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  • AJ Emms Scores Heat Victory, Runner-Up at Flamboro Speedway

    The strong performances for AJ Emms continued this season at Flamboro Speedway, as he ran up front throughout the feature en route to a runner-up finish. Emms started off the night strong, placing second in his first heat, followed by a win in the second qualifier. Starting on pole for the 30-lap feature, he jumped…

  • AJ Emms Scores Heat Victory, Fifth Straight Top-Five at Kawartha Speedway

    On Friday night at Kawartha Speedway, AJ Emms ran up front throughout the entire 30-lap feature en route to his fifth straight top-five finish. Emms started off the night solidly, winning his first heat, followed by a fifth-place finish in the second qualifier. Starting eighth for the feature, he immediately began to make his way…

  • AJ Emms Scores Fourth Straight Top-Five Finish at Sauble Speedway

    AJ Emms kept the solid finishes rolling this past weekend at Sauble Speedway, scoring his fourth straight top-five finish. After a pair of solid efforts in his heats, he was able to survive the chaos early in the feature to put himself in position for a solid result. He made his way up to the…

  • AJ Emms Scores Third Straight Top-Five Finish at Flamboro Speedway

    AJ Emms kept the solid finishes rolling this past weekend at Flamboro Speedway, scoring his third straight top-five finish. Emms started off the night solidly, placing second and fourth in his pair of heats. Starting seventh for the feature, Emms quickly made his way to the front and up to third spot. He then avoided…

  • AJ Emms Endures Rough 2017 Late Model Debut at Sunset Speedway

    For AJ Emms, debuting a brand new late model at Sunset Speedway on Saturday night did not go as planned. Starting off the night, he put together a solid qualifying effort to start 12th for the 35-lap feature. He’d drop back in the early stages, though, running towards the back end of the field. He…

  • A.J. Emms Scores Top-Five Finish at Kawartha Speedway

    A.J. Emms kept the early season momentum rolling at Kawartha Speedway this past weekend, scoring a top-five finish. He started off the night solidly, picking up a second and a third in his pair of qualifying heats. Starting sixth in the 30-lap feature, he stayed there through the beginning half of the race, cracking the…

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About A.J Emms

Hometown: Orillia, Ontario

Years racing: 25

D.O.B.: July 14th 1993

Occupation: 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 races with a career-best eighth at Spencer Speedway 

  • 2025: Ran four Modified races at Sunset Speedway including a victory and three top-five’s with an average finish of third; Ran four races with both the Race of Champions Tour-Type Modifieds and Sportsman Modifieds in New York

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)