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==Personal life== |
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Newton-John is the stepson of [[Jeff Conaway]] and Rona Newton-John, half-brother of Brett and [[Tottie Goldsmith]], and the nephew of Olivia Newton-John.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_rehab_with_dr_drew/season_2/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=11666|title=Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: Jeff Conaway|year=2008|work=[[VH1]]|accessdate=2013-02-14}}</ref><ref name="TBO">{{cite web|url=http://www2.tbo.com/entertainment/nightlife/2010/oct/25/newton-john-to-host-local-cancer-awareness-event-ar-21143/|title=Newton-John to host local cancer awareness event|last=Belcher|first=Walt|date=October 25, 2010|work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|accessdate=2012-06-03|location=Tampa, FL}}</ref> He is named after two-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner [[Emerson Fittipaldi]].<ref name="Racer">{{cite web|url=http://www.racer.com/insight-emerson-newton-johns-surreal-road-back-to-racing/article/241108/|title=Emerson Newton-John's surreal road back to racing|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|date=May 14, 2012|work=[[Racer (magazine)|Racer]]|accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref> He is married, and has two children.<ref name="DMR">{{cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/D2/20120505/SPORTS/120505004/Driver-famous-name-tries-make-his-own-starting-Iowa|title=Driver with famous name tries to make his own, starting in Iowa|last=Hamilton|first=Andy|date=May 5, 2012|work=[[The Des Moines Register]]|accessdate=2012-06-03|location=Des Moines, IA}}</ref> |
Newton-John is the stepson of [[Jeff Conaway]] and Rona Newton-John, half-brother of [[Brett Goldsmith]] and [[Tottie Goldsmith]], and the nephew of Olivia Newton-John.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_rehab_with_dr_drew/season_2/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=11666|title=Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: Jeff Conaway|year=2008|work=[[VH1]]|accessdate=2013-02-14}}</ref><ref name="TBO">{{cite web|url=http://www2.tbo.com/entertainment/nightlife/2010/oct/25/newton-john-to-host-local-cancer-awareness-event-ar-21143/|title=Newton-John to host local cancer awareness event|last=Belcher|first=Walt|date=October 25, 2010|work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|accessdate=2012-06-03|location=Tampa, FL}}</ref> He is named after two-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner [[Emerson Fittipaldi]].<ref name="Racer">{{cite web|url=http://www.racer.com/insight-emerson-newton-johns-surreal-road-back-to-racing/article/241108/|title=Emerson Newton-John's surreal road back to racing|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|date=May 14, 2012|work=[[Racer (magazine)|Racer]]|accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref> He is married, and has two children.<ref name="DMR">{{cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/D2/20120505/SPORTS/120505004/Driver-famous-name-tries-make-his-own-starting-Iowa|title=Driver with famous name tries to make his own, starting in Iowa|last=Hamilton|first=Andy|date=May 5, 2012|work=[[The Des Moines Register]]|accessdate=2012-06-03|location=Des Moines, IA}}</ref> |
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==Racing career== |
==Racing career== |
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Revision as of 21:50, 23 September 2014
| Emerson Newton-John | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | September 26, 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Related to | Olivia Newton-John |
| ARCA Racing Series career | |
| 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) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 24, 2014. | |||||||
Emerson Newton-John (born September 26, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an American racing driver. The nephew of Olivia Newton-John, he has competed in both open wheel and stock car racing.
Personal life
Newton-John is the stepson of Jeff Conaway and Rona Newton-John, half-brother of Brett Goldsmith and Tottie Goldsmith, and the nephew of Olivia Newton-John.[1][2] He is named after two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi.[3] He is married, and has two children.[4]
Racing career
Newton-John competed 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.[3] 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,[4] and Newton-John switched to stock cars.[3]
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.[3] 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,[5] following a weekend that Newton-John described as "disastrous".[4]
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.[4] 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.[3] He was 6th fastest in practice and qualified an impressive 8th. He was involved in a multi-car incident on the fifth lap of the event,[6] and was credited with a 17th place finish.[7] 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,[8] and then in the race, finishing 12th of 13 cars.[9]
In 2014, Newton-John returned to the ARCA Racing Series, driving for Carter 2 Motorsports at Madison International Speedway;[10] running as a start-and-park, he finished 23rd.[11]
Charitable work
Newton-John is the founder of the Pink and Blue for Two campaign, a breast and prostate cancer awareness campaign.[2]
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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| Season | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ^ "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: Jeff Conaway". VH1. 2008. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ a b Belcher, Walt (October 25, 2010). "Newton-John to host local cancer awareness event". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ a b c d e DiZinno, Tony (May 14, 2012). "Emerson Newton-John's surreal road back to racing". Racer. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton, Andy (May 5, 2012). "Driver with famous name tries to make his own, starting in Iowa". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ "Truck Series Notes". The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, FL. 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). "Justin Boston Wins Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 at Madison International Speedway". Motorsports 101. Sports Media 101. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
External links
- Emerson Newton-John driver statistics at Racing-Reference