A. J. Henriksen
Henriksen racing at Road America in 2017
Born	(1979-03-27)March 27, 1979 (age 46) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season	1995
Starts	91
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Best finish	19th in2003
Last updated on: October 20, 2022.

A. J. Henriksen (born March 27, 1979) is an American professionalstock car racing driver. He has previously competed in theARCA Racing Series from 1995 to 2017.

Henriksen was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 27, 1979, to parents Arne and Barbara Henriksen. He frequently participated in skateboarding competitions and even received sponsorship opportunities from these competitions.^[1]

Henriksen first gained an interest in racing when he began attending races with his father, and eventually was given the choice to move to San Diego, California to pursue a skateboarding career or a racing career. He subsequently chose the latter, and began racing in go-karts before progressing to late models, more prominently atConcord Motorsports Park. He also raced in various series such as theUSAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, American Truck Series.^[2]

Henriksen first raced in the thenARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series in 1995 at the age of 16, driving for his father's family-owned team racing in two races that year atOwosso Speedway andSalem Speedway. After racing in a combined 11 races (including three top-10 finishes) in the next four seasons, Henriksen expanded his schedule in2000, entering in ten races (while failing to qualify for two), and achieving his first top-5 atKentucky with a 3rd place finish. He would compete in twelve of the twenty-five races in2001, finishing in the top-10 seven times with a best finish of 4th in Salem. In2002, he would finish in the top five twice, and the same would said in2003, which his most notable highlights being his runner-up finish atCharlotte and when he led 30 laps atChicagoland Speedway before finishing 20th due to cutting a tire late in the race. He would finish a career-best 19th in the points standings in the latter season.

In 2004, Henriksen would downsize his schedule only running in 7 races, finishing in the top-10 three times. It was also during this year that Henriksen attempted to make hisNextel Cup debut atPocono Raceway in August, driving the No. 90Ford forJunie Donlavey. He unfortunately failed to qualify for the event however, in what was the final attempt forDonlavey Racing before closing down. He would remain in ARCA for the next four years, driving a majority of his races with his family owned team while driving for other teams.

After a two-year hiatus from the series, Henriksen would return in2011, driving for his family owned team again in two events, failing to qualify atIndianapolis and finishing 11th at Salem. He would then run 6 races through 2012 and 2013 driving forVenturini Motorsports.

For 2014, Henriksen would not compete in ARCA, but would compete in theTrans Am Series, finishing third atNew Jersey Motorsports Park.^[3]

In 2017, Henriksen would make one more ARCA start, driving the No. 75Toyota forBob Schacht atRoad America, where he started 15th and finished 16th after being involved in a crash on the final lap. He has not run an ARCA race since then, and currently races in the Grand National Super Series Presented By ECC, a series where he was crowned the series champion in 2022 with six wins, eleven runner-up finishes and nineteen top three finishes throughout the year.^[4] He would go on to win the 2023 title as well.^{[citation needed]}

Along with still racing, he currently resides as the head of research and new product development at Engineered Components Company.

Henriksen currently resides inDundee Township, Illinois.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• A. J. Henriksen driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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