Furthermore, she comes from a White ethnic background. (Lord March, Emma explains, “is very close friends with Scott’s manager, (former Formula One and Indy car driver) Stefan Johansson.”) The estate features a “Downton Abbey”-style residence, called Goodwood House, built in 1697, by a son of King Charles II. His wife Emma Dixon (40) was at the race and saw the accident unfold, alongside their daughters, Poppy (9) and Tilly (7). A few years later, in March 2006, that mutual friend phoned Emma – who, after finishing her degree at university, had moved to London, where she worked as a presenter for SkyTV. What’s the secret to the couple’s relationship? This time, much to Emma’s surprise, meeting Scott was not underwhelming. And, Emma says with a laugh, the trick is always “getting up right before your kids.”. “We’re polar opposites,” Scott once told a reporter; and opposites attract. “We were smitten after the second day,” Emma once told a reporter. “It’s very beautiful,” Emma says of the estate. “I looked at Scott and I was like, ‘Gosh I feel so incredibly blessed,’ ” she says. Scott and Emma met for drinks and then dinner, along with Emma’s best girlfriend, whom Emma had brought along as a buffer, just in case. Dixon entered the record books by becoming the youngest ever winner of a CART race, or any major open-wheel race, by capturing his first victory at the age of 20 years, 9 months and 14 days. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: Racing Champion Scott Dixon and Wife Emma Welcome Son Kit — See Their Adorable First Family Photo! So quiet, in fact, Emma found him somewhat off-putting. “Scott had just gotten his pilot’s license and we used to fly to the races in his little Cessna,” she recalls with nostalgia. This was his biggest victory since he married Emma. Chip Ganassi joined CART teams Penske and Andretti-Green Racing in 2003 to switch to the all-oval Indy Racing League. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? And yet, re-telling it now, it sounds like maybe they did. They didn’t always know that they’d have three kids. Just take a chance.’”, So she did. He had two daughters, Poppy Davies and Tilly, with his wife Emma Davies. But we thought we’d be biting off more than we can chew. "How ridiculously cute you both are," one wrote. Scott Dixon's post drew some interesting comments. The first photo of the couple embracing with their hands over Emma's baby bump was nothing out of the ordinary. "scott and emma [sic] the legend couple for real.". She did. Kit was born on Friday, Dec. 27. We had had that with Poppy previously. “Well, he’s in London, and he’s on his own for a few days,” her friend said. Born in Brisbane, Australia #48. Her heart dropped as she instantly recognised the car in the crash as Scott's, but she was relieved to see him scramble out. The pair's lewd pose took fans by surprise. “We got married in 2008. “We’re like a traveling circus: We take the dogs, we take the kids … I think we’re going to throw Kit straight into it,” Emma says. Just a few short months later, Emma packed her things and moved to America to be with Scott. The couple are expecting to welcome their third child to the family in December. At Pikes Peakhe led the last 84 laps to win, then led ev… “He was quiet,” she recalls. That sealed the deal. Scott Dixon Popularity . Poppy, 10, and 8-year-old Tilly “treat [Kit] like he’s a little prince,” their mom says. But however well they got on, however smitten they were, what future did they have? "I'm very lucky and very fortunate to have the career that I have in a passion and the sport I get to do. And then they got to meet Kit: “I’m like Mrs. Merry Christmas …. “Our traveling circus just got a little bit bigger.”. "Last year for me, to have them both on the podium for the championship, we hadn't had that before. The next morning, he texted Emma and the two met up again. “He was this super-shy guy and I wasn’t very friendly.”. Clearly, Scott agreed. After all, Scott was an Indy car driver from New Zealand who lived in the United States. But the feeling of one person missing never went away.”, That feeling lasted and lasted until last year when they decided “let’s just go for it.”. “She would happily talk to a brick wall and have a nice conversation,” he said, adding, “I would be the brick wall.”, 2020 INDYCAR® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF BRICKYARD TRADEMARKS, INC. / PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE. A few weeks later, the family had their first portrait together, exclusively shared with PEOPLE: Emma, 41, and Scott, 39, with daughters Poppy and Tilly wrapped around their baby brother. He began competitively racing at the age of 13. I guarantee it. A second daughter, Tilly, came two years later. So much so, “my friend literally left me. Bottom line Emma and Scott found each other at a critical time just to save one another! “Do you remember that guy?” her friend asked, referring to Scott. He followed that record-breaking performance by adding a podium finish of third at Milwaukee, and fourth-place results at Chicago, Road America and Laguna Seca. Trivia . Next, Scott will get back behind the wheel of his race car for the 24 Hours of Daytona. He became good friends with former race car driver Dan Wheldon. And Emma, who had gained considerable renown as an 800-meter runner, representing Great Britain in international competition, “was having a great time in London after earning my degree and I’d just gotten a dream job.”, Still, when Scott invited her to New York the next month, Emma accepted. “He was quiet,” she recalls. "What's going on here, not suitable for work, lol," another commented. However, the second took an unexpected and inappropriate turn. Introducing ... PEOPLE's Products Worth the Hype, Pregnant Teddi Mellencamp Is in a ‘Different Place’ with Third Baby on the Way — ‘I’m So Excited’, Dad-to-Be Kellan Lutz Is ‘So Excited’ to Have a Daughter on the Way. “We met through a mutual friend.”, According to Emma, this first meeting was, well, underwhelming. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. A tangle with Tony Kanaan in Japan left Dixon with a shattered hand, but he recovered to take two more victories and win the championship at his first try. I've never touched cannabis. “It goes quite far back, my and Scott’s story,” says Emma Davies Dixon, wife of 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner and four-time Verizon IndyCar series champ Scott Dixon. He won the CART Rookie of the Year Award in 2001. Emma Davies (Born July 22, 1980) is the wife of a well known Kiwi racer with multiple championships under his name! No such luck, Emma, a new mother of three, tells PEOPLE: “He cooked for a little bit longer than the girls.”. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. That's what makes it even more special.". Most Popular #49989. “We thought our family was finished at two and kind of made that decision, just with our lifestyle and amount of travel. 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Nothing says a family vacation like an RV, Princess Diana died when Harry was just 12 years old, It's looked — and felt — like a whole different world as we've been social distancing and attempting to keep each other safe, Ava DuVernay: 'I Had No Idea a Black Woman Could Be a Director', Monique Samuels on Her Brawl with Candiace Dillard: 'She Didn't Deserve All of That', See All the Celebs Taking RV Trips This Summer, The Sweetest Photos of Princes Harry with Diana, From Empty Streets to Virtual Weddings: What Life Has Looked Like During the Coronavirus Pandemic. In 2008 Emma’s hubby Scott Dixon won the prestigious 92 Indy 500 on Sunday, May 25. So quiet, in fact, Emma found him somewhat off-putting. 40 Year Old Race Car Driver #6. "I love it," he said. Already, she could see that what she had with Scott “felt so different from anything I’d had before.”. “He was like, ‘Come to America. Yes, Emma said. Along the way he also set a record with 343 consecutive laps led, the first time a driver had led consecutive laps in three successive races. “We met through a mutual friend.” According to Emma, this first meeting was, well, underwhelming. It really was.”, For Emma and Scott, 2008 was “a magical year.”. When Scott arrived, Emma recalls, “I could tell he’d had some Dutch courage.”, She explains, “He had a little red wine smile.”. Emma, always outgoing, said yes. And one more amazing thing happened in 2008: “I fell pregnant with Poppy,” the couple’s first child, born in 2009, just hours after the checkered flag at Watkins Glen. “We just really connected,” Emma says. Dixon won the season opener at Homestead in Florida. Kit arrived in the off-season, while Scott has been home. Kiwi IndyCar champion Scott Dixon has left fans confused after sharing a photo with his wife dubbed "not safe for work". "Our family never felt finished," new mom-of-three Emma Davies-Dixon tells PEOPLE. 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