Kenneth Francis was born on December 1,1969 and is an American NASCAR crew chief.
13 Facts About Kenny Francis
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Kenny Francis began his racing career at the age of eight, racing go-karts.
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Kenny Francis continued to drive the race car until 1996 when he began working on engines for Butch Mock Motorsports.
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Six years later, Kenny Francis became a crew chief for the first time while he was employed at Robert Yates Racing.
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Kenny Francis is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the Vehicle Technical Director organization-wide.
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In 1996, Kenny Francis stopped driving the car, and began working on the engines for a local team racing in the NASCAR Busch Series While working with the team, he learned about fabrication, and the set ups of the cars.
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Kenny Francis 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.
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Kenny Francis recorded 27 lead lap finishes, the most throughout the season.
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Kenny Francis decided to follow Kahne, after recording ten wins, 30 top fives and 12 pole positions in six seasons.
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Still with Kenny Francis, Kahne won two races, four pole positions, 12 top-five finishes and 19 top-ten finishes, and recorded a career best fourth-place finish in the final points.
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Kenny Francis continued as crew chief for the No 5 Hendrick Motorsports team for the 2014 season.
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In 2015, Kenny Francis was part-time crew chief for the No 25 driven by Chase Elliott.
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In 2018, Kenny Francis was Elliott's interim crew chief on the No 9 team while Alan Gustafson was serving a two-race suspension.