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Steve Francis
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Expand/Collapse  Steve Francis Racing 5002 $113445 2 14 30  
02/11/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
A-Main
 		5 140 $2650  
02/13/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
A-Main
 		28 94 $700  
03/19/2010
Ocala Speedway - Ocala,FL
A-Main
 		12 126 $1600  
03/20/2010
Screven Motor Speedway - Sylvania,GA
A-Main
 		6 138 $2300  
03/26/2010
Battleground Speedway - Highlands,TX
A-Main
 		10 130 $1700  
03/27/2010
Lonestar Speedway - Kilgore,TX
A-Main
 		1 150 $10600  
04/10/2010
Farmer City Raceway - Illini 100 - Farmer City,IL
A-Main
 		19 112 $2120  
04/17/2010
Virginia Motor Speedway - Commonwealth 100 - Jamaica,VA
A-Main
 		4 142 $6000  
04/30/2010
Fayetteville Motor Speedway - Fayetteville,NC
A-Main
 		13 124 $1550  
05/01/2010
Swainsboro Raceway - Swainsboro,GA
A-Main
 		6 138 $2300  
05/07/2010
Lincoln Speedway - Lincoln, IL
A-Main
 		10 130 $1700  
05/08/2010
Bluegrass Speedway - Bardstown,KY
A-Main
 		2 146 $5600  
05/13/2010
Delaware International Speedway - Delmar,DE
A-Main
 		3 144 $3600  
05/15/2010
Hagerstown Speedway - Hagerstown,MD
A-Main
 		3 144 $3600  
05/29/2010
West Virginia Motor Speedway - RaceFest World Championships - Mineral Wells,WV
A-Main
 		9 132 $1800  
05/30/2010
West Virginia Motor Speedway - RaceFest World Championships - Mineral Wells,WV
A-Main
 		4 142 $2600  
06/15/2010
Can-Am Motorsports Park - Great Northern Tour - Lafargeville,NY
A-Main
 		13 124 $1550  
06/17/2010
Merrittville Speedway - Great Northern Tour - Thorold,ONT
A-Main
 		5 140 $2600  
06/20/2010
Cornwall Motor Speedway - Great Northern Tour - Cornwall,ONT
A-Main
 		1 150 $10600  
06/24/2010
Lernerville Speedway - Firecracker 100 - Sarver,PA
A-Main
 		11 128 $900  
06/25/2010
Lernerville Speedway - Firecracker 100 - Sarver,PA
A-Main
 		7 136 $1250  
06/26/2010
Lernerville Speedway - Firecracker 100 - Sarver,PA
A-Main
 		9 60 $2850  
07/02/2010
Wartburg Speedway - Wartburg,TN
A-Main
 		8 134 $1900  
07/03/2010
Tazewell Speedway - Tazewell,TN
A-Main
 		2 146 $5600  
07/07/2010
Deer Creek Speedway - Wild West Tour - Spring Valley,MN
A-Main
 		7 136 $2150  
07/08/2010
Superior Speedway - Mid States Hydraulics 50 - Superior,WI
A-Main
 		12 126 $1650  
07/09/2010
River Cities Speedway - Wild West Tour - Grand Forks,ND
A-Main
 		9 60 $1500  
07/10/2010
Dakota State Fair Speedway - Wild West Tour - Huron,SD
A-Main
 		3 144 $3675  
07/27/2010
Central Pennsylvania Speedway - Speedweek - Clearfield,PA
A-Main
 		3 144 $3300  
07/28/2010
Sharon Speedway - Speedweek - Hartford, OH
A-Main
 		8 134 $1900  
07/30/2010
Attica Raceway Park - Speedweek - Attica, OH
A-Main
 		6 138 $2350  
07/31/2010
Muskingum County Speedway - Speedweek - Zanesville,OH
A-Main
 		20 110 $1300  
08/01/2010
Eriez Speedway - Speedweek - Hammett,PA
A-Main
 		6 138 $2300  
08/04/2010
Shawano Speedway - Shawano,WI
A-Main
 		9 132 $1800  
08/07/2010
Cedar Lake Speedway - USA Nationals - New Richmond,WI
A-Main
 		6 60 $4500  
08/19/2010
Rolling Wheels Raceway - Elbridge, NY
A-Main
 		5 140 $2600  
08/23/2010
Autodrome Drummond - Great Northern Tour - Drummondville,QUE
A-Main
 		5 140 $2600  
08/24/2010
Brewerton Speedway - Great Northern Tour - Brewerton, NY
A-Main
 		15 120 $1450  
09/01/2010
Mohawk International Raceway - Akwesasne,NY
A-Main
 		10 130 $2700  
Overall 4 5002 $113445 2 14 30 206 
Highlights


 Steve Francis
Hometown: Ashland, KY
Birthday: Sept. 10, 1967
Marital Status: Married (Amanda)
Children: Daughter Alexis (11)
Car: No. 15 Valvoline Rocket
Car Owner: Steve Francis
Website: www.stevefrancisracing.com

2009 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stats:

Events: 40
Starts: 40
Wins: 6 (Barberville, Fla.; Loxley, Ala.; Osborn, Mo.; Hagerstown, Md.; Middlebourn, W.Va.; Franklin, Pa.)
Top 5: 25
Top 10: 33
Fast Times: 5
Heat Wins: 25
B-Main Wins: 0
Points Standings Finish: 2nd (-14)
Total Season Earnings: $227,885

WoO LMS History: Participated in the first incarnation of the WoO LMS organized by late promoter Ted Johnson. Failed to win a feature while finishing 24th in the 1988 standings and second in 1989… Signed as one of original 12 contract drivers when World Racing Group (WRG) restarted WoO LMS in 2004… Won first career series feature on Feb. 3, 2004, at Volusia Speedway Park – the inaugural event of the tour’s new era under WRG… Finished second in the 2004 point standings, 13 points behind champion Scott Bloomquist… Three ’04 victories highlighted by a $40,000 score on Aug. 7, 2004, at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D.… Suffered heartbreaking defeat in 2005 title battle to Billy Moyer, who passed Francis on the final lap of the season-finale ‘Gator 100’ at Volusia Speedway Park to finish second and end the campaign tied for the points lead with Francis. Moyer was crowned champ by virtue of the tour’s second tie-breaker: most second-place finishes (5-2)… Five triumphs in ’05 included a sizzling mid-summer stretch in which he won three straight and four out of five races… Won twice in 2006, at Volusia Speedway Park and Ohio’s Brushcreek Motorsports Complex. Finished sixth in points standings… Snapped 45-race WoO LMS winless streak with first victory of 2007, on June 23 at Quebec’s Autodrome Drummond. It was the tour’s first-ever event held in Canada… Recorded a total of four wins in 2007, scoring victories down the stretch at Pennsy’s Tri-City Speedway, Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and Tenn.’s Volunteer Speedway (Tennessee Fall Brawl 100 worth $20,000)… After two early-season DNFs in ‘07, ran off 38 consecutive lead-lap finishes to clinch first career WoO LMS title in season’s next-to-last event… Decided to park his self-owned team and drive Maryland car owner Dale Beitler’s No. 19 in pursuit of a second consecutive WoO LMS championship in 2008… Won six A-Mains in ’08 – finishing tied with Josh Richards for the top spot in that category – but settled for third in the points standings… Biggest win in ’08 was a $50,000 score in the Circle K Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway… Became the winningest driver of the tour’s modern-era (2004-present), ending the ’08 season with 20 career victories… Remained teamed with Beitler in 2009 and battled for points title for virtually entire season with Josh Richards and Darrell Lanigan, finally settling for second place, 14 points behind Richards… Won six A-Mains in ’09, including back-to-back races twice – at Volusia Speedway Park and Alabama’s Deep South Speedway, and later at Hagerstown, Md., and West Virgina’s Tyler County Speedway… Passed Richards heading to white flag to win Sept. 6 A-Main at Pennsylvania’s Tri-City Speedway… Registered series-leading nine runner-up finishes in ’09… Surpassed the 100 career heat-race win mark in 2009… Split with Beitler in November 2009 and will return to running his own equipment on WoO LMS in 2010… One of only two drivers (Rick Eckert is the other) who started all 237 A-Mains run from 2004-2009…

Other Racing History: Born and raised in Ashland, Ky., began racing cars at 15 years old with help from his father and brother… Won first career dirt Late Model feature in 1984 (in Virginia) and now has over 200 triumphs to his credit… First major sanctioned victory came in 1992 STARS (later Renegade DirtCar Series) event at Florida’s Putnam County Speedway… Earned national recognition by winning three consecutive STARS/Renegade championships (1996-98)… Enjoyed a spectacular 1999 season, winning the World 100 at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway, Dirt Track World Championship at West Virginia Motor Speedway and Commonwealth Cup at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway. Also finished fourth in first season as regular on UDTRA/Xtreme DirtCar Series… Welcomed Valvoline as sponsor in 2000 and finished second in UDTRA/Xtreme standings. Added backing of Mopar Performance Parts in 2001 and recorded another runner-up finish in UDTRA/Xtreme points… After death of his brother/crew chief Chris in August 2001, spent ’02 and ’03 seasons driving Rocket Chassis house car and registered points finishes of third and fifth on UDTRA/Xtreme tour… Resumed operation of his own dirt Late Model team in 2004… Sixth-place WoO LMS points finish in 2006 snapped his streak of finishing among top five in a sanctioned dirt Late Model series every year since 1994… Drove Tim Logan’s No. 11 in selected events during the 2007 season, winning six times. Teaming with Logan again in 2010 to run non-WoO LMS events… Has fielded a dirt Late Model for NASCAR Sprint Cup star Ryan Newman to run in selected events over the past three years…

Interesting Facts: In 1997, Francis was given one of Kentucky’s highest honors. For his achievements in the auto racing arena, the governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognized Francis as an “official and honorary” Kentucky Colonel… Was married on Feb. 27, 2010, to Amanda Ferrell, whose parents promote Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Ky….

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