Ernie Francis Jr
Indy NXT Series is the preparatory class for Indycar with which it shares most race weekends. Indy NXT Series is an educational category for drivers, technicians, and teams to gain experience at a wide variety of venues: street circuits, road courses, and ovals.
ERNIE FRANCIS JR
Ernie Francis Jr. is a 25 year old American sports car and open wheel driver competing in the Indy Lights Championship with Force Indy. Ernie also competes in the Pirelli Trans-Am Series with Breathless Racing winning four straight championships in the TA class. Last season he was also selected by Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham to compete in the SRX Series against some of racing’s greatest champions.
Born: January 23, 1998
Home: Davie, Florida
Height/Weight: 5'7" / 145lbs.
@erniefrancisjr
Career Highlights:
2022: Force Indy driver in the Indy Lights Championship
2021: 2nd place in SRX Championship (1st place at Lucas Oil)
2021: Won 3 Formula Regional Americas (FR) races
2020: 7th Trans Am Championship (winningest driver of all time)
2019: SCCA Run-offs GTI Champion
2018 & 2019: Selected to race in the NASCAR Diversity Series
2018: Tested a Ford GT for Chip Ganassi in GTLM at Daytona
SCHEDULE
April 30
Leeds, AL
Barber Motorsports Park
2.366-Mile, 16-Turn Road Course
May 13
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Grand Prix Circuit
2.439-Mile, 14-turn Road Course
June 4
Detroit, MI
Streets of Detroit
1.7-Mile, 10-turn Road Corse
June 18
Elkhart Lake, WI
Road America
4.014-Mile, 14-turn Road Course
July 2
Lexington, OH
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
2.258-Mile, 13-Turn Road Course
July 16
Toronto, Ontario
Streets of Toronto
1.786-Mile, 11-Turn Street Circuit
July 22
Iowa
Iowa Speedway
0.875-Mile, Tri-oval
August 6
Nashville, TN
Streets of Nashville
2.17-Mile, 11-turn Road Course
August 27
Madison, IL
World Wide Technology Raceway
1.25-Mile, 4-turn Oval
September 3
Portland, OR
Portland International Raceway
1.964-mile, 12-turn Road Course
September 10
Salinas, CA
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
2.238-Mile, Road Course
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