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  • Emms Racing Welcomes Back TSS Top Shops

    As preparations kick into high gear ahead of the 2018 season, Emms Racing is proud to welcome back TSS Top Shops as a sponsor for the fourth season. TSS Top Shops is your one-stop for paint, accessories and the know-how to make sure you get the best look when you’re done. Selling both to individuals…

  • Emms Racing Welcomes Back Klotz Canada, While Adding Wix Filters

    With the 2018 race season only two months away, preparation is in high gear in hopes for another successful campaign for Emms Racing. While the work continues in the shop to make sure the No. 14 Modified is in top-shape for the season opener, the team is continuing to expand their marketing partners. Emms Racing…

  • Emms Receives Best Appearing Award at OSCAAR Banquet

    Following a successful season, A.J. Emms and his crew joined his fellow drivers and their crews at the OSCAAR Awards banquet on Saturday, February 3. With just two finishes outside of the top-10 all season long, A.J. Emms put together a career-best season en route to finishing second in the OSCAAR Modified points standings. On top…

  • 2nd in Modified Points – A.J. Emms

    With consistency on a weekly basis, A.J. Emms put together another solid year of OSCAAR Modified competition en route to a runner-up in the year-end standings. “Looking back on 2017, I feel that it was overall successful,” he said. “We learned a lot through the year and as a team persevered through a lot of…

  • A.J. Emms Set for Fourth Season of OSCAAR Competition

    After a pair of back-to-back seasons coming up just shy on the OSCAAR Modified Championship, A.J. Emms confirmed his team will be back once again in 2018 with their sights set on the title. Emms also confirmed that BAE Environmental will be back as the primary sponsor on the No. 14 Modified. “As a team…

  • A.J. Emms Scores Runner-Up at Autumn Colours Classic

    Running up front all feature long, A.J. Emms scored a runner-up finish in the Autumn Colours Classic at Peterborough Speedway. Emms was quick in his heats, avoiding a wreck in the first qualifier to finish second, while winning the other one. Starting fifth, he moved up to third in the opening laps prior to the…

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About A.J Emms

Hometown: Orillia, Ontario

Years racing: 24

D.O.B.: July 14th 1993

Occupation: Vice Principal

Undergraduate Degree at Nipissing University Physical and Health Education; Graduate of the Lakehead University Education Program

Crew: Jeff, Jayne, Cassie, Ryan, Josh, Marcus

Racing Resume

-5 time Go Karting Champion (Simcoe, Toronto, Kawartha-Durham Kart Clubs)

– Over 50 plus wins in go karting

– Canadian National Go Kart Champion (2007)

– Participated in and completed the Mosport Bridgestone racing academy

– Hurricane Midget Rookie of the year

– Three-time 2nd place finisher in Hurricane Midgets points

– Several Hurricane Midget wins (10+)

– 2014 Outlaw Modified Champion

– 2019 OSCAAR Modified Champion

– Current Record Holder for OSCAAR Modified Career Starts, Top-Five’s and Top-10’s

– 2013: 5 Can Am Midget Starts, highlighted by 17th to 7th place run at Barrie Speedway (Several top 10 finishes)

– 2013: 4 Pro 4 (Outlaw) Modified Starts; 1 win, 1 second place finish, 1 fourth place finish and 1 DNF

– 2013: Raced in the World Series at Thompson International Speedway in Connecticut in a Pro 4 modified. Caught up in an accident while running second.

– 2014 Outlaw Modified Champion

– 7 Feature wins out of 12 races in the Outlaw Modified Racing Series

– Winner of the U.S/ Canadian Showdown at Full Throttle Speedway sweeping the night winning all 3 Feature races

–2015: 6th in OSCAAR Modified Points, highlighted by a third place finish at Delaware Speedway

–2016: 2nd in OSCAAR Modified Points, highlighted by a victory in the Autumn Colours Classic at Peterborough Speedway

– 2017: 2nd in OSCAAR Modified Points, highlighted by a victory at Sauble Speedway

– 2018: 11th in OSCAAR Modified Points following a partial schedule, highlighted by a runner-up at Jukasa Motor Speedway with a heat win at Peterborough Speedway

– 2019 OSCAAR Modified Championship with three OSCAAR feature victories, seven heat wins and 10 feature top-five’s, plus the 2019 Rick Woolner Memorial Champion. Made his debut in the ROC Modified Series at Jukasa Motor Speedway

– 2020: Three top-six’s in a shortened four race schedule, including a feature victory at Sunset Speedway.

– 2021: 4th in OSCAAR Modified Points following four top-five’s and six top-10’s, including a victory at Sunset Speedway after starting tail of the field and a heat win at Peterborough Speedway’s Autumn Colours Classic

– 2022: 4th in OSCAAR Modified Points following nine straight podiums and eight heat wins

– 2023: Three OSCAAR Modified victories with an average finish of 2.86 on a partial schedule and a third-place finish at the OSCAAR Hot Rod Series Autumn Colours Classic

– 2024: Ran seven OSCAAR Modified events with an average finish of third, including a victory at Full Throttle Motor Speedway; Three top-10’s in three Race of Champions Asphalt Sportsman Modified competition with a career-best eighth at Spencer Speedway 

Career OSCAAR Victories

  1. 2016 Autumn Colours Classic
  2. 2017 Sauble Speedway
  3. 2019 Delaware Speedway (June)
  4. 2019 Flamboro Speedway (July)
  5. 2019 Flamboro Speedway (August)
  6. 2020 Sunset Speedway (September)
  7. 2021 Sunset Speedway (July)
  8. 2023 Full Throttle Motor Speedway (July)
  9. 2023 Peterborough Speedway (August)
  10. 2023 Sauble Speedway (August)
  11. 2024 Full Throttle Motor Speedway (July)