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Ernie Francis Jr

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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.

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ERNIE FRANCIS JR

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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.

 

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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

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SCHEDULE

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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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