only two of Jackson's original fighters made the cut while Forrest had 6 of his fighters advance. In the finale Team Griffin's pick, Amir Sadollah beat Team Jackson's top fighter C.B. Dollaway via armbar in the first round.

On July 5, 2008, he fought Griffin for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 86 and lost a judges' decision. In the first round of the fight Jackson wobbled Griffin with two solid power punches, and soon after knocked Griffin down. Jackson's power proved to be problematic for Griffin as Jackson tagged him throughout the fight. In contrast, Griffin pushed the pace of the fight from start to finish and stayed much more aggressive than Jackson for most of the fight with multiple leg kicks and by mounting Quinton and landing elbows and punches to his head. In later rounds Jackson managed to take Griffin down twice and work his own ground game, almost executing his signature power bomb. Many took note as Jackson was showing obvious discomfort from the effects of the leg kicks. The next three rounds were described by Sherdog as "somewhat uneventful" with Jackson searching for the knockout punch while Griffin threw whatever he could with long jabs, leg and body kicks. Griffin was awarded a unanimous decision with the scores 46–48, 46–48 and 46–49 in what many considered an upset. After the fight both Griffin and his coach Randy Couture expressed that they thought the fight was close, and Jackson's coach, Juanito Ibarra, had planned to protest the unanimous decision with the Nevada State Athletic Commission. However, after speaking with the commission about his complaint, he decided not to file because he was informed that even if the judges scores were changed to his satisfaction, the fight would still result in a victory for Griffin by a majority decision. Soon after the fight, Jackson fired his long time trainer/manager Ibarra. There were talks of an immediate rematch after the fight. Following the loss of his belt, Quinton was involved in a hit and run incident and a high speed police pursuit in Newport Beach, California, following charges to which he would plead guilty.

Back to title contention

Jackson began training with sports physician Dr. Carlon Colker for his next fight at UFC 92, which would be against Wanderlei Silva, the only man to defeat Jackson twice. Jackson avenged his previous defeats by knocking Silva out with a vicious left hook in the first round. The fight was notable for some controversy surrounding the conclusion of the match, as Jackson followed Silva to the ground with another three punches before referee Yves Lavigne called the fight. Yves was unsuccessful at protecting Silva from the second and third punches.

Jackson's next fight was against Keith Jardine at ''UFC 96'' on March 7, 2009. It was announced before the fight that if Jackson won he would fight Rashad Evans for the Light Heavyweight Championship and if he lost Lyoto Machida would fight for the title instead. Jackson then won the fight by unanimous decision. Jackson was on track to get his title shot but lingering injuries kept him from fighting. Lyoto Machida received the title shot and Evans was expected to defend his belt as the main event instead; Jackson had stated he would like to fight Rashad, however, he suffered torn ligaments in his jaw that will require surgery and five weeks of no contact. Therefore, Lyoto Machida replaced Jackson, and Jackson was expected to fight the winner of the Machida vs. Evans bout, though that fight never came to fruition.

''The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights''

Production of the tenth series of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' reality series began in June 2009 with Jackson coaching opposite former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. The season, featuring 16 heavyweight competitors including internet street fighter Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, the former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy "Big Country" Nelson and former NFL players, made its premiere on Spike TV on September 16 with the finale scheduled for December 5.

Retirement and return

On September 22, 2009, Jackson wrote in a blog on his website that he is "done fighting", due to maltreatment by the UFC. On December 4, 2009, Jackson informed the community via his web blog that he will return to the UFC to finish his contract and wants to fight Rashad Evans. At the UFC 107 press conference, Dana White said that if Rashad Evans could defeat Thiago Silva at UFC 108, then a fight between Evans and Jackson would finally come to fruition.

Jackson was expected to finally face Rashad Evans at UFC 113, but the bout was scheduled for May 29, 2010, at UFC 114. UFC President Dana White had officially confirmed that the fight against Rashad Evans would determine who would challenge Mauricio Rua in his first UFC Light Heavyweight Title defense. Jackson ended up losing to Rashad Evans via unanimous decision. Jackson was tagged in the opening moments and spent the next two rounds being taken down before hurting Evans in the third, but was unable to finish him.

Return to title contention

On March 24, 2010, Dana White announced that Jackson signed a new six fight contract with the UFC. Jackson's next fight was against former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 123 on November 20, 2010. At UFC 123, Jackson met Machida in the main event. Jackson went on to win by a controversial split decision. UFC president Dana White put all doubts to rest and supported the judges decision, he said that Jackson won the first two rounds, no rematch would be needed.

Jackson was expected to face Thiago Silva but Silva had problems in his UFC 125 drug test and was replaced by Matt Hamill on May 28, 2011, at UFC 130. Jackson won the fight via unanimous decision.

Second title shot

According to UFC president Dana White, Jackson will face Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight title. The fight is expected to take place on September 24, 2011 at UFC 135.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

'''Pride Fighting Championships

* 2003 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix (Runner-up)

Sherdog

Fighter of the Year (2007)

'''Ultimate Fighting Championship

* UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

* One successful title defense

* Unified UFC Light Heavyweight and Pride FC Middleweight Championships

* Fight of the Night Honors (Two times)

* Knockout of the Night Honors (Two times)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Fight of the Year (2004) vs. Wanderlei Silva on October 31

Fight of the Year (2008) vs. Forrest Griffin on July 5

Most Outstanding Fighter (2007)

Mixed martial arts record

| | |Jon Jones | |UFC 135 | | | |Denver, Colorado, United States |For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |- |Win |align=center|32–8 |Matt Hamill |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 130 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC Light Heavyweight title eliminator |- | Win | align="center" | 31–8 |Lyoto Machida | Decision (split) | UFC 123 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 30–8 |Rashad Evans | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 114 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC Light Heavyweight title eliminator |- | Win | align="center" | 30–7 |Keith Jardine | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 96 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Fight of the Night |- | Win | align="center" | 29–7 |Wanderlei Silva | KO (punch) | UFC 92 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:21 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 28–7 |Forrest Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 86 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Fight of the Night; WON Fight of the Year |- | Win | align="center" | 28–6 |Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 75 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5:00 | London, England | Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Title, unified Pride Middleweight & UFC Light Heavyweight titles. |- | Win | align="center" | 27–6 |Chuck Liddell | KO (punch) | UFC 71 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:53 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship; Knockout of the Night |- | Win | align="center" | 26–6 |Marvin Eastman | TKO (punches) | UFC 67 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 25–6 |Matt Lindland | Decision (split) | WFA: King of the Streets | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 24–6 |Yoon Dong-Sik | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 31 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 23–6 |Hirotaka Yokoi | TKO (soccer kick and stomp) | Pride 30 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:05 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 22–6 |Maurício Rua | TKO (soccer kicks) | Pride Total Elimination 2005 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:47 | Osaka, Osaka, Japan | Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round |- | Win | align="center" | 22–5 |Murilo Rua | Decision (split) | Pride 29 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 21–5 |Wanderlei Silva | KO (knees) | Pride 28 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:26 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | For Pride Middleweight Championship |- | Win | align="center" | 21–4 |Ricardo Arona | KO (slam) | Pride Critical Countdown 2004 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 7:32 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 20–4 |Ikuhisa Minowa | TKO (knee) | Pride Shockwave 2003 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1:05 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 19–4 |Wanderlei Silva | TKO (knees) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:28 | Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight Grand Prix Final |- | Win | align="center" | 19–3 |Chuck Liddell | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:10 | Tokyo, Japan | Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinal |- | Win | align="center" | 18–3 |Murilo Bustamante | Decision (split) | Pride Total Elimination 2003 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal |- | Win | align="center" | 17–3 |Mikhail Illoukhine | Submission (knee to the body) | Pride 26 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:26 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 16–3 |Kevin Randleman | TKO (punches) | Pride 25 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:58 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 15–3 |Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (injury) | Pride 22 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 7:17 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 14–3 |Sean Gray | TKO (punches) | King of the Cage 13: Revolution | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 0:37 | Reno, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 13–3 |Masaaki Satake | TKO (slam) | Pride 20 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 7:07 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 12–3 |Daijiro Matsui | DQ (knee to groin) | Pride 18 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:14 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 12–2 |Yuki Ishikawa | KO (punches) | Pride 17 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:52 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 11–2 |Alexander Otsuka | TKO (doctor stoppage) | BattlArts: BattlArts vs. the World | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss | align="center" | 10–2 |Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (rear naked choke) | Pride 15 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 5:41 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 10–1 |Kenneth Williams | Submission (rear naked choke) | Gladiator Challenge 4 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:40 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 9–1 | Bryson Howvreck | Submission (punches) | KOTC Bombs Away | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:48 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 8–1 | Rocko Henderson | Submission (kimura) | Gladiator Challenge 3 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 1:15 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 7–1 | Dave Taylor | TKO (corner stoppage) | Gladiator Challenge 2 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 5:00 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 6–1 | Charles West | Decision (unanimous) | Gladiator Challenge 1 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 5–1 | Rob Smith | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC 6: Road Warriors | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Michigan, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 4–1 | Warren Owsley | Submission (armbar) | Dangerzone: Night of the Beast | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 6:04 | Virginia, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 3–1 | Ron Rumpf | TKO (punches) | Continental Freefighting Alliance 2 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:18 | United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 2–1 |Marvin Eastman | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC 4: Gladiators | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 2–0 | Marco Bermudaz | Submission (rear naked choke) | Huntington Beach Underground Pancrase | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 7:17 | California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 |Mike Pyle | Decision (unanimous) | ISCF: Memphis | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 | Tennessee, United States |

Kickboxing record

2002-12-31	Win	Cyril Abidi	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
2002-07-14	Win	Cyril Abidi	K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka, Japan	KO (Punch)	1	1:55

Acting career

Jackson has appeared in ''Confessions of a Pit Fighter'', ''Miss March'', ''Bad Guys'' and ''The Midnight Meat Train'', as well as an episode of ''The King of Queens'', ''Jackass'' and ''Pimp My Ride''. He starred in ''The A-Team'' and is also set to appear in ''Never Surrender'', ''Duel of Legends'', and ''Death Warrior''. He appeared in the Nike commercial, "Human Chain". Jackson also appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw on June 7, 2010, as a guest host.

Film and television credits

''Confessions of a Pit Fighter'' ''The King of Queens'' ''Bad Guys'' ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest'' ''The Midnight Meat Train'' ''Miss March'' ''Never Surrender (film) ''Hell's Chain'' ''Death Warrior'' ''The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights'' ''Super Dave's Spike Tacular'' ''Guy's Choice'' ''WWE Raw'' ''The A-Team (film) ''The Cleveland Show'' ''Duel of Legends''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2001	''Jackass''	Himself
2005	|	Matador (a cruel street fighter from Brazil)	Film
2006	|	Priority Plus Driver	TV Series (Episode: "Fight Schlub")(uncredited)
2008	|	Leroy Johnson	Film
2008	|	Himself (Team Captain)	TV Series
2008	|	Guardian Angel	Film
2009	|	Himself	Film
2009	Never Surrender'' ||	Rampage	Film
2009	|	Jackson	Film
2009	|	Wolf	Film
2009	|	Himself (Team Captain)	TV Series
2010	|	Himself	TV Series
2010	|	Himself	TV Movie
2010	|	Himself (guest host)	TV Series (Episode: dated June 7, 2010)
2010	The A-Team'' ||	B.A. Baracus	Major Film
2010	|	Kunta Kinte 9000	TV Series (Episode: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back") (Voice)
2011	|	Jackson	Film (completed)

Personal life

Jackson resides in Ladera Ranch, California and has four children: D'Angelo and Raja from previous relationships and Elijah and Naname Nakia Jackson with his wife, Yuki. All three boys have the middle name "Rampage" while Naname has just Page". Jackson's wife, Yuki, separated from him in 2006 after a blood test proved that he had fathered a child, Raja, with another woman in 2000. Quinton and his wife have since reconciled.

Arrest

On July 15, 2008, 10 days after losing his belt to Forrest Griffin, Jackson was arrested in Costa Mesa, California and booked on suspicion of felony reckless driving, and felony hit and run after striking several vehicles. He led pursuing officers on a chase while driving on the wrong side of the street and on city sidewalks in his lifted Ford F-350 with his picture painted on the side. During the chase one of the tires blew out on his truck and he continued to flee while driving on his rims. On July 18, 2008, UFC President Dana White gave an interview to Yahoo! Sports in which he said that Jackson had initially been detained for a 72 hour stay, but that had been extended. White was quoted as saying, "I think it's going to be a while before we get him back." White also claimed that before the detainment, Jackson did not sleep for four days, had not been eating, and had only been drinking energy drinks and became mentally ill from dehydration. According to White, no drugs were found in Jackson's system.

Quinton Jackson has been charged with one felony count of evading police while driving recklessly, one felony count of evading police and driving against traffic, three misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving when he nearly hit several pedestrians. If convicted, Jackson would face up to 3 years in prison.

On August 28, 2008, Jackson pleaded not guilty to the above 2 felonies and 4 misdemeanors; however, on January 8, 2009, he pleaded guilty to one felony count of evading a police officer and driving against traffic and one misdemeanor count of driving recklessly as part of a plea agreement. A judge dismissed the charges against Jackson on January 8, 2010, citing that he had successfully completed 200 hours of community service and complied with other terms and conditions.

Holly Griggs is one of the victims in the above police chase. She filed a civil suit against Jackson alleging "the impact of her abdomen with the steering wheel caused her amniotic fluid membranes (bag of waters) to rupture, ultimately resulting in the stillbirth of her baby." She is asking for $25,000 in damages for "property damage, personal injury and emotional distress. Farrah Emami, Spokesperson for the DA's office said "We reviewed all the medical records and spoke with the victim's physician, and the evidence showed that the loss of the fetus was not related to or a result of the crash caused by the defendant".

References

External links

Official UFC Profile

Yuki Jackson Biography

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name	Anthony Wayne Stewart
birth date	May 20, 1971
birth place	Columbus, Indiana
cup car team	14 – Stewart Haas Racing
previous year	2010
prev cup pos	7th
best cup pos	1st – 2002, 2005
cup wins	39
cup top tens	247
cup poles	12
first cup race	1999 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
first cup win	1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond)
last cup win	2010 Pepsi Max 400 (California)
first busch race	1996 Goody's Headache Powder 300 (Daytona)
first busch win	2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
last busch win	2011 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
busch car team	4 – Kevin Harvick Inc.
prev busch year	2010
prev busch pos	93rd
best busch pos	21st – 1998
busch wins	10
busch top tens	39
busch poles	6
first truck race	1996 Cummins 200 (IRP)
first truck win	2002 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
last truck win	2003 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
best truck pos	61st – 2005
truck wins	2
truck top tens	5 |
Achievements	1995 USAC Triple Crown Champion 1997 IRL Champion 2002 / 2005 Nextel Cup Series Champion 2005 / 2007 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Winner 2006 IROC XXX Champion NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXV winner
Awards	1991 USAC Rookie of the Year 1996 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1996 IRL Rookie of the Year 1999 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
updated	January 11, 2011 }}

nationality	American
birth date	May 20, 1971
birth place	Columbus, Indiana
retired	2001
last series	IndyCar Series
years active	1996–2001
starts	26
teams	Team Menard Tri-Star Racing Chip Ganassi Racing
wins	3
poles	8
best finish	1st
year	1997 }}

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars, as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."

Stewart currently owns and drives the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1/Burger King Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for his own team, Stewart-Haas Racing under crew chief Darian Grubb. From 1999 until 2008, he drove the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing car, under crew chief Greg Zipadelli, with The Home Depot as the primary sponsor. His ten year tenure with the same team, sponsor, and crew chief is a NASCAR record. Stewart is also the only driver to win both the Winston Cup under the old points system, and the Nextel Cup under the chase playoff format, winning those championships in 2002 and 2005 respectively. As of the 2010 season, his 2005 Cup title marks the last time a driver other than Jimmie Johnson has won the points championship.

Early life

Tony Stewart was born in Columbus, Indiana on May 20, 1971, and attended Columbus North High School during his youth. He grew up racing go karts and was successful very early, winning a World Karting Association championship in 1987. He moved up to the United Midget Racing Association (UMRA)where he raced TQ (three quarter) midgets until 1991, when he again moved up this time to the United States Auto Club (USAC) series with help from one of his karting sponsors and friend Mark Dismore. Stewart was the USAC Rookie of the Year in 1991, fifth in 1993 after winning the Hut Hundred, and was the National Midget series champion in 1994.

In 1995, Stewart became the first driver to win USAC's version of the Triple Crown, earning championships in all three of USAC's major divisions, National Midget, Sprint, and Silver Crown. The highlights of the year were winning the Hut Hundred and 4-Crown Nationals.

When he wasn't racing IndyCars, he raced stock cars. In 1996, Tony made his NASCAR Busch Series debut, driving for car owner Harry Rainer. In nine races, however, he had only a best finish of 16th place. He had more success in a one-time ride in the Craftsman Truck Series, where he finished 10th.

Tony was poised to improve his Indy Racing League (IRL) standing in 1997, but struggled with finishing at times. He failed to finish the first three races of a ten race schedule, but recovered to finish second at Phoenix. At that year's Indy 500, Stewart had a good enough car to win his first IRL race, leading 64 laps. However, he trailed off near the end of the race and settled for 5th. Tony finally got his first career win at Pikes Peak, where he led all but seven laps of a 200 lap race. He became the leading contender for the series' championship after a bad slump knocked points leader Davey Hamilton out of first place. Despite an average end to his season, finishing 7th, 14th, and 11th, and five DNFs, Stewart did just enough to beat Hamilton for the IRL title. He also raced in a few midget events, finishing thirteenth and eleventh in the 1997 and 1998 USAC national points, and winning the Copper Classic both years. Between his time in USAC and the IRL, Stewart earned the nickname of Smoke, first for slipping the right rear tire during dirt races, and for blowing his engine often during his '97 championship run.

As he had done the previous year, he raced a handful of Busch Series races. This time, he was racing for Joe Gibbs, NFL Hall of Fame head coach of the Washington Redskins who was having major success with driver Bobby Labonte in Winston Cup. When Stewart was able to finish races, he finished in the top 10, and had a 3rd place finish at Charlotte. Stewart so impressed Gibbs that he was signed to drive the majority of the Busch schedule in 1998 to go along with a full-time IRL schedule. The double duty did not affect his performance in either series. In the IRL, he won twice and finished 3rd in the championship. His season was something of a disappointment, especially as he finished last in the Indy 500 because of an engine failure.

On the Busch side, he finished in the top-five five times in 22 starts. He came extremely close to winning his first Busch Series race at Rockingham, but was beaten on a last lap pass by Matt Kenseth. Stewart finished a solid 2nd place in 2 (of 31) starts, ahead of six drivers with more starts, and had an average finish that was comparable to some of the series' top 10 finishers. Gibbs had enough confidence in Tony that he was moved into Cup for the 1999 season. With that move, Stewart ended his three year career as a full time IRL driver.

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NASCAR Cup years

1999 season

Stewart started his Winston Cup career in 1999 with a bang, as he qualified his #20 Home Depot Pontiac in second place in his first Cup race, the Daytona 500. He showed courage in one of the Gatorade Twin 125 races, when involved in a great battle with Dale Earnhardt for the win. The Intimidator came out on top, but Stewart had nonetheless impressed quite a few people with his performance. In the 500 itself, Stewart ran near the front until problems with the car relegated him to a 28th place finish.

Stewart spent most of his rookie season wowing people, as his car was often in the top 5. He won a pair of pole positions at short tracks, and set a series record for victories by a rookie with three, Richmond, Phoenix and Homestead. (Stewart's record would hold until 2002, when Jimmie Johnson duplicated the feat by winning three times; Carl Edwards won four times in his first full Cup season but was not regarded as a rookie by NASCAR standards.) He finished his first year an unprecedented 4th in points, the highest points finish by a rookie in the modern era (which held until 2006 when his then-teammate Denny Hamlin finished 3rd), and only bested by James Hylton, who finished 2nd as a first-timer in 1966. Not surprisingly, he ran away with the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award.

Stewart also attempted to race on Memorial Day weekend, as he competed in both the Indy 500 during the day and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., at night. He finished in the top 10 at both races; ninth in the 1999 Indy 500 and fourth at Lowe's Motor Speedway. However, he only completed of the scheduled 1,100. 1999 Wins Richmond Phoenix Homestead

2000 season

Stewart showed no signs of a sophomore slump in Winston Cup in 2000, winning six races at Martinsville, New Hampshire, Michigan, Homestead and 2 at Dover. However, he "slipped" to sixth place in the standings because of a handful of DNFs and an increase in the number of competitive drivers, among them his teammate Labonte, who won the Cup championship. Tony also began to get some bad press for his on-track incidents. The best known of these came at Watkins Glen, when he and Jeff Gordon tangled and crashed. Stewart made his displeasure toward Gordon known in an obscenity-laden tirade. Stewart won the Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car event at Irwindale, California, which he called, “one of his greatest wins ever." 2000 Wins Martinsville, New Hampshire, Michigan, Homestead, and 2 at Dover

2001 season

Stewart's 2001 season got off to a frightening start, as he was involved in a spectacular crash in the Daytona 500 where his car violently flipped over several times toward the middle of the race that also had the final-lap crash that killed Dale Earnhardt. He walked away unscathed, recovered to win three more races at Richmond, Infineon and Bristol, and, as he'd done before, ran near the front most of the season. Statistically, he had a worse season than 2000, but he was the runner-up to Gordon for the Cup championship.

For the second time he ran "The Double" on Memorial Day Weekend, in spite of a 17 minute rain delay at Indianapolis. He finished 6th in the Indianapolis 500 and 3rd in the Coca-Cola 600, running all of the two races.

The 2001 season was not without controversy, however. Jeff Gordon pulled a "bump and run" on Stewart to gain a better finishing position in a race in Bristol, and it resulted in Stewart retaliating in a post-race incident by spinning Gordon out on pit road. Stewart was fined and placed on probation by NASCAR. He got into further trouble at Daytona, when he confronted a Winston Cup official after ignoring a black flag. At the same race, he also got into an incident with a reporter, kicking away a tape recorder. He confronted the same NASCAR official at the race in Talladega after refusing to wear a mandated head-and-neck restraint. Stewart was not allowed to practice until wearing one and only managed to practice after his crew chief, Greg Zipadelli intervened. His fines and probation periods resulting from these incidents have earned Stewart a reputation of having a hot-temper, and he became NASCAR's "bad boy". 2001 Wins Richmond Infineon Bristol

2002 season

Tony started 2002 even more inauspiciously than in the previous season, as his Daytona 500 lasted just two laps due to a blown engine. He went on to win twice early in the season at Atlanta and Richmond but was only seventh in the points standings at the halfway point of the season. The second half of his season was plagued by an altercation with a photographer after the Brickyard 400. NASCAR put Stewart on probation for the rest of the season. He went on to win the very next week at Watkins Glen, and went on a hot streak in the final races, finishing consistently in the top five. At the end of the year, Stewart held off a charging Mark Martin to win his first Winston Cup championship. 2002 Wins Atlanta Richmond Watkins Glen

2003 season

As defending champion, Stewart managed to have a relatively incident-free 2003. Driving a Chevrolet instead of his previous Pontiac (Gibbs switched manufacturers), Stewart actually had his worst Cup season (until the 2006 season), but it was still good enough for seventh in the points. He only won twice that season at Pocono and Charlotte but led more laps than he had the previous year and was highly competitive in the final races of the year. 2003 Wins Pocono Charlotte

2004 season

The 2004 season was highlighted by first victory coming at Chicagoland as well as his second victory at Watkins Glen. Stewart qualified fourth for the first ever Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. However an incident at the first race of The Chase at Loudon dashed hopes of a second series title.

In November, Stewart became the owner of one of the most legendary short tracks in America, Eldora Speedway. Located in New Weston, Ohio, Eldora is a half-mile dirt track known to many as "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954." Stewart began racing there in 1991 and continues racing in special events alongside other Nextel Cup drivers and dirt track legends.

In 2004, Stewart teamed with Englishman Andy Wallace and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in a Boss Motorsports Chevrolet to take fourth in the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race. The result does not show the trio's performance, however: They had dominated the race until the last two hours, when the suspension cracked. With 15 minutes left in the race, and with Stewart at the wheel, one of the rear wheels came off, finally ending their run. In addition to placing fourth overall, the trio placed third in the Daytona Prototype class.

2005 season

2005 was one of Stewart's most successful years in the Nextel Cup. He won five races, at Infineon, Daytona, New Hampshire, Watkins Glen and the Allstate 400 at his hometown track, a race that Stewart said he would give up his championship to win, and took with it the No. 1 seed heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup 10-race playoff.

On August 16 Stewart was fined $5,000 for hitting the car of Brian Vickers, after the completion of the Busch Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. Stewart was driving a Busch series car owned by Kevin Harvick Incorporated at the time. Stewart also was placed on probation until December 31.

Following his second win of the season, Stewart began climbing the fence separating the fans from the race track after each victory, borrowing IndyCar Series driver Hélio Castroneves' trademark move. After winning the 2009 All-Star race Tony was quoted as saying "I'm too damn fat to be climbing fences," and recently purchased $17,000 worth of exercise equipment to remedy the problem. It also led to sponsor Home Depot cashing in on Stewart's success with some promotions reminiscent of Stewart's Eldora Speedway drivers. After his second full climb of the fence in Loudon, N.H., they ran a discount on ladders and fencing at the stores with a campaign named, "Hey Tony, we've got ladders," where anyone who presented the advertisement in national newspapers in their stores earned the discount. After his victory in Indianapolis, Home Depot presented fans who presented the advertisement of his Allstate 400 win with a discount on purchasing bricks. He mentioned in a press release from his sponsor, "I plan to keep winning races and helping to drive down the cost of home improvement for The Home Depot customers."

On November 20, Stewart won his second NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship, joining Jeff Gordon as the only active, full-time drivers at the time to have won multiple championships. Jimmie Johnson afterward did so from 2006–2010. He also is one of the youngest drivers to win multiple championships and the only driver to have won championships under both the Chase and non-Chase formats. During the 2005 season, Stewart won a total of $13,578,168, including $6,173,633 for winning the championship, the largest season total in NASCAR history. Stewart also went through training to become a deputy sheriff in Alabama.

2006 season

Stewart's 2006 season was very much up and down. He had competitive cars and scored early wins at Daytona and Martinsville. However he also had strings of bad luck. He also suffered a shoulder injury due to two heavy crashes in both the Busch and Cup races at Charlotte during the Memorial Day Weekend races (Stewart's Busch car hit the Turn 4 wall so hard it even knocked the rear end off the car). During the Dover race, he was substituted by Ricky Rudd, and in later weeks had to drive in pain.

Additionally he has once again been involved in several on track controversies.

Following a rough Bud Shootout on February 12, Stewart expressed concern to the media about the possibility of aggressive driving resulting in the serious injury or death of a driver. It came during a week in which the racing world remembered the fifth anniversary of the death of legend Dale Earnhardt, who died on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Just a few days after Stewart's comments to the media, during the 48th running of the Daytona 500, he was involved in a number of incidents with Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth, who he chased halfway across the track to run into the grass. "He has no room to complain," Stewart said of his brush with Kenseth. "He started it, and I finished it".

On May 20 during NASCAR's All Star Race, Stewart and Kenseth wrecked again. Each driver claimed it was the other one's fault with Stewart saying, "if (Kenseth) thinks it's my fault and I (caused the wreck) he's screwed up in his head." Following the wreck, several media outlets proclaimed the new Stewart-Kenseth rivalry as must-see TV. The so-called rivalry was short-lived as Kenseth and Stewart participated as friends in a joint promotional tour for DeWalt and The Home Depot; Kenseth also appeared in September at Stewart's Eldora Speedway in the NEXTEL PRELUDE with NASCAR drivers, as well as the ARCA Truck Series event there.

On July 23, Stewart once again was at the center of a media storm. On lap 31 of the Pennsylvania 500, Stewart was accidentally squeezed against the wall by fellow driver Clint Bowyer. Stewart responded by waving his hand in anger, then purposely hitting Bowyer's car. This contact sent Bowyer spinning down the front stretch where he collided with Carl Edwards. Stewart was promptly held one lap by NASCAR for rough driving. He did however pass leader Ryan Newman to get back on the lead lap and eventually rallied to finish 7th and get back in the top 10 in the point standings. After initially refusing to take responsibility for the incident he apologized the next day.

Tony Stewart missed the cut to qualify for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup by 16 points. He finished poorly at Richmond after wrecking his primary car in practice, and was displaced in the top ten by Kasey Kahne. As a result, he finished the 2006 season 11th in points, his worst thus far in his career, as he had completed each of his seven previous seasons in the top ten in points. Commenting on not being in the 2006 Chase, he says: “It lets us have the ability to take chances and try things ... that we've been wanting to try but just haven't had the luxury to do it. If we were in the Chase we wouldn't have that ability”. Stewart won three races in the 2006 Chase (Kansas, Atlanta, and Texas).

The season wasn't totally unkind to Stewart, however. He was a participant in the 30th season of IROC and won 2 of the 4 races (Texas, and the Daytona road course) on his way to capturing the series championship. He won a million dollars for the effort, but made an offer to return his prize money if IROC would hold one of its events at his Eldora Speedway. This offer was not entertained as IROC folded in 2007. In addition, Stewart's three wins in the Chase races gave him five total for the season, tying him with Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick for second most in Nextel Cup behind Kasey Kahne's six.

2007 Season

His 2007 racing season started out with Stewart winning his second Chili Bowl Nationals midget car feature. Tony started off the Daytona Speedweeks with a win in the 2007 Budweiser Shootout. It was his third win in the race. He also won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500.

On lap 152 of the Daytona 500, the rear of Stewart's car slid up the track, and when he tried to cut down the track, he smacked the front of Kurt Busch's car knocking both of them out of the race. Tony and the Busch brothers (Kurt and Kyle) were the three leaders for the majority of the race.

On March 22, 2007, it was released that Stewart would be on the cover of the official NASCAR video game published by Electronic Arts, "NASCAR 08". This would be the third time this honor was given to Stewart (2001, 2004, 2008).

In his first Car of Tomorrow race with the Impala SS, Stewart was dominant at Bristol, leading 257 of 504 laps (green-white-checker finish), before he experienced a fuel pump problem. At the third Car of Tomorrow race at Phoenix, Stewart lead a race high 154 laps, but a late race caution moved Stewart to second, where he finished behind Jeff Gordon. In the following week, Stewart implied the cautions were "bogus" and that NASCAR is rigged like professional wrestling.

On June 4, 2007, Stewart and Kurt Busch had an incident on pit road in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. Busch passed Stewart on the inside. Busch then slid up, which caused contact, sending him into the wall, knocking out Busch, but with Stewart staying in the race. Under the caution, Stewart was on pit road in his pit box when Kurt Busch pulled alongside to express his feelings over the incident. One of Stewart's crewmen had to jump out of the way of Kurt's car to avoid being hit.

At the All-Star Challenge at Charlotte, he finished 5th behind Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton. At the Coca-Cola 600, Stewart finished sixth, after having to come in to pit for fuel.

On July 15, 2007, Stewart led a race high 108 laps and recorded his 30th career NEXTEL Cup win at the USG Sheetrock 400 at Joliet.

On July 29, 2007, after leading a race high 66 of 160 laps, Stewart won the "Allstate 400 at the Brickyard" race at Indianapolis, just 45 minutes from where he grew up. During the victory lane interview, Stewart was penalized 25 points and fined $25,000 for violating NASCAR's policy on the use of obscene language during interviews during the race.

On August 12, 2007, he won the Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen after Jeff Gordon spun his car around after wheel hopping in turn 1 with two laps to go.

2008 Season

Stewart began the 2008 season starting 6th for the 50th running of the Daytona 500, and was only able to come up with a 3rd place finish after being passed on the last lap by Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch.

On lap 109 of the UAW-Dodge 400, Stewart cut a tire and slammed into the turn 3 wall. Stewart came out of the car under his own power, but was helped to the ambulance where he was taken to the infield care center. Stewart had complained about a sore foot from a wreck which occurred the day before in the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas. Stewart was later announced okay and ripped on Goodyear for not bringing quality tires. The next week at the Kobalt Tools 500, Stewart commented that "Goodyear doesn't give a fuck about tire quality."

With 3 laps to go in the 2008 Coca-Cola 600, Stewart cut a tire and saved it from contact with the wall. However, Stewart had to give up the lead to future race winner Kasey Kahne in order to take pits.

In the Best Buy 400 Stewart was involved in another crash with Elliott Sadler in which Sadler was turned by David Gilliland and Sadler's no. 19 collected Stewart and 11 other cars including Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Denny Hamlin. Stewart said, "I take 100 percent responsibility – it's my fault for being anywhere close to Elliott. If I'm within half a lap of him, I expect that to happen. It's my fault – I'm the one that hit him. When I hit him it caused all the guys behind us to wreck, so it's my fault."

On July 5, during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, Tony began feeling ill and turned the car over to former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate J. J. Yeley, who finished 20th after getting involved in two wrecks in the last 5 laps. Stewart earned his first & only win of the season in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega on October 5. On the final lap Stewart was passed by Regan Smith. NASCAR declared that Smith had made an illegal pass and awarded the victory to Stewart.

2009 Season – Split from JGR and Debut of Stewart-Haas Racing

On July 8, 2008, it was reported that Stewart was released from the last year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing, primarily because JGR had switched from Chevrolet to Toyota. Stewart was vocal about his loyalty to Chevrolet (which sponsors his USAC Midget, Sprint Car, and Silver Crown teams), and would move to Haas CNC Racing to drive a Haas Chevrolet, with sponsorship from Office Depot (relocating from the #99 Roush Fenway team) and Old Spice. Stewart took half ownership of the team which was re-named Stewart-Haas Racing, and Stewart became the highest paid NASCAR driver. Stewart's car at Haas has the number 14 as homage to his hero A.J. Foyt. To date, he is the most successful driver for Joe Gibbs Racing with 33 wins and two championships (2002 and 2005).

On August 15, 2008, fellow Indiana native Ryan Newman signed a multi-year contract to drive the second car for Stewart-Haas Racing, originally to be designated #4 but changed to his USAC #39, with sponsorship from the U.S. Army (relocating from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing).

As the most recent series champion not among the Top 35 in owners' points, Stewart was first in line for past champions' provisionals for the first five races of 2009. He completed those races without needing to use the provisional, ending up well inside the Top 10 in points. Stewart won his first race as a driver/owner in the non-championship NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXV, winning more than $1,000,000, his first win in the event in 10 attempts. He followed that victory with his first points race win as a driver/owner at Pocono in the Pocono 500 on June 7, 2009, the first owner-driver in the Cup series to win a race since Ricky Rudd in 1998. Stewart also won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona after a controversial finish involving a wreck with Kyle Busch, his former teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart's season overall was his best showing since his rookie year, with another win coming at Watkins Glen International.

Stewart qualified for the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup as he finished the first 26 races as points leader. He fell to second in points following reseeding when Mark Martin, who won more races than Stewart, moved ahead of him. On October 5, 2009, Stewart won the Price Chopper 400 and moved to fourth in the standings, ending the season in sixth place.

2010 season

On 16 April 2010 Stewart won qualifying in NASCAR’s top series for the first time in five years, turning a lap of 191.327 mph at Texas Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart started his 400th Sprint Cup race from the pole. The last time that Stewart won the pole was 155 races ago at Martinsville Speedway in October 2005. On May 9 it was reported that Stewart will lose Old Spice as a sponsor after 11 years with him.

Tony won the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 5, 2010.

On October 10, Tony won the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway by pulling away from Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer on the final restart.

On October 12, Mobil 1 announced a sponsorship deal with Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor Stewart's car, starting in 2011. It will be the primary sponsor for 11 races, while Office Depot will be the primary sponsor for the rest of the season. Mobil 1 will also sponsor Tony in the Budweiser Shootout and the All-Star Race.

2011- present

In 2011 Stewart returns in the #14 Office Depot chevrolet. Stewart won the pole for the Daytona 500 which was won by rookie Trevor Bayne. Following a crash intentionally caused by Stewart on Brian Vickers at Infineon Raceway in June 2011, Brian Vickers intentionally wrecked Stewart as payback. In a interview Stewart was asked about the crashes. Stewart said "I probably had it coming because I dumped him first and he dumped me back, but I dumped him because he was blocking." Both were fined $50,000 and put on probation.

Other Racing Series

Non-NASCAR appearances

He frequently makes appearances on dirt tracks, appearing regularly at an ARCA race on dirt and at many prominent midget car events, USAC's Turkey Night Grand Prix, and the indoor Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

Along with Matt Kenseth, He has a appeared at Madison International Speedway, a non-NASCAR half-mile track located in Wisconsin on highway 138 between the cities of Oregon, WI and Stoughton, WI.

Tony also races on rare occasions in the World of Outlaws Series and on July 27, 2011, Stewart won his first ever World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken Speedway

"Smoke" nickname

Tony Stewart told NASCAR.com of his nickname: "I wasn't very good about not slipping the right-rear tire, initially. So it started as 'Smoker,' then it got shortened to 'Smoke.' Then when I got in the Indy Racing League it was 'Smoke' because one of the guys on the crew who was my roommate, and knew the nickname, carried it over to the IndyCar team. But then when I started blowing engines, 'Smoke' really stuck. I've had it ever since."

During his NASCAR career, Tony Stewart once was told by #20 team owner Joe Gibbs that he could no longer compete in races outside of his Sprint Cup obligations. Stewart worked around this by entering a USAC National Midget race under the pseudonym "Smokey Jones" with the crowd at the track none the wiser. After winning the feature, "Smokey Jones" got out of his car and revealed himself to the crowd as Tony Stewart. He also once entered himself in a race, driving the infamous "Munchkin" midget chassis, as "Mikey Fedorcak Jr." after buying the Munchkin from Mike Fedorcak during a card game. In 2010 he raced several Modified races under the name Smoke Johnson.

Career IRL statistics

Races 3/3 10/10 11/11 1/10 1/13 26

Year	|	Wins	Poles	Top 5	Top 10	DNF	Finish	Start	Winnings	Season Rank	Team(s)
1996	|	0	1	1	0	2	12.3	4.0	$349,303	8th	Team Menard
1997	|	1	4	4	6	5	8.8	3.4	$1,090,450	1st	Team Menard
1998	|	2	3	5	6	4	11.1	4.5	$1,002,850	3rd	Team Menard
1999	|	0	0	0	1	0	9.0	24.0	$186,670	33rd	Tri-Star Racing
2001	|	0	0	0	1	0	6.0	7.0	$218,850	39th	Chip Ganassi Racing
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Totals	|	3	8	10	15	11	10.1	4.8	$2,848,123

Career NASCAR statistics

Races 34/34 34/34 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 36/36 19/19 447

Year	|	Wins	Poles	Top 5	Top 10	DNF	Avg. Finish	Avg. Start	Winnings	Season Rank	Team(s)
1999	|	3	2	12	21	1	10.3	12.6	$2,613,976	4th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2000	|	6	2	12	23	5	12.4	16.7	$3,175,270	6th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2001	|	3	0	15	22	4	12.6	17.0	$3,543,043	2nd	Joe Gibbs Racing
2002	|	3	2	15	21	6	12.6	13.2	$4,695,154	1st	Joe Gibbs Racing
2003	|	2	1	12	18	5	14.6	13.9	$5,227,503	7th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2004	|	2	0	10	19	2	12.9	15.3	$6,221,710	6th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2005	|	5	3	17	25	1	9.9	12.0	$6,987,535	1st	Joe Gibbs Racing
2006	|	5	0	15	19	4	13.8	16.7	$7,285,281	11th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2007	|	3	0	11	23	4	13.1	17.6	$6,396,751	6th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2008	|	1	0	10	16	3	14.9	17.1	$6,066,407	9th	Joe Gibbs Racing
2009	|	4	0	15	23	1	12.3	10.4	$6,828,250	6th	Stewart-Haas Racing
2010	|	2	2	9	17	1	13.9	13.2	$5,664,250	7th	Stewart-Haas Racing
2011	|	0	0	2	7	1	14.7	17.5	$3,085,090	11th	Stewart-Haas Racing	colspan="11" style="background:grey; height:5px;"
Totals	|	39	12	155	254	38	12.8	15.0	$67,790,223

Data as of Saturday, July 30, 2011

Racecar owner

Stewart is the owner of various open-wheel short track racing cars, most of them being sponsored by Chevrolet since 2007.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2009)

In the end of 2008 Tony was given a 50% stake in Haas CNC Racing which became Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009. Haas CNC Racing, previously fielded the #66 and #70 cars now fields the numbers 14 and 39 as Stewart-Haas Racing. This decision involved parting ways with long-time crew chief Greg Zipadelli, sponsor The Home Depot, car number 20, and owner Joe Gibbs, with all of which he had spent 10 years. He drives the #14 Chevrolet Impala owned by Gene and Margaret Haas. He is the owner of the #39 Impala, which is driven by Ryan Newman.

Daytona Speedweeks

In the Budweiser Shootout Tony Stewart finished 3rd. Teammate Ryan Newman wrecked three times, the last one taking out the #14 with him. Ryan Newman's car for the Daytona 500 was one of Stewart's backup cars, but they painted it to match the #39 Army scheme. Both Stewart and Newman were forced into backup cars, therefore moving them from their original starting positions in the 500, to the rear. Stewart and Newman finished 8th and 36th respectively.

United States Auto Club

Stewart has won USAC car owner titles in the Silver Crown division in 2002 and 2003 with J. J. Yeley, and in 2004 with Dave Steele. He also collected owner titles in USAC's National Sprint Car Series with Yeley in 2003 and Jay Drake in 2004. He also won an owner title in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2007 and 2009 with Levi Jones of Olney, IL

Stewart's USAC midget and sprint cars carry #20 and #21, while his Silver Crown car carries #22.

Other entities

Stewart owns a dirt late model Chevrolet Impala that carries #14 which he races frequently. Stewart has also won a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Championship as an owner with Donny Schatz in 2008. The team is now a 2 car operation with Schatz and Steve Kinser. He is also the owner of Custom Works, a company that manufactures radio controlled oval track cars, and has had a degree of success as a r/c racer himself.

Stewart is also the driving force behind the Sprint Sponsored "Prelude to the Dream" which features drivers from various sports driving late model dirt cars at Eldora Speedway. Since 2005 the "Dream" has showcased a who's who in NASCAR and NHRA, featuring such drivers as Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Pedregon and others. The inaugural race was won by Kenny Wallace, followed by Carl Edwards in 2006. As of late the race has been nicknamed "The Smoke Show" due to Stewart winning back to back to back since 2007. The events have raised over 4 million dollars for various NASCAR and driver charities including The Victory Junction Gang Camp.

Racetrack owner

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway speedway located near Rossburg, Ohio in late 2004 from Earl Baltes. Tony Stewart is currently a co-owner of Paducah International Raceway near Paducah, Kentucky. He also co-owns Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois along with Kenny Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Bob Sargent.

Tony Stewart Foundation

Founded in 2003 by Tony Stewart, the principal purposes of the Tony Stewart Foundation are to raise and donate funds to help care for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species. The Tony Stewart Foundation will raise and donate funds to charitable interests, specifically those that support the aforementioned groups.

TV & radio

Stewart hosted a two-hour weekly radio show, titled ''Tony Stewart Live'', broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio. Stewart co-hosted the show with Matt Yocum, and takes listener calls. The show ran through 2007–2008.

In 2007, Stewart appeared in commercials for Subway with their spokesman, Jared Fogle. Tony Stewart worked at McDonald's while attending Columbus North High School. Former coworkers said he was a great worker — when he showed up.

Appeared with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the music video for 3 Doors Down's song "The Road I'm On".

Appeared in a 2008 Toyota commercial where the cars of Toyota Sprint Cup drivers, including Stewart's, are driven by kids with remote controls. When his kid driver spins his car out of control, he crawls out, yelling to his crew chief, "Zippy, run for your life!" Stewart then throws his helmet at his car, a homage to his habit of throwing helmets and other racing gear in anger.

Stewart appears in commercials as a member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family of drivers and a Coca-Cola vending machine with Tony Stewart's picture on it sits in Columbus North High School to this day.

In 2010, Stewart appeared in the commercial for the Burger King Steak House XT, which he endorsed. This video entered the Top 10 of the Ad Age / Visible Measures Top Viral Ad Chart on Aug. 12, 2010.

Appeared as host in the 2003 production of NASCAR Images Adrenaline Vol 1

Video games

Stewart has been included in Electronic Arts' ''NASCAR'' sim racing series from 2000–present.

Electronic Arts announced Stewart to appear in person for the first time on the cover of NASCAR Thunder 2004 in late 2003, however he is not new to the concept having his Home Depot Winston Cup car appear on NASCAR 2001's cover. Stewart also appears on the cover of NASCAR 08.

Races won

Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup (39 career wins, 2 championships and a Sprint All-Star Race)

2010 (2 wins) Emory Healthcare 500 (Atlanta), Pepsi Max 400 (Fontana)

2009 (4 wins) Pocono 500 (Pocono), Coke Zero 400 (Daytona), Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen), Price Chopper 400 (Kansas)

2008 (1 win) AMP Energy 500 (Talladega)

2007 (3 wins) USG Sheetrock 400 (Joliet), Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Indianapolis), Centurion Boats at the Glen (Watkins Glen)

2006 (5 wins) DirecTV 500 (Martinsville), Pepsi 400 (Daytona), Banquet 400 (Kansas), Bass Pro Shops 500 (Atlanta), Dickies 500 (Texas)

2005 (5 wins) Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma), Pepsi 400 (Daytona), New England 300 (Loudon), Allstate 400 at The Brickyard (Indianapolis), Sirius at The Glen (Watkins Glen), Nextel Cup Championship

2004 (2 wins) Tropicana 400 (Joliet), Sirius at The Glen (Watkins Glen)

2003 (2 wins) Pocono 500 (Pocono), UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)

2002 (3 wins) MBNA America 500 (Atlanta), Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond), Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen (Watkins Glen), Winston Cup Championship

2001 (3 wins) Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond), Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma), Sharpie 500 (Bristol)

2000 (6 wins) MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover), Kmart 400 (Michigan), thatlook.com 300 (Loudon), MBNA.com 400 (Dover), NAPA AutoCare 500 (Martinsville), Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts (Homestead)

1999 (3 wins) Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond), Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix), Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart (Homestead)

Busch/Nationwide Series (10 career wins)

2011 (1 win) DRIVE4COPD 300- Daytona

2010 (1 win) DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)

2009 (1 win ) Camping World 300 (Daytona)

2008 (5 wins ) Camping World 300 (Daytona) Stater Brothers 300 (Fontana), Aaron's 312 (Talladega), Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington), Camping World RV Sales 200 (New Hampshire)

2006 (1 win ) Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)

2005 (1 win ) Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)

Craftsman/Camping World Truck Series (2 career wins)

2003 (1 win ) Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)

2002 (1 win ) Richmond Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)

International Race of Champions (4 career wins plus championship)

2006 Crown Royal IROC XXX (2 wins) Race 2 (Texas), Race 3 (Daytona Road Course), Crown Royal IROC XXX Championship

2002 True Value IROC XXVI (1 win ) Race 1 (Daytona)

2001 True Value IROC XXV (1 win ) Race 3 (Michigan)

IRL IndyCar Series (3 career wins plus championship)

1998 (2 wins) Indy 200 (Walt Disney World Speedway), New England 200 (Loudon)

1997 (1 win) Samsonite 200 (Pikes Peak), Indy Racing League Championship

References

External links

Official Website

Official Stewart-Haas Racing

Tony Stewart Foundation

Tony Stewart Foundation Video

Old Spice's Tony Stewart Blog

Biography

NASCAR.com: Tony Stewart

Coca-Cola Racing Family's Tony Stewart profile

ESPN Bio Page

Tony Stewart's stats from all series at racing-reference.info

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position	Forward
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Canada}} Patrick Sharp (born December 27, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He began his hockey career in Thunder Bay, Ontario, playing first for the Thunder Bay Kings program then for the former Thunder Bay Flyers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). From there he continued his hockey career in the college ranks with the University of Vermont, before the Philadelphia Flyers selected him 95th overall (3rd round) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

After completing two years with Vermont, Sharp made his NHL debut in 2003–04, splitting the season between the Flyers and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, recording 7 points (5 goals, 2 assists) in 41 regular season games with the Flyers, and 29 points (15 goals, 14 assists) in 35 games for the Phantoms. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Sharp spent the entire following season in the AHL with the Phantoms, registering 23 goals and 29 assists (52 points) in 75 regular-season games and 8 goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 21 playoff games en route to a Calder Cup championship.

Midway through the 2005–06 season, Sharp was traded by the Flyers, along with Éric Meloche, to the Chicago Blackhawks on December 5, 2005, for Matt Ellison and a 3rd-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He finished the campaign with a combined 31 points between the two teams. Sharp emerged with the Blackhawks in 2007–08, recording career-highs of 36 goals, 26 assists and 62 points. He led the Blackhawks in power play goals (9), shorthanded goals (7), and game-winning goals (7). Near the half-way mark for the season, on January 17, 2008, the Blackhawks signed Sharp to a four-year contract extension through the 2011–12 season.

At the start of the 2008–09 season, on October 8, 2008, Sharp was named an alternate captain for the Blackhawks, along with Duncan Keith. Despite being limited by injuries, Sharp helped the Blackhawks form a highly offensive and young core led by second-year forwards Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and newly-acquired defenceman Brian Campbell. He finished the campaign with 44 points in 61 games. He added 11 points in the post-season as the Blackhawks were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals by the Detroit Red Wings.

On June 9, 2010, Patrick Sharp won the Stanley Cup with Chicago over the Philadelphia Flyers, his former team. Sharp contributed 11 goals and 11 assists during Chicago's playoff run.

On January 30, 2011, Patrick Sharp won the 2011 NHL All-Star Game MVP Award, getting one goal and two assists.

On August 3, 2011, Sharp signed a 5-year contract extension with the Blackhawks worth $29.5 million over 5 years. The contract will come into effect during the 2012–13 NHL season and will carry an annual salary cap hit of $5.9 million.

Personal life

Patrick was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Ian and Ruth Ann Sharp. He has an older brother, Chris, who currently lives in Calgary. Patrick moved to Calgary as a child and then moved to Thunder Bay in 1990 (at 9 years old). Patrick lived in Thunder Bay for the rest of his childhood. Patrick's parents remain in Thunder Bay and live on Lake Superior.

Patrick was married in July 2010 to his longtime girlfriend Abby, whom he met while attending college in Vermont. Their wedding was held in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

In early 2011, Sharp was featured on the cover of Chicago magazine in its "50 Most Beautiful Chicagoans" story.

Career statistics

				! colspan="5"		Playoffs
Season (sports)>Season	! Team	! League		! GP		Goal (ice hockey)>G	Assist (ice hockey)>A	Point (ice hockey)>Pts	Penalty (ice hockey)>PIM	! GP	! G	! A	! Pts	! PIM
1998–99	Thunder Bay Flyers			55		19	24	43	48	3	1	1	2	0
1999–00	Thunder Bay Flyers	USHL		56		20	35	55	41	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01				34		12	15	27	36	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Vermont Catamounts	HE		31		13	13	26	50	—	—	—	—	—
	Philadelphia Phantoms			53		14	19	33	39	—	—	—	—	—
	Philadelphia Flyers			3		0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		35		15	14	29	45	1	2	0	2	0
	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		41		5	2	7	55	12	1	0	1	2
	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		75		23	29	52	80	21	8	13	21	20
	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		22		5	3	8	10	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		50		9	14	23	36	—	—	—	—	—
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		80		20	15	35	74	—	—	—	—	—
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		80		36	26	62	75	—	—	—	—	—
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		61		26	18	44	41	17	7	4	11	6
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		82		25	41	66	28	22	11	11	22	16
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		74		34	37	71	38	7	3	2	5	2
NHL totals				! 493		! 160	! 156	! 316	! 339	! 58	! 22	! 17	! 39	! 26

Awards

2010 Stanley Cup Champion

2011 NHL All-Star Game MVP

International play

Played for Canada in:

2008 World Championships (silver medal)

International statistics

{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Event ! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |   ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- ALIGN="center" | 2008 | WC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=2 | Senior int'l totals ! 9 ! 3 ! 0 ! 3 ! 4 |}

References

External links

Official Chicago Blackhawks' Player Profile

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