2023 Henry Ford Health 200


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 permanent quad-oval-shaped racetrack. The race was initially 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.

Background

Michigan International Speedway is a 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.

Entry list

denotes rookie driver.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 4, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. 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.

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. 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.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Jesse Love563
12Frankie Muniz481
13Andrés Pérez de Lara475
4Christian Rose465
5Jon Garrett420
6A. J. Moyer371
17Brad Smith356
18Toni Breidinger341
9Tony Cosentino276
10Jack Wood254

  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.