Carl Stonehewer

Carl Stonehewer

Born	16 May 1972 Manchester, England
Nickname	Stoney
Nationality	England
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
1988-1989, 1991-1993, 2003	Belle Vue Aces
1990	Wolverhampton Wolves
1994	Peterborough Panthers
1995-1997	Long Eaton Invaders
1998	Sheffield Tigers
1999-2005, 2007-2008	Workington Comets
2009	Redcar Bears
1999-2001	Zielona Góra (Pol)
2000	Lindarna (Swe)
2000-2003	Smederna (Swe)
2002	Piła (Pol)
Individual honours
2000, 2001	Premier League Riders Champion
Team honours
1993	Elite League Champion
1997, 2001, 2004, 2008	Premier League Four-Team Champion
1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003	Premier League Pairs Champion
2008	Young Shield winner

Carl Bryan 'Stoney' Stonehewer (born 16 May 1972 in Manchester,^[1] England) is a former motorcycle speedway rider.

Career Landmarks

Speedway Grand Prix

• The first UK Premier League rider to qualify for the Speedway Grand Prix.
  • Grand Prix Series Rider 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Grand Prix Challenge 1999 (3rd), 2000 (2nd)

World Team Cup

• World Team Cup 2000, 2001, 2002 (Great Britain)
  • World Team Cup Silver Medal 2000

Premier League Pairs Championship

• A record five Premier League Pairs Championship titles with five different partners.
  • 1997 with Martin Dixon
  • 1999 with Brent Werner
  • 2000 with Mick Powell
  • 2001 with Peter I. Karlsson
  • 2003 with Simon Stead

Workington Comets

• Record for most appearances for the Workington Comets.
• Carl announced his retirement in early 2006^[2] after suffering horrific friction burns in a freak racing accident in 2005.^[3]
• In April 2007 it was announced he was returning to the Workington Comets team.^[4]

Zielona Góra

• Polish 2nd Division Champion 2000 (Zielona Góra)

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
2000	18th	30	8th
2001	12th	46	7th
2002	19th	30	5th	Did not ride in three GP meetings due to injury.

References

1. Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
2. "Stoney quits". News and Star. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
3. "Stonehewer out for rest of the season". BBC. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
4. "Stoney's back". News and Star. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-08.