[2] The Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships have grown to one of the largest professional pistol competitions in America.

[3] In 2007, more than 220 competitors from the United States and around the world competed for a portion of the $390,000 in cash and prizes - the largest purse in competitive pistol shooting.

John Shaw claimed the first ‘World’s Fastest Shooter’ title along with his share of the $20,000 in cash and prizes.

In the winter of 2007, Dalton and Fichman sold the Steel Challenge to the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA)[5] which is the US sanctioning body of IPSC.

Any primary targets that have not been hit after the stop plate has been struck, will be scored with a 3-second penalty each.

In the American Steel Challenge the shooting boxes on Outer Limits are larger than those on the other stages.

It is recommended that the target stands of the stop plates are painted in a distinct color, for instance red.

Since at least 2003, the Shooting Gallery show on the nationally syndicated Outdoor Channel has covered each Steel Challenge championship.

It has also been covered in other press, including notable articles in American Handgunner,[11][12] GunWeek,[13] and Outdoor Life.