Kenny Francis
| Kenny Francis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
December 1, 1969 Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Previous series | |
| 1996–1998 | Nationwide Series |
Kenneth "Kenny" Francis (born December 1, 1969) is an American NASCAR crew chief. He began his racing career at the age of eight, by racing go-karts. He continued to drive the race car until 1996 when he began working on engines for Butch Mock Motorsports. Six years later, Francis became a crew chief for the first time while he was employed at Robert Yates Racing. He is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the Vehicle Technical Director organization-wide.
Born on December 1, 1969 in Jacksonville, Florida, Francis began racing go-karts at the age of eight. While racing the go-karts, he managed to win a state championship. Afterward, Francis moved to regional and national circuits. During the late 1980s, he began racing late model stock cars, while being educated about mechanical engineering at the University of Florida. At the time, he was also working at a local power company, as well as traveling to tracks further away in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and South Boston, Virginia.
In 1996, Francis stopped driving the car, and began working on the engines for a local team racing in the NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series). While working with the team, he learned about fabrication, and the set ups of the cars. Two years later, Francis moved to North Carolina. Also in 1998, he began working with Rick Mast at Butch Mock Motorsports. After one year working with the team, Francis was hired at Robert Yates Racing to work on Dale Jarret's team. During the season, his team won four races, as well as the 1999 Winston Cup Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) championship. He remained with the team until the end of the 2000 season, when he was offered to become the team engineer at Evernham Motorsports for Bill Elliott. For the 2003 season, he was promoted and became the crew chief and team director for Jeremy Mayfield. By the 2004 season, Francis helped the team to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup in its first year and win a race. In 2005, his team made the Chase, as well as winning one more race.
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