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 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 (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Inc.03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.FordClubb Racing Inc.06A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFordRiver's Edge Cottages & RV Park10Gage RodgersFast Track RacingToyotaVolara Farm11Morgen BairdFast Track RacingToyotaLong Drink, Experience Jackson12Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFordFast Track Racing15Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyotaPhoenix Construction18Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMobil 120Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyotaDean Custom Air30Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFordFord31Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevroletAuto DNA Collision & Detail32Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFordWest Virginia Tourism48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com49Jeff SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletCopraya.com55Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFNB Corporation65Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyotaSyncon Flooring, Parkway Services66Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevroletVenture Foods69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency72Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFordJEGS, Cody Coughlin Company73Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyotaDak's Market93Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevroletSwidorski Brothers Trucking97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39.197183.688220Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota39.258183.40232Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet39.272183.337Full practice results
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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet39.001184.611225Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota39.092184.181318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39.129184.007415Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota39.253183.425520Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota39.324183.094655Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota39.514182.214730Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord39.520182.186873Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota39.934180.297972Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord40.027179.8791032Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord40.158179.2921110Gage RodgersFast Track RacingToyota40.802176.4621269Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota40.882176.1171397Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet41.126175.0721466Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet41.276174.4361511Morgen BairdFast Track RacingToyota41.866171.9771693Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet41.918171.7641765Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota43.364166.0361812Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord45.081159.7131903Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford45.763157.3322006A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord46.562154.6332148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord1:00.208119.5852231Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet––2349Jeff SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1520Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota10535Running472225Gus DeanVenturini MotorsportsToyota10518Running433318Connor MosackJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1059Running424873Andy JankowiakKLAS MotorsportsToyota1050Running405730Frankie Muniz (R)Rette Jones RacingFord1050Running3961511Morgen BairdFast Track RacingToyota1050Running3871032Christian Rose (R)AM RacingFord1050Running378972Cody CoughlinCoughlin Brothers RacingFord1050Running3691110Gage RodgersFast Track RacingToyota1050Running35101466Jon Garrett (R)Veer MotorsportsChevrolet1050Running3411655Kris WrightVenturini MotorsportsToyota1040Running3312415Jake FinchVenturini MotorsportsToyota1030Running32131397Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1010Engine31141765Jeffery MacZinkMacZink RacingToyota1000Running30151693Caleb CostnerCostner Weaver MotorsportsChevrolet980Running29162231Tim GouletRise MotorsportsChevrolet960Running281712Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Rev RacingChevrolet9143Engine30181269Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota800Accident26192148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord530Mechanical25202006A. J. Moyer (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord190Mechanical24211812Tim MonroeFast Track RacingFord80Mechanical23221903Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford40Cylinder22232349Jeff SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet00Puncture21Official 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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