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Ernie Francis Jr. (born January 23, 1998) is an American
In 2017, Francis Jr. made his NASCAR debut, driving the No. 13 Toyota for
In 2018, Francis Jr. began racing in the Pro Series East, driving the No. 42 Toyota for Max Siegel's
Francis Jr. has won seven consecutive
sports car racing
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and stock car racing
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driver who currently competes in Indy NXT
Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program ...
driving for Force Indy. He previously ran full time in the Trans-Am Series
The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includ ...
, running the 98 car for Breathless Racing, where he is a seven-time champion. In 2021, he competed in the Formula Regional Americas Championship
The Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda (formerly the F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda) is an FIA Formula Regional racing series that competes in the United States, with plans in the future to race in Canada and Mexic ...
running the 98 car for Future Star Racing, and in the inaugural Superstar Racing Experience
Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), officially known as the Camping World SRX Series, is an American stock car racing series founded by Tony Stewart, Ray Evernham, Sandy Montag and George Pyne. The formation of the series was announced on July 13, ...
, driving the No. 2 car. He became the youngest winner in the SRX series when he won at Lucas Oil Raceway
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States, about northwest of downtown Indianapolis. I ...
. He secured 2nd place in the SRX championship. When he is not racing, he works at the family race shop - Breathless Racing Team - run by his father (Ernie Francis Sr.) and stepmother (Monica Zima Francis) in Davie, FL. He has also competed part-time in NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
in the past in both the Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
and the East Series.
Racing career
NASCAR Xfinity Series
In 2017, Francis Jr. made his NASCAR debut, driving the No. 13 Toyota for MBM Motorsports
Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports (and sometimes known as Carl Long Motorsports), is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. M ...
in a partnership with NextGen Motorsports
Vizion Motorsports (formerly NextGen Motorsports) was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. In the Truck Series, the team currently fielded ...
at Road America. He started 38th and finished 39th due to engine problems.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
In 2018, Francis Jr. began racing in the Pro Series East, driving the No. 42 Toyota for Max Siegel's Rev Racing
Rev or Rév may refer to:
Abbreviations Rev.
* Rev., an abbreviation for revolution, as in Revolutions per minute
* Rev., an abbreviation for the religious style The Reverend
* Rev., the abbreviation for Runtime Revolution, a development environ ...
team. He began on the pole position at Millville and finished second to Will Rodgers. He returned for the Watkins Glen race, where he started 19th and finished 11th.
In 2019, Francis Jr. returned to Siegel's Rev Racing
Rev or Rév may refer to:
Abbreviations Rev.
* Rev., an abbreviation for revolution, as in Revolutions per minute
* Rev., an abbreviation for the religious style The Reverend
* Rev., the abbreviation for Runtime Revolution, a development environ ...
team as part of the Drive for Diversity
The Drive for Diversity (D4D) program is a development system instituted by the American auto racing league NASCAR. The program's purpose is to attract minority and female individuals to the sport, primarily as drivers, but also including ownersh ...
driver development program
A driver development program (or driver development team) is a system or structure designed for young kart and race car drivers to learn and perfect their racing skills. These programmes are devised by racing teams, external companies and funded ...
.
Trans Am Series
Francis Jr. has won seven consecutive Trans-Am Series
The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includ ...
championships.
Indy Lights
For the 2022 racing season, Francis Jr. signed to drive for the Force Indy team in theIndy Lights
Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program ...
series. Francis Jr.'s hiring came as part of an initiative by the Force Indy team to give African-American drivers and mechanics opportunities to enter open-wheel racing.
Motorsports career results
Career Summary
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
NASCAR
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Common meanings
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
K&N Pro Series East
Superstar Racing Experience
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
American open-wheel racing results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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)
Indy Lights/Indy NXT
Season still in progressReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Ernie, Jr. 1998 births Living people NASCAR drivers Indy Lights drivers Racing drivers from Florida Racing drivers from Miami People from Davie, Florida SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners Sportspeople from Broward County, Florida Formula Regional Americas Championship drivers Trans-Am Series drivers HMD Motorsports drivers African-American racing drivers