2026 Henry Ford Health 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 20 in the 2026 ARCA Menards Series | |||
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| Date | June 5, 2026 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 116 mi (186.68 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 100 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km) | ||
| Average speed | 105.420 miles per hour (169.657 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Rette Jones Racing | ||
| Time | 38.987 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Laps | 36 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Lanie Buice | Pinnacle Racing Group | |
| Time | 39.724 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Gio Ruggiero | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS2 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover, Phil Parsons, and Bobby Labonte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Mike Bagley | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1–2) and Tim Catalfamo (3–4) | ||
The 2026 Henry Ford Health 200 was an ARCA Menards Series race held on Friday, June 5, 2026, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 57 laps—decreased from 100 laps due to inclement weather on the 2-mile (3.219 km) speedway, it was the seventh race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 38th running of the event.
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, took over the lead late over Jake Bollman, leading the final 9 laps before the race was called after 57 laps due to rain showers. This was Ruggiero's third career ARCA Menards Series win, and his third of the season.[7] Connor Mosack dominated the majority of the event by leading a race-high 36 laps, before falling back on restart, finishing 4th. Bollman finished second, and Gavan Boschele finished third. Lanie Buice rounded out the top five, while Thomas Annunziata, Isabella Robusto, Will Kimmel, Wesley Slimp, and George Siciliano rounded out the top ten.
Report
[edit]Background
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The race will be held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) 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
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 5, at 2:00 PM EST, and lasted for 1 hour.[8]
Lanie Buice, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 39.110 seconds, and a speed of 184.096 miles per hour (296.274 km/h).[9]
Practice results
[edit]| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Lanie Buice | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 39.110 | 184.096 |
| 2 | 25 | Gavan Boschele (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 39.217 | 183.594 |
| 3 | 18 | Gio Ruggiero | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 39.289 | 183.257 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, June 5, at 3:15 PM EST.[8] The qualifying procedure used was a multi-car, multi-lap based system. All drivers were on track for a 20-minute timed session, and whoever set the fastest time in that session won the pole.[10]
Garrett Mitchell, driving for Rette Jones Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 38.987 seconds, and a speed of 184.677 miles per hour (297.209 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
[edit]Race
[edit]Race results
[edit]Laps: 57
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 18 | Gio Ruggiero | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 57 | 9 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 2 | 20 | Jake Bollman (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 6 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 6 | 25 | Gavan Boschele (R) | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 57 | 36 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 3 | 77 | Lanie Buice | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 12 | 70 | Thomas Annunziata | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 25 | 55 | Isabella Robusto | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 9 | 15 | Wesley Slimp | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 28 | 0 | George Siciliano | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 29 | 2 | Kyle Steckly | RAFA Racing Team | Toyota | 57 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 10 | 91 | Ryan Vargas | Maples Motorsports | Ford | 57 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 13 | 27 | 66 | Dystany Spurlock | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 1 | 30 | Garrett Mitchell | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 57 | 6 | Running | 32 |
| 15 | 8 | 71 | Andy Jankowiak | KLAS Motorsports | Toyota | 56 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 18 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 13 | 65 | Jeffery MacZink | MacZink Racing | Toyota | 55 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | 12 | Takuma Koga | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 54 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 19 | 26 | 24 | Daniel Dye | SPS Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Mechanical | 25 |
| 20 | 22 | 06 | Con Nicolopoulos | Wayne Peterson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 20 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 53 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 22 | 15 | 19 | Morgen Baird | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Accident | 21 |
| 24 | 21 | 86 | Jeff Maconi (R) | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 47 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 25 | 11 | 89 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | Rise Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | Mechanical | 19 |
| 26 | 14 | 11 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | Mechanical | 18 |
| 27 | 19 | 10 | Dustin Hillenburg | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | Mechanical | 17 |
| 28 | 16 | 22 | Nick White | White Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Mechanical | 16 |
| 29 | 23 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | Mechanical | 15 |
| 30 | 30 | 32 | Charles Weslowski Jr. | Weslowski Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Did Not Start | 14 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Race statistics
[edit]- Lead changes: 3 among 4 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 23 laps
- Red flags: 1
- Time of race: 1 hour, 4 minutes and 5 seconds
- Average speed: 105.420 miles per hour (169.657 km/h)
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "ARCA Menards Series announces 2026 schedule; All 20 races to air live on FOX Sports". ARCA. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ^ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ^ "Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway". ARCA. November 24, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ^ "Entry list: Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway". June 2, 2026. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway". ARCA. June 5, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ^ "Race results: Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway". ARCA. June 5, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ^ DeGroot, Nick (June 5, 2026). "Gio Ruggiero wins rain-shortened ARCA race, pole-sitter Cleetus McFarland wrecks". Motorsport.com. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway". ARCA. December 2, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ^ "Practice results: Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway". ARCA. June 5, 2026. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ^ White, Brandon (June 1, 2026). "PIT BOX: High speeds of Michigan await ARCA Menards Series drivers this Friday". ARCA. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
- ^ Calloni, Josh (June 5, 2026). "Cleetus McFarland Captures ARCA Pole at Michigan". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved June 5, 2026.