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Ford Racing
Founded	Grosse Pointe, Michigan, US (October 10, 1901)
Founder(s)	Henry Ford
Industry	Motorsport; Automotive engineering
Products	Racing cars; Racing parts; Performance cars; Performance parts
Parent	Ford Motor Company
Subsidiaries	Ford's Performance Vehicles; Ford's TeamRS
Website	fordracing.com

This article is about the racing division. For the video game series, see Ford Racing (series).

The Ford Racing is Ford Motor Company racing division and multinational name to the world's Ford Motorsport activity.

[edit] History

1896 - Henry Ford driving his first car, the Quadricycle, reached a top speed of 20 mph.
1901 - Henry Ford defeats Alexander Winton (the most accomplished automobile builder/racer of the era) in a 10-lap race on a one-mile oval at the Detroit Driving Club, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.^[1] Henry Ford overcame his more powerful rival in "Sweepstakes", a racing car of his own design.^[1]
1903 - Ford 999 (named after a famous New York Central train), driven by Barney Oldfield, laps the Indiana Fairgrounds dirt track at a then-record 60 mph.
1909 - Ford Model T wins transcontinental New York to Seattle cross-country race (about 6600 km).
1932 - Ford V-8 "flathead" engine introduced, bringing V-8 power into mass production, "Everyman’s power for the road, and Everyman’s power for racing".
1936 - Ionel Zamfirescu with Ford Anglia won the Monte Carlo Rally.
1949 - Jim Roper, driving a Lincoln, wins history first ever NASCAR race.

[edit] Wins

Series	Wins	Manufacturers win	Drivers win
Formula One	176	10	13
NASCAR	119	16	7
WRC	73	3	2

[edit] Ford Racing Teams

[edit] NASCAR

Main article: Roush Fenway Racing

Main article: Wood Brothers Racing

Main article: Yates Racing

[edit] World Rally

Main article: BP-Ford World Rally Team

Main article: Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team

Main article: Munchi's Ford World Rally Team

[edit] NHRA

Main article: John Force Racing

Main article: Tasca Racing

Main article: Team Wilkerson Racing

[edit] Grand Am

Main article: SunTrust Racing

Main article: Michael Shank Racing

Main article: Krohn Racing

Main article: Doran Racing

Main article: AIM Autosport

Main article: Blackforest Motorsports

[edit] V8 Supercar

Main article: TeamVodafone

Main article: Ford Performance Racing

Main article: Stone Brothers Racing

Main article: Paul Cruickshank Racing

[edit] Cups

Main article: Formula Ford

Main article: Ford Racing Mustang Challenge

Main article: USAC Ford Focus Midget

Main article: Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy

[edit] See also

Ford Performance Vehicles Special Vehicle Team (SVT), North America's performance car division
Ford TeamRS European performance car divisions (Ford's ST and RS)
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), Australia's performance car division
Ford Special Vehicle Operations (SVO)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Ford Centenary, PistonHeads, 2001-10-09.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ford Racing

[edit] Media links

FordRacingParts's Channel on YouTube

[Sweepstakes-0] Ford Centenary, PistonHeads, 2001-10-09.

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