With zero ARCA Menards Series victors at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) entered for the ARCA race there on Saturday (Aug. 6), the manufacturer trends suggest either a Chevrolet or Ford driver will win the Henry Ford Health 200.
Toyota drivers won the ARCA races there in 2013-14 and 2016-21, with Chevrolet drivers sandwiched in between, victorious from 2015-17. In addition, the top seven ARCA teams in this year’s owners’ points standings are either Chevrolet or Toyota teams.
Three Chevrolet drivers are atop the ARCA championship standings, with Rajah Caruth holding a precarious one-point lead over his Rev Racing teammate Nick Sanchez and five over Daniel Dye.
Caruth will make his first start at the 2-mile paved oval. Caruth enters with five straight top-10 finishes with two top fives among those. He’s excited to race at MIS and he’s salivating at the chance to score his first career ARCA win there.
Sanchez competed at MIS last year, finishing third behind Ty Gibbs and Corey Heim. Sanchez is confident he will have a fast No. 2 Chevrolet.
“I think we have a very good Chevrolet for Michigan,” Sanchez told Frontstretch. “It’s the car that we raced at Pocono Raceway, which is the car we raced at Kansas Speedway [where Sanchez won], and we raced it at Michigan last year. Extremely fast car and I have the utmost confidence in my team. I believe this year will not be any different [in terms of contending for the win].
“Michigan is unique because it’s a mix between a 1.5-mile and a superspeedway,” Sanchez added in a team preview. “The straights are very long and the high downforce lower horsepower setup of the ARCA cars makes the draft very effective. I think our team brings way more speed to a fast momentum track. We know that tracks like Michigan are tracks that we can capitalize on. Dirty air is another trait of Michigan; restarts will be extremely important to get out front and clean air.”
Dye too has not competed at Michigan before. Dye’s crew chief Chad Bryant is quite knowledgeable about MIS. He has been atop the pit box for three ARCA races at MIS, with his drivers earning one pole, leading 64 laps and scoring three top-five finishes. Dye himself has a five-race top 10 streak with three top fives. Dye also is welcoming a new sponsor onboard his No. 43 Chevrolet.
Saturday, Daniel will go to battle at Michigan International Speedway in this beautiful No. 43
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