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
Nationality	American
Born	(1974-09-26) September 26, 1974 (age 50) Los Angeles, California
Related to	Olivia Newton-John (aunt) Brett Goldsmith (half-brother) Tottie Goldsmith (half-sister) Jeff Conaway (step-father)
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 Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	94th (2002)
First race	2002 New England 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2012	Fan Force United	STP	BBR	LBH	INDY 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
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
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

1. DiZinno, Tony (May 14, 2012). "Emerson Newton-John's surreal road back to racing". Racer. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
2. "Truck Series Notes", The Daytona Beach News-Journal, July 25, 2002, page 6B.
3. Brudenell, Mike (May 25, 2012). "Olivia Newton-John follows racing nephew at Indy". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, MI. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
4. Stearns, Amber (May 26, 2012). "Olivia Newton-John Ready for 500 Festival Parade". WIBC 93.1FM. Indianapolis, IN. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
5. 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.
6. "2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
7. "Carter 2 Motorsports signs Emerson Newton-John for Madison". Automobile Racing Club of America. August 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
8. Caldwell, Clayton (August 24, 2014). "Justin Boston Wins Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 at Madison International Speedway". Motorsports 101. Sports Media 101. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
9. Gates, Anita (May 27, 2011). "Jeff Conaway, Actor In 'Taxi,' Is Dead at 60". The New York Times.
10. DiZinno, Tony (May 19, 2014). "Emerson Newton-John returns to Indy Lights with TMR, Pink and Blue for Two". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
11. "Emerson Newton-John – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
12. "Emerson Newton-John – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
13. "Emerson Newton-John – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
14. "Emerson Newton-John – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

External links

• Emerson Newton-John driver statistics at Racing-Reference