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. 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.

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.

So please take a look at this great video about the Race that changed Everything: http://www.fordracing110.com/

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