Jake Francis (born September 18, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the ARCA Racing Series.
Jake Francis | |||||||
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Born | Leroy, Ohio | September 18, 1989||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 40th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Governor's Cup 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Menards 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of June 12, 2024. |
Racing career
editIn 2007, Francis made his debut in the ARCA Re/Max Series at the Milwaukee Mile at the age of seventeen, driving the No. 61 Dodge for Jake Francis Inc., a team he co-owned with his father. He qualified in 23rd and finished two laps down in twelfth place.[1][2] He then entered in the series finale at Toledo Speedway, this time driving the No. 62 Pontiac for Andy Belmont Racing, but ultimately failed to qualify. For the following year, he entered in five of the first six races of the year, failing to qualify for the event at Daytona International Speedway, and getting a best finish of nineteenth at Kentucky Speedway.[3] He also entered in the season ending race at Toledo, this time driving the No. 80 Ford for Hover Motorsports, where he once again failed to qualify. Afterwards, he did not make another attempt in the series for the next four years, primarily competing in the ARCA Late Model Gold Cup Series.[4]
In 2013, Francis returned to the now ARCA Racing Series at Toledo, this time driving the No. 61 Chevrolet for Francis Engineering Racing, where he qualified in twentieth but finished in 21st due to clutch issues. Afterwards, he did not make another attempt in the series until 2016, where he qualified in nineteenth but finished in 22nd due to engine issues. He has not made another attempt in the series since then.[4]
Motorsports results
editARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Jake Francis Inc. | 61 | Dodge | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL 12 |
GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | 113th | 195 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
Andy Belmont Racing | 62 | Pontiac | TOL DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 14 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
40th | 745 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jake Francis Inc. | 7 | Chevy | SLM 24 |
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Capital City Motorsports | 48 | Dodge | IOW 20 |
KAN 33 |
CAR | KEN 19 |
TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hover Motorsports | 80 | Ford | TOL DNQ |
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2013 | Francis Engineering Racing | 61 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL 21 |
ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJM | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 129th | 125 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Francis Engineering Racing | 61 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL 22 |
NJE | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | 125th | 120 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "MILWAUKEE: RACE RESULTS". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "MILWAUKEE: JAKE FRANCIS RACE REPORT". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "KENTUCKY: RACE RESULTS". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jake Francis". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Francis – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Francis – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Francis – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jake Francis – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
External links
edit- Jake Francis driver statistics at Racing-Reference