Dirt Late Model magazine Steve Francis Rick Eckert Mark Richards Steve Casebolt

Few Dirt Late Model drivers know more about championship heartbreak than Steve Francis. The Ashland, Kentucky, veteran has had to put on a fake runner-up smile after too many razor-close tour battles. In 2001, Rick Eckert defeated him for the UDTRA series title by a single point; in 2004 his late-season charge for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series crown fell thirteen points short to Scott Bloomquist. And in 2005, Francis lost the Outlaws championship to Billy Moyer on a crushing tiebreaker. So many what-ifs. So much frustration. The disappointments, however, never prompted Francis to question his racing fate. He held steadfast to the belief that his day in the spotlight on a national series would come. Ref: Dirt Late Model magazine Steve Francis Rick Eckert Mark Richards Steve Casebolt Ray Kable Les Hare Gary Stuhler Davey Johnson Jeremy Miller Scott Bloomquist Billy Moyer Volusia Lee Logan Performance Racing Industry Trade Show Jeremy Clark Dale Beitler Lernerville Speedway Chub Frank Lee Logan Rocket Chassis Gary Stuhler Davey Johnson Jeremy Miller