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  • A.J. Emms Scores First Career OSCAAR Modified Victory at Autumn Colours Classic

    After coming close throughout the season, everything came together for A.J. Emms as he scored his first career feature victory in the Autumn Colours Classic at Peterborough Speedway. Emms started off the weekend on a great note, winning his first qualifying heat, followed by a third place finish in his second heat. Come Sunday for…

  • A.J. Emms Scores Top-Five Finish at Delaware

    After leading the first half of the feature, A.J. Emms ran in the top-five all night en route to a fourth place finish. Emms started off the night solidly, scoring the victory in his only heat race of the night. Starting from pole in the feature, Emms put the No. 14 Sunshine Super Wash – Orillia,…

  • A.J. Emms Suffers Mechanical Failure at Flamboro Speedway

    Unfortunately after showing speed in practice, things didn’t pan out how A.J. Emms would’ve hoped on Saturday night at Flamboro Speedway as a mechanical failure took him out of contention. Starting fifth in the first of two 20-lap features, Emms was set to make up some ground, passing Cory Horner to move up into fourth on…

  • A.J. Emms Scores Heat Victory, Runner-Up at Peterborough

    A.J. Emms put the disappointment from last week quickly behind him this past weekend, scoring a runner-up finish at Peterborough Speedway. Emms started off the night well, winning his first heat, followed by a third place finish in the second heat. Come feature time, Emms worked his way to the front, passing Brad Steveson on a late-race…

  • A.J. Emms Scores Heat Victory at Delaware

    A.J. Emms kept showing speed as he’s shown so far this year, however found himself with a DNF at Delaware Speedway as a result of late-race contact. Emms started off the night well, winning his first heat, followed by a fourth place finish in the second heat. Come feature time, Emms worked his way into the…

  • A.J. Emms Picks Up Heat Victory, Podium Finish at Flamboro Speedway

    The solid season for A.J. Emms continued as he’d post a third place finish at Flamboro Speedway this past weekend. Emms started off the night by finishing second in his first heat, followed by scoring the victory in the second heat. Starting the feature in sixth, he was able to avoid a first lap crash…

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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)