division . for the video game series see ford racing series . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message ford performance industry motorsport automotive engineering predecessor ford racing ford team rs special vehicle team founded grosse pointe michigan us october 10 1901 1901 10 10 founder henry ford products racing cars racing parts performance cars performance parts parent ford motor company website fordperformance.com ford performance formerly ford racing is the ford motor company s racing division and the multinational name used for its motorsport activity . contents 1 history 2 wins 3 ford performance teams 3.1 nascar 3.2 arca racing series 3.3 world rally championship 3.4 fia world rallycross championship 3.5 global rallycross 3.6 united sportscar championship 3.7 v8 supercar 3.8 world gt1 and gts 3.9 touring car 3.10 formula drift 3.11 cups 3.12 past teams 4 see also 5 references 6 external links 6.1 media links history edit 1896 henry ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in his first car quadricycle . 1901 henry ford defeated 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 . he overcame his rival s more powerful car in sweepstakes a racing car of his own design . 1 1902 ford 999 named after a famous new york central train driven by barney oldfield master driver of the world and america s legendary speed king defeated alex winton at grosse point in the 999 as a result of the publicity and financial backing of alex j. malcomson the ford motor company was launched 1903 ford 999 driven by oldfield lapped the indiana fairgrounds dirt track at a then record 60 mph 1904 henry ford driving his rebuilt 999 sets the world one mile record on a frozen lake near detroit . 1904 frank kulick drove a ford 20 hp racer to the one and five mile world track record for middleweight racers . 1907 kulick set the world 24 hour track endurance record traveling 1135 miles driving a ford six cyl model k. 1909 a ford model t won the transcontinental new york to seattle cross country race about 3600 km . 1932 ford introduced its v 8 flathead engine bringing v 8 power into mass production with the slogan everyman s power for the road and everyman s power for racing . 1932 two car mechanics win the swedish winter grand prix driving a ford special . 2 1936 ionel zamfirescu and p. g. cristea won the monte carlo rally driving a ford v8 flathead . 3 4 1949 jim roper driving a lincoln won the first nascar race . 5 1967 jim clark driving a lotus ford won the dutch grand prix . this is ford s first grand prix victory . 2003 giancarlo fisichella driving a jordan ford won the brazilian grand prix . this is ford s 176th and last grand prix victory . 2011 trevor bayne wins the daytona 500 in a 1 2 3 finish for ford . it was ford s 600th nascar victory . 2012 michael shank racing wins the 50th rolex 24 at daytona with a ford engined riley chassis allmendinger negri pew wilson starworks motorsport finishes 2nd in grand am daytona prototype driver standings ryan dalziel and wins the 1st north american endurance championship also with ford power . 2013 greg biffle wins the quicken loans 400 ford s 1000th nascar win . 2014 debut of the ford ecoboost twin turbo engine for the tudor united sportscar championship chip ganassi racing with felix sabates win the mobil 1 12 hours of sebring using the engine . 2015 ford racing alongside ford team rs and special vehicle team merged into a global entity named ford performance as they also will make 12 performance cars by 2020 . 2016 ford entered four ford gt cars in the 2016 24 hours of le mans gte pro class finished 1 3 4 10 . wins edit series race wins manufacturers titles drivers titles formula one 176 10 13 nascar 16 7 world rally 3 2 v8 supercar 330 5 24 ford performance teams edit brad keselowski s penske racing car jari matti latvala s bp ford world rally team car ken block s monster world rally team ford fiesta in rally america tanner foust s rockstar etnies rallycross ford fiesta awd division the ford falcons of v8 supercars team prodrive racing australia a ford gt1 entered by marc vds in the fia gt1 world championship nascar edit team penske richard petty motorsports roush fenway racing wood brothers racing front row motorsports stewart haas racing 2017 arca racing series edit lira motorsports world rally championship edit dmack world rally team m sport world rally team jipocar czech national team fwrt s.r.l. yazeed racing fia world rallycross championship edit hoonigan racing division global rallycross edit bryan herta rallysport chip ganassi racing united sportscar championship edit chip ganassi racing v8 supercar edit prodrive racing australia dick johnson racing team penske world gt1 and gts edit marc vds racing team belgian racing fischer racing touring car edit team aon formula drift edit vaughn gittin jr. racing cups edit formula ford past teams edit matech gt racing suntrust racing abu dhabi ford world rally team munchi s ford world rally team see also edit 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 cosworth former long standing performance engine development partner roush performance m sport references edit ford centenary pistonheads 2001 10 09 . grand prix r menloppet 1933 sf journalen newsreel 1933 http www.rallye info.com carmake profile.asp make 1 http media.ford.com article display.cfm article id 7251 http www.nascar.com 2006 news headlines cup 11 22 ford.timeline index.html external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to ford racing . official websites team ford racing official websites ford racing official websites australia s ford racing official websites china s ford racing ford racing on facebook media links edit fordracingparts s channel on youtube v t e ford in nascar sprint cup series teams front row motorsports go fas racing richard petty motorsports roush fenway racing team penske wood brothers racing xfinity series teams biagi denbeste racing b. j. mcleod motorsports roush fenway racing team penske camping world truck series teams austin hill racing brad keselowski racing empire racing lira motorsports rbr enterprises v t e ford motor company marques current ford lincoln troller discontinued continental edsel mercury merkur meteor monarch fpv former aston martin daimler jaguar lagonda land rover th nk volvo divisions and subsidiaries current automotive components holdings ford of argentina ford brasil troller ford of canada ford of europe ford of britain ford germany ford romania ford india ford motor company of new zealand ford motor company philippines ford motor credit company ford racing ford team rs motorcraft special vehicle team discontinued ford of australia fpv ford of russia ford saf lincoln mercury premier automotive group special vehicle operations former aston martin lagonda cosworth ford aerospace hertz corporation jaguar cars kwik fit land rover new holland agriculture visteon volvo car corporation joint ventures and shareholdings current aston martin lagonda 8 % autoalliance international 50 % autoalliance thailand changan ford mazda 35 % ford lio ho ford otosan 41 % ford sollers 50 % ford vietnam 60 % getrag ford transmissions 50 % jiangling motors 49 % mazda 2.1 % defunct autolatina ford union matford samcor facilities and products engines factories platforms proving grounds transmissions vehicles people designers ford family henry ford founder william clay ford jr. executive chairman mark fields president and ceo list of ceos other big three dodge v. 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