Emerson is a race car driver from Franklin Indiana. Born the son of a racer, Emerson started racing Quarter Midgets at the age of five. While in QM Emerson began to show is ability while racking up numerous wins including multiple USAC championships. Today Emerson enjoys racing wing sprint cars, midgets and micros. Emerson hopes to continue his racing as a career.
Career Highlights
2024
Wing Sprint Car
Maverick IRA win
360 win Knoxville
Eldora Kings Royal (6th)
Rookie of Year
360 Nationals 2nd
Rookie of year
410 Nationals
Rookie of year
Tulsa Shootout Outlaw Driller
USAC midget week win Lincoln Park
USAC (Sprint Car)
2023
USAC
3rd in points
Tulsa Shootout 2022
Driller-A stock Nonwing
Hard charger stock A wing
Hard charger WingOUTLAW
First driver in history to leave w top 10 in all 4 classes
1st A Nonwing
2nd NonWing Outlaw
7th A Wing
8th Outlaw
Wing Sprint Car
2nd place Attica Speedway
Silver Crown Usac
5th place after going to tail
Terra Haute
Anderson pavement
Little 500
Fastest Qualifier (practice day)
2022 USAC Sprint car Rookie of the year
2022 USAC 5th in points
2022 Hoosier Auto Racing Fan Rookie of the Year
2022 Sprint car Rookie of the year
2022 First time in 18 years a rookie has been in top 5 in points
2022 19 yrs since a driver recorded 1st USAC win on opening night Bubba
2022 5th youngest driver to win a race with the series & become the series first teenager winner in 7yrs
2022 Turned in an extraordinary USAC Silver Crown debut at Terre Haute Track.
After having issues starting, Axsom charged from 26th to finish 5th! At age 17, he became the youngest
driver to finish T5 in his series debut, breaking a record formerly held by Aaron Fike.
2022 Winter Dirt Games Champion
Bubba Florida 2x winner 2022 "First National sprint feature wins within 48hrs since 2008
2022 Winter Dirt Games night 1 winner
Sprint Car
Lincoln Park (non-sanction) winner 2022
2Track Records I-70 Huset’s 2022
Cocopah Speedway AZ winner 2022
Lincoln Park 2nd place 2022
Angel Park, 3rd Place 2022
Wing Sprint Car
2nd Place Attica Speedway
USAC (Midget)
2021 1st Kokomo Speedway
2021 1st Jefferson County Speedway Midwest Midget Championship
10+ top 5's
Multi event hard charger award winner
2023 Chili bowl 5th place finish (472 entries)
Regional (USAC Midget)
Two 1st place finishes
One 2nd place
Powri (Midget)
1st Open Wheel Showdown
10+ Top 5's
Hard charger award
600 Micro Sprints
Over 70 wins in 2 years of micro racing.
2019 Big Dance Feature Winner
2019 Hard charger award non-wing championship (circuit city)
2019 All-Star circuit of champions TQ midget rookie of the year
2020 Tulsa Shootout third place A class Feature
2020 Tulsa Shootout Nonwing 11th place Feature
2020 Tulsa Shootout outlaw wing winner
2022 Tulsa Shootout non-wing winner
2022 Hard charger Stock A Wing
2022 Hard charger Wing Outlaw
2022 First driver in history to leave w top 10 in all 4 classes
2023 Tulsa Shootout Wing Outlaw winner
Quarter Midgets
Last year in QM 2016 outdoor season
Won 39 of 46 races at Mini Indy and Midwest Thunder races.
Of the 7 he did not win finished top 3 in 6 of those.
Ran 9 National Races in 2016 3 first places 1 second and 2 third places.
2 National Championship
Lt 160 & Lt Mod World Formula
Lt Mod Formula Brickyard, Pocono, Eldora Winner.
Robbie Stanley Winner
Jr Honda Mini Indy Champion