2023 Henry Ford Health 200

Race details[1][2][3]
Race 11 of 20 of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series
Date	August 4, 2023
Official name	35th Annual Henry Ford Health 200
Location	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Distance	105 laps, 210 mi (337 km)
Scheduled Distance	100 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Average speed	124.589 mph (200.507 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Andrés Pérez de Lara	Rev Racing
Time	39.001
Most laps led
Driver	Andrés Pérez de Lara	Rev Racing
Laps	43
Winner
No. 20	Jesse Love	Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2023 Henry Ford Health 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 4, 2023, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a 2.0 mile (3.2 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 105 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would survive a chaotic one-lap shootout, and hold off teammate Gus Dean to earn his eighth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his sixth of the season.^[4] Andrés Pérez de Lara would dominate the majority of the race, starting from the pole and leading a race-high 43 laps, until his engine expired with under 10 laps to go.^[5] To fill out the podium, Dean, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 4, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.^[6] Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 39.197, and an average speed of 183.688 mph (295.617 km/h).^[7]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, August 4, at 2:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round wins the pole.^[6] Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 39.001, and an average speed of 184.611 mph (297.103 km/h).^[8]

Race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jesse Love 563 1 2 Frankie Muniz 481 (-82) 1 3 Andrés Pérez de Lara 475 (-88) 4 Christian Rose 465 (-98) 5 Jon Garrett 420 (-143) 6 A. J. Moyer 371 (-192) 1 7 Brad Smith 356 (-207) 1 8 Toni Breidinger 341 (-222) 9 Tony Cosentino 276 (-287) 10 Jack Wood 254 (-309) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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