Celebrating Ford Racing's 110th Anniversary

This year, Ford celebrates 110 years of racing tradition. Above John Force caps the 2010 season with his 15th championship since 1990.

Celebrating Ford Racing's 110th Anniversary

A lot has happened since Henry Ford raced Sweepstakes against Alexander Winton in 1901 - enormous growth and progress, innovations, spectacular successes and some notable failures, interesting characters, exciting cars and racing action - all in all a rich and diverse heritage over a century plus a decade.

Visit the Ford racing anniversary site.

The Race That Changed Everything

Henry Ford was not a racer, but that didn't stop him from getting behind the wheel for a race that is still being talked about 110 years later. In this video, Edsel B. Ford II tells the story of his great-grandfather and how he beat the best racer in the country with a car he built himself.

Watch the Edsel Ford interview..

In Their Own Words -- Carroll Shelby

Carroll Shelby is a legend when it comes to winning big races and building first-class performance vehicles. In this 110th Anniversary of Ford Racing special video, he talks about winning Le Mans and his career working with the Blue Oval.

See the Carroll Shelby interview..

How Henry Ford and Sweepstakes Started It All

When Henry Ford began building "Sweepstakes" in 1901, he had a specific purpose in mind: publicity and recognition. In late 1900, Henry Ford’s fortunes were at a low ebb. His first venture in auto manufacturing, the Detroit Automobile Company, was going out of business after producing 19 or 20 vehicles in a year of operation.

Read how Henry Ford and Sweepstakes started it all.

The Story of Ford’s 1st Trophy. Where Is It Now?

When Henry Ford won his debut race on Oct. 10, 1901, beating Alexander Winton in what turned out to be a match race at the Detroit Driving Club in Grosse Pointe, Mich., Ford was awarded $1,000 and a cut-glass punch bowl. For more than 50 years that trophy has been missing and the Ford family would like to get it back.

Learn more about the famous Ford trophy..

Play the Ford Racing Helmet-to-Helmet Challenge

Every week Ford Racing will give you pairs of competing drivers within a series and we want you to choose which driver will cross the finish line first. For example who will finish first in this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race? Carl Edwards or Jeff Gordon?

Take the Helmet-to-Helmet Challenge.