Emerson Newton-John

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. 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.

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. 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,"Truck Series Notes", The Daytona Beach News-Journal, July 25, 2002, page 6B. following a weekend that Newton-John described as "disastrous".{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

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. 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/usatoday/article/55208540?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cSports%7cp&usatref=sportsmod|title=Olivia Newton-John follows racing nephew at Indy|last=Brudenell|first=Mike|date=May 25, 2012|work=Detroit Free Press|access-date=2012-06-03|location=Detroit, MI}} and was credited with a 17th-place finish.{{cite web|url=http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1710348|title=Olivia Newton-John Ready for 500 Festival Parade|last=Stearns|first=Amber|date=May 26, 2012|work=WIBC 93.1FM|access-date=2012-06-03|location=Indianapolis, IN}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2012/09/01/crashes-highlight-the-early-action-saturday-at-grand-prix-of-baltimore/|title=Crashes highlight the early action Saturday at Grand Prix of Baltimore|last=McKee|first=Sandra|date=September 1, 2012|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=2012-09-03|location=Baltimore, MD}} and then in the race, finishing 12th of 13 cars.{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2012_Grand_Prix_of_Baltimore/IL|title=2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=USA Today Sports Media Group|access-date=2012-09-03}}

In 2014, Newton-John returned to the ARCA Racing Series, driving for Carter 2 Motorsports at Madison International Speedway;{{cite web|url=http://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1990784-carter-2-motorsports-signs-emerson-newton-john-for-madison|title=Carter 2 Motorsports signs Emerson Newton-John for Madison|date=August 21, 2014|publisher=Automobile Racing Club of America|access-date=2014-08-25}} running as a start-and-park, he finished 23rd.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/motorsports/2014/08/24/justin-boston-wins-herrs-live-life-with-flavor-200-at-madison-international-speedway/|title=Justin Boston Wins Herr's Live Life with Flavor 200 at Madison International Speedway|last=Caldwell|first=Clayton|date=August 24, 2014|work=Motorsports 101|publisher=Sports Media 101|access-date=2014-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121604/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/motorsports/2014/08/24/justin-boston-wins-herrs-live-life-with-flavor-200-at-madison-international-speedway/|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite news|last=Gates|first=Anita|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/arts/television/jeff-conaway-actor-in-taxi-and-grease-dies-at-60.html|title=Jeff Conaway, Actor In 'Taxi,' Is Dead at 60|work=The New York Times|date= May 27, 2011}} He is named after two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi.{{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|access-date=2012-06-03}} He is married, and has two children.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Newton-John is the founder of the charitable organization Pink and Blue for Two, focused on breast and prostate cancer awareness.{{cite web|url=http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/05/19/emerson-newton-john-returns-to-indy-lights-with-tmr-pink-and-blue-for-two|title=Emerson Newton-John returns to Indy Lights with TMR, Pink and Blue for Two|first=Tony |last=DiZinno|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2015|publisher=NBC Sports|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006225755/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/05/19/emerson-newton-john-returns-to-indy-lights-with-tmr-pink-and-blue-for-two|url-status=live}}

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