Ernie Francis Jr.
Ernie Francis Jr. | |||||||
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Indy Lights career | |||||||
16 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 99 (HMD Motorsports with Force Indy) | ||||||
First race | 2022 Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Indy NXT Grand Prix of Indianapolis (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Previous series | |||||||
Pirelli World Challenge | |||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
2014–2020 | Trans-Am Series |
Ernie Francis Jr. (born January 23, 1998) is an American
Racing career
NASCAR Xfinity Series
In 2017, Francis Jr. made his NASCAR debut, driving the No. 13 Toyota for
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 team.[3][4] 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.[5]
In 2019, Francis Jr. returned to Siegel's Rev Racing team as part of the Drive for Diversity driver development program.[6]
Trans Am Series
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Francis Jr. has won seven consecutive Trans-Am Series championships.[7]
Indy Lights
For the 2022 racing season, Francis Jr. signed to drive for the Force Indy team in the
Motorsports career results
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2013 | Trans-Am Series - TA3 | Breathless Performance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18th |
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 43rd | ||
Pirelli World Challenge - TCB | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1345 | 3rd | ||
2014 | Trans-Am Series - TA3A | Breathless Performance | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 316 | 1st |
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | ||
Pirelli World Challenge - TCA | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1366 | 3rd | ||
2015 | Trans-Am Series - TA3A | Breathless Performance | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 249 | 1st |
Pirelli World Challenge - TC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1621 | 2nd | ||
2016 | Trans-Am Series - TA3 | Breathless Performance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 16th |
Trans-Am Series - TA4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 338 | 1st | ||
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | Breathless Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 21st | |
Pirelli World Challenge - TC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 32nd | ||
2017 | Trans-Am Series - TA | Breathless Pro Racing | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 386 | 1st |
NASCAR Xfinity Series | MBM Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84th | |
Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | PF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 19th | |
SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS Pro-Am | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3rd | ||
2018 | Trans-Am Series - TA | Breathless Racing | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 279 | 1st |
Trans-Am Series - TA2 | ECC Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 15th | |
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East | Max Siegel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 28th | |
2019 | Trans-Am Series - TA | Breathless Racing | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 316 | 1st |
2020 | Trans-Am Series - TA | Breathless Pro Racing | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 253 | 1st |
2021 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Future Star Racing | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 3rd |
Trans-Am Series - TA | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 257 | 3rd | ||
SRX Series | N/A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 2nd | |
2022 | Indy Lights | Force Indy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 10th |
SRX Series | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11th | |
2023 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports with Force Indy | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 9th |
SRX Series | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2024 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro | TR3 Racing |
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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2019 | VIR | Ford Mustang | Ford | GT-1 | 1 | 2 | Running |
2020 | Road America | Ford Mustang | Ford | GT-1 | 12 | 1 | Retired |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2017 | MBM Motorsports | 13 | Toyota | DAY
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LVS
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PHO
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CAL
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TEX
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BRI
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RCH | TAL
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CLT
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DOV
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POC
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MCH
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IOW
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DAY
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KEN
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NHA
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IND
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IOW | GLN
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MOH
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BRI | ROA 39 |
DAR
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RCH
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CHI
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KEN | DOV
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CLT
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KAN | TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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84th | 1 | [8] |
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2018 | Rev Racing | 42 | Toyota | NSM | BRI | LGY | SBO | SBO | MEM | NJM 2 |
TMP | NHA | IOW | GLN 11 |
GTW | NHA | DOV
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28th | 76 | [9] |
Superstar Racing Experience
(key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner.
Superstar Racing Experience results | |||||||||
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Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
2021
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2 | STA 6 |
KNX 3 |
ELD 8 |
IRP 1* |
SLG 6 |
NSV 6 |
2nd | 161 |
2022 | 5 | FIF 11 |
SBO 7 |
STA | NSV | 11th | 58 | ||
99 | I55 6 |
SHA | |||||||
2023 | STA | STA II | MMS | BER | ELD | IRP 11 |
25th | 01 |
American open-wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights/Indy NXT
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2022 | Force Indy | STP 7 |
ALA 8 |
IMS 9 |
IMS 10 |
DET 9 |
DET 10 |
RDA 10 |
MDO 11 |
IOW 8 |
NSH 11 |
GTW 9 |
POR 8 |
LAG 11 |
LAG 13 |
10th | 299 |
2023
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HMD Motorsports with Force Indy | STP 6 |
ALA 8 |
IMS1 |
DET 3 |
DET 7 |
RDA 12 |
MDO 13 |
IOW 8 |
NSH 18 |
IMS2 14 |
GTW 8 |
POR 7 |
LAG 7 |
LAG 8 |
9th | 300 |
* Season still in progress
References
- ^ a b Furst, Dave (January 27, 2022). "African American-led Force Indy rises to Indy Lights with Francis". IndyCar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Ernie Francis Jr. set for NASCAR Xfinity Series debut". Speedsport.com. August 24, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Trans-Am champ Ernie Francis Jr. set for NASCAR K&N race". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Spencer, Reid (November 7, 2017). "Unveil of 2018 NASCAR Drive for Diversity class marks emphasis on seat time". Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Segal, Davey (August 3, 2018). "Late-race heroics earn Brett Moffitt Watkins Glen NASCAR K&N East victory". Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "NASCAR announces Drive for Diversity program's Class of 2019". December 6, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ James, Richard (February 27, 2019). "Storylines building ahead of 2019 Trans Am curtain-raiser". Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Ernie Francis, Jr. – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Ernie Francis, Jr. – 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
External links
- Ernie Francis Jr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference