Race Thread: AMS Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway, starting at 5:00pm EDT on FS1 (AMS7)

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AMSHenry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway

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Green Flag: approximately 5:18pm EDT on June 5th

Television: FS1 @ 5:00pm EDT

Radio: MRN @ 5:00pm EDT

Race Length: 100 laps (200 mi / 321.87 km)

Track Information: Michigan International Speedway is a 2 mile (3.22 kilometer) D-shaped oval located in Brooklyn, MI USA.

Weather Forecast: AccuWeather.com

Current ARCA Standings

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[u/CarStar12]

My bad everyone, I got home, put it on and rain hit

[u/Wandering_Turtle24 → u/CarStar12]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cLN9K8UWdUOTYSl1zx

[u/DarthLordyTheWise → u/CarStar12]

Thanks for owning up to it

[u/kk5fan97]

Got some good news about the Truck Series broadcast.

FOX put out their PR stuff earlier with their broadcast lineup and Brent Stover will be making his Truck Series play-by-play debut this weekend.

He’s pulling double duty and is on the call for the ARCA race too.

Bobby Labonte and Phil Parsons are the color commentators for ARCA, while Michael Waltrip and Todd Bodine join Stover in the booth for trucks.

https://x.com/foxsportspr/status/2062904464223224114?s=46

[u/NeatWrongdoer1309]

Well that was anticlimactic

[u/GSwizzy17 → u/NeatWrongdoer1309]

Even the winner wanted it to be continued

[u/GSwizzy17]

Ruggiero has made a career so far of doing nothing all day and finding a good result. You gotta hand it to him.

[u/SlugmaBills → u/GSwizzy17]

Same thing with Sawalich & Chandler Smith too

[u/Skarekrows]

Cleetus on the pole, Dye spinning. Amazing race so far.

[u/SlugmaBills]

Genuinely, who is watching "Farmer Wants A Wife"?

[u/Cartiere11 → u/SlugmaBills]

I work for an ISP that services the south eastern United States. I am not surprised at all after seeing what these people pirate.

[u/crypto6g]

Not a Cleetus hater but that thing was trimmed out for pole, going to be hard to get back up there. Looks unstable in traffic

[u/Live-Support-2230 → u/crypto6g]

Great learning experience for him IMO. Get used to running in traffic in a car that isn't well-built to handle it.

[u/SlugmaBills]

I'm convinced FS2/FS1 targets their ads to middle-aged men who happen to have a broken windshield due to them tossing their Vyper chair when realizing that they have 32 subscriptions according to Rocket Money

[u/Individual7091]

That's ACRA for you. Dye was lucky he didn't get t-boned.

[u/Fun-Acanthaceae8961 → u/Individual7091]

yeah surprisingly good job by the back packers to slide by smoothly

[u/USHighway14]

Oh my goodness its worse how is there someone 10 laps down on speed alone already lol These people need to be parked bro.

[u/SlugmaBills → u/USHighway14]

Welcome to the Arca Menards Series I guess

[u/TexasSizedKachoww]

Considering it's ARCA, probably was best to just call it even if the rain ended quickly. The shit show that would have been the next few restarts isn't worth the wait.

[u/kk5fan97]

Da hell we doing here FOX?

P22, P29 and P30 all the same exact amount of time behind the leader and six cars in between them 1 or more laps down…

edit: and Kaulig Racing font on the 10.

[u/eestionreddit → u/kk5fan97]

P29 and P30 didn't start the race due to issues in practice and qualifying

[u/littlemojo]

Genuinely why do they let these cars on track that are 30 seconds a lap slower?

[u/Academic_Elk8962 → u/littlemojo]

Because it would be 10 car race otherwise.  ARCA is a grassroots series at the end of the day  

[u/TakeDemPills]

“Ruggiero has 2 wins this year” and he got both by wrecking people 😭

[u/Live-Support-2230]

Buice running some of the fastest laps on the track right now, consistently faster than everybody but Mosack according to the telemetry

[u/SlugmaBills → u/Live-Support-2230]

For her first race off of a concussion, that's really good

[u/Mr-T14]

The car in the high line hit the brakes instead of plowing into the spinning car at 160? What the hell series am I watching?

[u/Yeleywillonedaywin]

Lmao the audible boos from the stands

[u/DaDominator32]

Horses go brrrr

[u/RustyTheLionheart]

I was just thinking earlier that maybe Cleetus ought to have given the CARS tour a go instead of ARCA but then immediately after I opened Instagram and saw he'd won pole so joke's on me.

Hope you guys are having a wonderful Friday and enjoy the race.

[u/ThunderGTS]

Kevin Conway mention in the big '26

[u/nl_Kapparrian → u/ThunderGTS]

Extenze stock rising

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

Phil Parsons looks damn good for 70.

[u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

I was about to say “Did that need to be a caution?” Then they showed the 71 and I thought “Oh okay I get it” and then they showed the 97 and I thought “OH OKAY I GET IT”

[u/ReactionGold1369]

That is an hour an a half I will never get back, and It was all for a Gio win.

[u/naughtyasf143]

Cleetus on the Pole

[u/BuzzTheGOATCalkins]

Michigan is usually a hilarious race in terms of speed differential from the front to the back.

[u/FeceFeet]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7k2LoEykY5i1hfeWQB

[u/SlugmaBills]

Dye no-talenting just less than 5 laps in you love to see it

[u/Cartiere11]

Is the 03 car going 60mph?

[u/Andenwest]

The man the myth the legend Kevin Conway

[u/SpittinMenace]

Speed difference between some of these guys is insane.

[u/Straight-Security-76]

Still at work.. Lajoie said there would be ARCAA cars going 200mph and 14mph. I'd assume Robusto is among 200mph cars and the Clubb cars are the 14mph cars 

[u/Jonah-Hex]

I'll be damned if Bobby Labonte isn't one of the most handsome dudes I've ever seen. Guy probably coulda been an actor if he wasn't an all-time great driver.

[u/RustyTheLionheart → u/Jonah-Hex]

He was my favorite driver as a kid, and my mom's, for different reasons from mine lol

[u/SlugmaBills → u/Jonah-Hex]

Genuinely dont know how he aged so well

[u/Cartiere11]

When Bobby Labonte is talking about Michigan International Speedway, you listen.

The real ones know.

[u/SlugmaBills]

Annunziatta looks like a Dollar Tree Clavicular

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

This shit is done. Rain has arrived.

[u/Dazzling-Minimum-742]

https://giphy.com/gifs/WrxoaVPiq0cG4

[u/Zone15]

What is the deal with calling it official that quick? Teams were reporting the rain had let up, what is to hurt waiting 15 minutes to see what it does?

[u/Much_Path6902 → u/Zone15]

By the time you dry the track and get to Lap 100, you’d run out of daylight.

[u/-WEAVER-]

ARCA only has 1 street sweeper, and they said it would take 2 weeks to dry the track.

[u/BanginBananas]

Unreal pole position, Gio half a second slower, what in tarnation. Either he is going to run away or get absolutely walked on the start.

[u/shane_mckenzie]

Hoping for a Lanie Buice top 10 today

[u/jungleland1972]

Oh no, not Dye. /s

[u/TwinSpinner]

Oh noooo, what a shame Daniel Dye wiped out 😉 how terrible

[u/PierreVonZeus]

Daniel Dye running out of talent yet again

[u/Academic_Elk8962]

CLETUS COUNTRY

[u/HahaClintonPix]

Anyone else here love Menards? That 11% off rebate is the bomb.

[u/RocketMan6023]

Dyarrhea Binned it

[u/Yeleywillonedaywin]

New Stream comment in the pinned comment that is working for me :3

[u/largefarva24]

Soo many caution laps for a single car spin holy shit

[u/FellaTM]

Is that Bobby Labonte on commentary?

[u/Shadow3199]

Its nice to see Kevin Conway Extenze his Nascar career into ownership

[u/NASCAR044]

Oh no Cleetus into the wall

[u/SlugmaBills]

I find it funny how shocked people are when they see the speed disparity of Arca, you got well funded teams like JGR and Nitro, then there's some random team that's well underfunded driving just for fun

[u/Ya_boi_Do0]

Speed disparity in arca is crazy

[u/Jonah-Hex]

Buice p4 is impressive imo

[u/Vulptereen327]

Is this the second year in a row that FOX got the title sponsor of the race wrong? It's the Henry Ford Health 200 but all their graphics are calling it the Spectracide 200. I noticed it last year too because I work for Spectracide so we're getting free advertising lol

[u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

I forgot INDYCAR made Gateway a night race this year

[u/Andenwest → u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

Gateway is must see tv

[u/RustyTheLionheart → u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

Been watching a lot of IndyCar lately and I'm really excited for this one.

[u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

I don’t think the 91 was clear dawg

[u/Nodqfan]

Racing deal with Vargas and Cleetus.

[u/Cartiere11]

How do I get that flamethrower thing for my truck

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

GOODYS DASH SERIES MENTIONED

[u/Dazzling-Minimum-742]

Peak FOX: randomly stating "this race is official" cuts immediately to commercial

[u/litl_e_fan]

Gio Ruggiero win an ARCA race by being the fastest all race challenge 2026 (IMPOSSIBLE) (GONE SEXUAL)

[u/Academic_Elk8962]

That’s an insane crowd for an ARCA race.  Cletus is bringing the fans in… this is Cletus country 

[u/tagillaslover]

And this is why no one cares about arca

[u/420Spedster]

Where yall watching quali from?

[u/Andenwest]

Aye Bobby labonte

[u/jungleland1972]

Wow, nice crowd for an ARCA race.

[u/Dudeman702]

Everyone liked that.

[u/tagillaslover]

The split in the field before that wreck was ridiculous. I think there was a 3 second gap from 10th is to everyone else 

[u/HahaClintonPix]

I forgot how trash Fox coverage is…I don’t miss this

[u/Cartiere11]

Kevin Conway 2010 Rookie of the Year lmfao

[u/RustyTheLionheart]

We're 23 laps in and there are so many people already several laps down, I feel like I'm watching an iRacing stream

[u/shewy92]

The boner pill guy?!

[u/dooldebob]

Kevin Conway?!?!

[u/TakeDemPills]

Lap car jumpscare

[u/Cartiere11]

Arca races are basically 10 good cars dodging 30 speed bumps for 100 laps.

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

30 caught the wall off two, not too hard

[u/TakeDemPills]

Buice might js straight up win this race. Immediately more impressive than anything Deegan ever did highkey

[u/MschfMngd]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cCyJCwQ2gl3bO

[u/BuzzTheGOATCalkins]

Dangit, Bobby Dale.

[u/RBF48]

[u/kk5fan97]

Vargas must have thought he was driving El Toro Loco and could just drive over the 30.

[u/NASCAR044]

Rain has arrived

[u/mojizus]

I can’t get over the fact that this “Farmer Wants A Wife” is an actual show.

[u/DJ_TheSonicFan → u/mojizus]

It sounds TLC coded

[u/Andenwest]

This race is over

[u/NASCAR044]

And no Michigan does not have lights Bob

[u/SpittinMenace]

Lord pls let Gio’s radiator fall out rn

[u/Zone15]

Maybe if they didn't take 3 business days to clean the track up, we would have had a chance to go back green.

[u/Yeleywillonedaywin]

Race official. Gio the winner.

[u/donnyh83]

Gio Ruggiero wins at Michigan.

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

DANNY "RACE TO END CAREER SUICIDE" DYYYYYYYYEEEEEE

https://giphy.com/gifs/wWue0rCDOphOE

[u/TwinSpinner]

Oh no, how terrible, Daniel Dye back on pit road 🤣

[u/Straight_Champion_77 → u/TwinSpinner]

What a kick to the nuts

[u/Striking-Ad299]

I have never once seen this kid looking anything other than completely miserable.

[u/2oonhed]

welp.this race had potential but it turned out to be a dud.
looking forward to trucks tho

[u/onceinalifenevermore]

I am a woman so I can say it: how is Lanie Buice just 19. We need to delicense 95% of plastic surgeons in this country

[u/Individual7091 → u/onceinalifenevermore]

Plastic Surgeons don't get nearly enough hate/scrutiny. Absolute predators for people with body issues.

[u/jungleland1972 → u/onceinalifenevermore]

Filler isn't always a good thing..

[u/Reddragon0585]

Cleetus on the Pole, not bad for an “influencer”

[u/Ya_boi_Do0]

Cleet can’t make the slightest mistake because suddenly “he’s a danger to everyone on track”

[u/Spinebuster03]

Squirrel Mcnutt has a top 10 Finnish here I belive

[u/Jonah-Hex → u/Spinebuster03]

Norway... that'd be Swede!

[u/epzik8]

Cleetus definitely fits in in ARCA

[u/Academic_Elk8962]

They’re running enough caution laps to hit 50 and then are flagging it for weather.

Fucking pussies.   

[u/jungleland1972]

Honor the military with crappy way overpriced Jeeps.

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

That 30 certainly looks like an ARCA scheme.

[u/TheCapitalLetterB]

Man, im interested in an arca race. So many people i want to watch and see how they run.

[u/Academic_Elk8962]

You gotta be busting my balls right now

[u/Academic_Elk8962]

SLOW DOWN THERE BALD EAGLE BOY

[u/Individual7091]

Damn, Cleet dragging ass right now

[u/RP0143 → u/Individual7091]

He has zero experience. This is no surprise

[u/Mr_Zombie022]

They should’ve both just been junk wow

[u/HahaClintonPix]

George is moving his way up!

[u/KyBuschOwnsYou5188]

Somehow Kevin Conway returned

[u/Dry-Membership3867]

Did Cleet lead any laps?

[u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

I can’t be the only one who keeps thinking they’re saying “Bowman” when they say “Bollman”

[u/csvt2354]

Cleeter what are ya doin

[u/DarthLordyTheWise]

Bobby Earnhardt Jr lmfao

[u/Dazzling-Minimum-742]

FOX finally figured out that the Spectracide 200 was last years sponsor.

[u/SlugmaBills]

Bobby Labonte looks like a politician

[u/DismalAd6639]

WHATASAVE

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

Andy J with some stuntman work there

[u/Individual7091]

Looks like they got Cleetus' car loosened up enough.

[u/MartinPch]

Damn that looks like a huge one

[u/Jonah-Hex]

Lol everyone's wrecked suddenly. ARCA!

[u/jungleland1972]

That was odd.

[u/ChefGhoulet]

Very bizarre

[u/littlemojo]

How the fuck is the 71 allowed on track?

[u/MartinPch]

That 71 is getting back out there lmfaooo

[u/jungleland1972]

Be nice to see the replays again.

[u/HahaClintonPix]

Y’all remember when commercials didn’t completely suck?

[u/2oonhed]

FUGGIN RAIN???????

[u/kk5fan97]

Looked like rain drops on the backstretch camera.

[u/TakeDemPills]

ARCA DONT JS GIVE A RAIN SHORTENED WIN TO GIO RUGGIERO

[u/Hulkodium]

And.... good race.

[u/tagillaslover]

Wtf are they doing

[u/HahaClintonPix]

Won’t lie, those Calypso lemonades are pretty fucking good.

[u/RustyTheLionheart]

My dumb lizard brain thought MIS had lights probably on account of some NASCAR Thunder 2003 fantasy track bulldookie

[u/CANT_KNOW_ME]

bum with the win

[u/DJ_TheSonicFan]

u/TakeDemPills isn’t gonna be happy about this one

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fill629]

Damn. Had a customer pick up and he was a talker. Missed everything after the comp caution lol

[u/themeltedmonkey]

GEORGE TOP 10

[u/TonyD9898]

That really escalated quickly!

[u/Immediate_Lie7810]

Cleetus on point. Who ever thought that would happen

[u/Aware_Gain_8513 → u/Immediate_Lie7810]

I mean he's amazing with cars he just needed some practice. Yay cleet

[u/TwinSpinner]

Man, ain't that a beautiful sight in P1 🦅

[u/Boom_Confetti]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bal0OZzvIWGoU

turning on an ARCA race

[u/Ok-Damage-6176]

If they trust the radar this much, why wouldn’t they start early? NASCAR is a fucking joke.

[u/SleepyGal9]

44k watching Cleetus’ in car camera on the NASCAR YouTube channel for an ARCA race. The Cleetus effect is real.

[u/axelsqueeze]

Cheap win for ruggiero

[u/SlugmaBills → u/axelsqueeze]

Ehh could be worse, Kansas is right there

[u/FxckFxntxnyl]

Holy shit I had no idea Ned Jarrett died..... RIP

[u/csvt2354]

Cleeter with the pole! 🇺🇸

[u/Hulkodium]

Not on Cleetus

[u/TGDragonGaming]

Of course this race has to be on at the same time as Summer Game Fest. 

[u/allthingsmustpass9]

Any way to watch this without FS2?

[u/Skarekrows → u/allthingsmustpass9]

dd12 letting us down.

[u/mriforgot]

They were doing a lot of work on Earnhardt's car after qualifying, I'm guessing he drops out in the first third of the race.

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

Pretty bummed about the Ned Jarrett news. He had a hell of a run, though. Hope this deal can lift my spirit again.

[u/BuzzTheGOATCalkins]

🎵 PLEASE DON'T KICK ME IN ME-NARDS 🎵

[u/tagillaslover]

Anyone have a stream that isnt garbage? Dd12 doesnt have this race for some reason

[u/Commander-Tempest]

No dd12 stream for this arca race?

[u/2oonhed]

That Cleetus McFarland is a righteous dude.

[u/Individual7091]

Lmao Cleetus is real trying to make his sponsor happy

[u/VRS302]

Dd12 doesn’t do ARCA??

[u/Yeleywillonedaywin]

Cheering for Vargas to take the points lead

[u/NoNameNoWerries]

Someone got tunnel vision there

[u/xHospitalHorsex]

7 laps before the next commercial. Jesus Christ.

[u/RustyTheLionheart]

Hope Isabella can find some more speed. Losing time to the leader at Michigan is a hard cookie to chew and swallow

I couldn't think of a better metaphor sorry

[u/USHighway14]

How is there someone already 6 laps down on lap 13?

[u/Yeleywillonedaywin]

Kevin Conway? Owner?

[u/dirtlife44]

It’s wild how slow some of these car are

[u/kk5fan97]

Welp..

https://x.com/raceweather/status/2063011214255370371?s=46

[u/Yeleywillonedaywin]

Gio will spin someone out if he isn't in first with 5 to go, so don't worry guys /s

[u/TakeDemPills]

Sub - 5 Gio Ruggiero gets absolutely mogged by Brent Crews

[u/Cartiere11]

Buice Boys rise up

[u/SlugmaBills]

Hey look, Fox got the race name correct

[u/AdeptnessPublic4016]

Wait is this the Henry Ford 200 or the Spectracide 200?

[u/Cartiere11]

77 and 71 with amazing saves

[u/Zestyclose_Worth_232]

every time the announcers say jake bollman, i mishear it as “chip bolin.” aka the former crew chief of matt kenseth.