Henry Ford (1863–1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company.
Texas World Speedway (TWS) was a motorsport venue located in College Station, Texas. The track was one of only eight superspeedways of two miles (3.2 km) or greater in the United States used for racing, the others being Indianapolis, Daytona, Pocono, Talladega, Ontario (California), Auto Club, and Michigan. The track was located on approximately 600-acre (240 ha) on State Highway 6 in College Station, Texas. There was a 2-mile (3 km) oval, and several road course configurations. The full oval configuration was closely related to that of Michigan and was often considered the latter's sister track, featuring steeper banking, at 22 degrees in the turns, 12 degrees at the start/finish line, and only 2 degrees along the backstretch, compared to Michigan's respective 18, 12, and 5 degrees. The last major race occurred at the track in 1981. The track was used by amateur racing clubs such as the SCCA, NASA, Porsche Club of America, World Racing League, Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing, CMRA, various performance driving schools (HPDE) and car clubs, as well as hosting music concerts and other events. The speedway was also a race track location for the video game, Need for Speed: Pro Street.
Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) is an 877-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex at the western edge of the New Center area in Detroit, Michigan. The flagship facility for the Henry Ford Health System, it was one of the first hospitals in the United States to use a standard fee schedule and favor private or semi-private rooms over large wards. It was the first hospital in the country to form a closed, salaried medical staff. As founder Henry Ford viewed tobacco as being unhealthy, the hospital was one of the first in the United States to institute a total ban on smoking. Henry Ford Hospital is staffed by the Henry Ford Medical Group, one of the nation's largest and oldest group practices with 1,200 physicians in more than 40 specialties.
Henry Ford Jackson Hospital is a 475-bed health system in Jackson in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan in 1999 and 2020, and is scheduled to return to the track in 2025. The race was last held as the Henry Ford Health System 200.
Stock car races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, since 1996. The 200-mile race, originally a 250-mile race between 1996 and 2002, is currently known as Baptist Health 200 for sponsorship reasons.
Joseph Paul Leonard was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.
Henry Ford Health is an integrated, not-for-profit health care organization in the U.S. state of Michigan. Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is the second-largest health system in Michigan, operating 15 hospitals across the Detroit, Flint, and Jackson areas. Henry Ford established the health system in 1915, and it is currently run by a 15-member board of directors. Henry Ford Health also owns the health insurance company Health Alliance Plan.
ROSSETTI is an architectural design and planning firm headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
Ascension Michigan is a not-for-profit Catholic health system in the U.S. state of Michigan. A division of Ascension Health, it currently operates four hospitals in Southwestern Michigan, having previously operated in mid-Michigan and Metro Detroit. Prior to its acquisition by Ascension, it was headquartered in Warren, Michigan.
The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the fifteenth season of the Camping World Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It was contested over twenty-five races, beginning with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season was the first under the Camping World sponsorship banner. Camping World, announced on October 23, 2008, that they would sponsor the series for the next seven seasons. Ron Hornaday Jr. won and clinched the championship for Kevin Harvick, Inc. at Phoenix, one race early. It was Hornaday's record-breaking fourth Truck Series championship.
The 2005 Batman Begins 400 was a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series racing event held on June 19, 2005, at Michigan International Speedway in the American community of Brooklyn, Michigan.
The Henry Ford Health 200 is a 200-mile (320 km) annual ARCA Menards Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The inaugural event was held on July 20, 1980 and was won by Joe Ruttman. The series has raced at least once annually at the track since 1990.
Spencer Davis Motorsports was an American stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. They last fielded the No. 11 Toyota Tundra part-time for owner/driver Spencer Davis.
The 2020 Henry Ford Health System 200 was the 11th stock car racing of the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on August 7, 2020 in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race was extended from 100 laps to 107 due to multiple NASCAR overtime attempts. After a chaotic ending that saw the leader spinning on the last lap, Zane Smith of GMS Racing would survive the carnage of the day and win his first ever NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race. To fill the podium, Christian Eckes of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Tanner Gray of DGR-Crosley finished second and third, respectively.
The 2021 Henry Ford Health System 200 was the 14th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 20, 2021, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race and win his 16th career ARCA Menards Series win and his eighth of the season. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Nick Sanchez of Rev Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Brandon Varney is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 44 Ford Fusion for Ferrier-McClure Racing.
The 2022 Henry Ford Health System 200 was the 12th stock car race of the 2022 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a 2.0 mile permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 100 laps. In an exciting battle for the win, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, held off Daniel Dye and Corey Heim in the final few laps for his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his third of the season. Heim would mostly dominate the race, leading 54 laps.
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. 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. To fill out the podium, Dean, driving for Venturini Motorsports, and Connor Mosack, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The 2024 Henry Ford Health 200 was the 13th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a 2.0 mile permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Connor Zilisch, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, would continue his winning streak, passing the leader Tanner Gray on a late restart and holding off Andrés Pérez de Lara in the final laps to earn his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his fourth of the season. Gray dominated the majority of the event, leading a race-high 55 laps before falling back on a late restart and finishing 3rd. Perez won the pole and led six laps, he was unable to get past Zilisch and finished 2nd.
