NEW YORK — Battling up front at two different tracks in New York this past weekend, A.J. Emms was able to score a top-10 finish in the Race of Champions (ROC) Sportsman Modified event.

This past Friday, Emms made his second trip to Spencer Speedway to participate in the ROC Sportsman Event, courtesy of an opportunity from Cathy and Paul Townsend. After showing top-10 speed in practice, Emms picked up a fifth in his qualifying heat to set him up to start 14th for the 40-lap feature.

Taking the green from the outside of the seventh row, he was able to escape a series of incidents that happened ahead of him while making a couple passes throughout. The perseverance paid off, as he crossed the finish line with a ninth-place finish.

Saturday would see a new opportunity, with Emms making his first start at Lancaster Speedway, once again behind the wheel of the No. 2 Modified. After having to start tail of his heat race due to inaugural appearance, he made his way forward to finish fourth and qualify for the feature re-draw.

Taking the green flag from eighth, he battled inside the top-10 throughout the first half of the 30-lap affair, slipping back to 12th after getting stuck in the outside lane. He looked to battle back on the series of late-race restarts, withstanding contact to come across the finish line with an 11th-place finish.

Emms Racing is proud to be supported by BAE Enviromental, Wolseley Lodge, TL Tire, Speedy Glass Orillia, Bromley Automotive Ltd, Black Barn Golf Cars, Jayne at Good Things Promo, and Short Track Musings for the 2024 race season.

Fans are encouraged to stay tuned to the Emms Racing website at http://www.ajemms.com, as well as the team’s facebook page via https://www.facebook.com/ajemmsracing/.

By: Ashley McCubbin