Emerson Newton-John
Emerson Newton-John (born September 26, 1974) is an American professional racing driver. The nephew of Olivia Newton-John, he has competed in numerous forms of motorsports, most notably in NASCAR, the ARCA Racing Series, and the Indy Lights Series.
| Emerson Newton-John | |||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Born | September 26, 1974 Los Angeles, California | ||||||
| Related to | Olivia Newton-John (aunt) Brett Goldsmith (half-brother) Tottie Goldsmith (half-sister) | ||||||
| Debut season | 2001 | ||||||
| Current team | Carter 2 Motorsports | ||||||
| Car number | 97 | ||||||
| Starts | 2 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 140th in 2001 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2012 2002 2000–2001 1998 | Firestone Indy Lights NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Formula Holden Renault Megane Cup | ||||||
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 94th (2002) | ||||||
| First race | 2002 New England 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 24, 2014. | |||||||
Racing career
Newton-John competed in the Formula Holden Tasman Cup in 2000–2001, nearly winning his inaugural event in the series, and the Formula Holden Australian Drivers' Championship in 2001, finishing fifth, with a best result of 2nd; he also competed in the French Renault Megane Cup, and tested a Formula Three car.[1] His final Formula Holden race was on September 10, 2001; the September 11 attacks resulted in financial backing for his open-wheel career drying up, and Newton-John switched to stock cars.[1]
Newton-John made his debut in stock car racing in November 2001, competing in the ARCA Re/MAX Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he ran as high as 12th after starting from the back of the field. he ended up 15th.[1] In 2002, he competed in his first NASCAR event, a Craftsman Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; he finished 31st in the event,[2] following a weekend that Newton-John described as "disastrous".[citation needed]
In 2012, Newton-John returned to professional racing, driving an open-wheel formula car for the first time in almost eleven years in a test at Iowa Speedway. Passing a refresher test, he went on to compete in the Freedom 100 Firestone Indy Lights race, driving for Tyce Carlson's Fan Force United team.[1] He was 6th fastest in practice and qualified in 8th position. He was involved in a multi-car incident on the fifth lap of the event,[3] and was credited with a 17th-place finish.[4] He ran again in Indy Lights later in the year at the Grand Prix of Baltimore; he crashed twice due to faulty rear suspension, first in qualifying for the event,[5] and then in the race, finishing 12th of 13 cars.[6]
In 2014, Newton-John returned to the ARCA Racing Series, driving for Carter 2 Motorsports at Madison International Speedway;[7] running as a start-and-park, he finished 23rd.[8]
Personal life
A native of Los Angeles, California, Newton-John is the son of Graham Hall and Rona Newton-John (1941–2013), stepson of Jeff Conaway, half-brother of Fiona Goldsmith, Brett Goldsmith and Tottie Goldsmith, and the nephew of Olivia Newton-John.[9] He is named after two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi.[1] He is married, and has two children.[citation needed]
Newton-John is the founder of the charitable organization Pink and Blue for Two, focused on breast and prostate cancer awareness.[10]
Motorsports career results
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
| Firestone Indy Lights results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Fan Force United | STP | BBR | LBH | IND 17 | DET | MLW | IOW | TOR | EDM | TRV | BAL 12 | CAL | 22nd | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NASCAR
(key) (Bold − Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics − Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | NCTSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Team Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MAR | GTY | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | NHA 31 | MCH | IRP | NSH | RCH | TEX | SBO | LVS | CAL | PHO | HOM | 94th | 70 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | 35 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH | POC | NSH | ISF | CHI | DSF | SLM | TOL | BLN | CLT | TAL | ATL 17 | 142nd | 145 | [12] | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD 23 | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 121st | 115 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 95 | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE 24 | POC | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | 122nd | 110 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e DiZinno, Tony (May 14, 2012). "Emerson Newton-John's surreal road back to racing". Racer. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ "Truck Series Notes", The Daytona Beach News-Journal, July 25, 2002, page 6B.
- ^ Brudenell, Mike (May 25, 2012). "Olivia Newton-John follows racing nephew at Indy". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, MI. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ Stearns, Amber (May 26, 2012). "Olivia Newton-John Ready for 500 Festival Parade". WIBC 93.1FM. Indianapolis, IN. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ McKee, Sandra (September 1, 2012). "Crashes highlight the early action Saturday at Grand Prix of Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "Carter 2 Motorsports signs Emerson Newton-John for Madison". Automobile Racing Club of America. August 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ Caldwell, Clayton (August 24, 2014). . Motorsports 101. Sports Media 101. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ Gates, Anita (May 27, 2011). "Jeff Conaway, Actor In 'Taxi,' Is Dead at 60". The New York Times.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (May 19, 2014). "Emerson Newton-John returns to Indy Lights with TMR, Pink and Blue for Two". NBC Sports. from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Emerson Newton-John – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Emerson Newton-John – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Emerson Newton-John – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Emerson Newton-John – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
External links
- Emerson Newton-John driver statistics at Racing-Reference