Ford Performance (formerlyFord Racing) is the high-performance division of theFord Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity.
1901 – Henry Ford defeatedAlexander 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 inSweepstakes, a racing car of his own design.[1]
1902 –Ford 999 (named after a famous New York Central train), driven byBarney 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 – AFord Model T won the transcontinental New York to Seattle cross-country race (about 3600 km).
1932 – Ford introduced itsV-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".
1968 -Graham Hill, driving aLotus-Ford, won both the driver's world championship and the constructor's world championship. This is Ford's first of both respective championship wins.
1976 - Ford via Cosworth won its 1st Indy 500 and would dominate Indy with the Cosworth DFX over the next 10 years by winning every race plus 2 more with the XB version for a 12 Indy win total between 1978 and 1996 The Ford-Cosworth DFX powered 81 consecutive Indy car victories from 1981 to 1986, and 153 victories total. Won all USAC and CART championships between 1977 and 1987. Source -Cosworth DFX Indy Engine
2012 –Michael Shank Racing wins the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona with a Ford engined Riley chassis (Allmendinger/Negri/Pew/Wilson),[12] 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.
2015 – Ford Racing, alongsideFord Team RS andSpecial Vehicle Team, merged into a global entity named Ford Performance, as they also will make 12 performance cars by 2020.[16] Wins Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona overall with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (Kanaan/ McMurray/ Larson / Dixon) using Ford Ecoboost Riley DP.[17]
2016 – Ford entered four Ford GT cars in the2016 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro class, finished 1–3–4–10.
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