You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing
Ford Racing 1 episodes May 27, 2026
You Better Win is an eight-part series about the history of Ford Racing, hosted by James Pumphrey, Vin Anatra, and Zach Redpath. It covers more than a century of Ford competition across Le Mans, NASCAR, the Baja desert, rally stages, drag strips, drifting, and other forms of motorsport. The show draws on Ford's archives to tell stories of long shots, risky bets, and the obsessive people who built Ford's racing legacy. It is produced by Speeed in partnership with Ford Racing.
Episodes
Trailer: The History of Ford Racing
Over 100 years of Ford throwing everything they had at every finish line on Earth. James Pumphrey, Vin Anatra, and Zach Redpath dig through Ford's archives for the best stories in racing, from Le Mans to NASCAR to the Baja desert. 8 episodes. The first two drop September 30. Follow now so you don't miss it.Produced by Speeed in partnership with Ford Racing.
The Racecar That Launched Ford
In 1901, Henry Ford was 38, out of work, and one failed company deep. So he built a racecar and challenged America's biggest name in cars to a head-to-head race in front of 8,000 people.James Pumphrey, Vin Anatra and Zach Redpath kick off You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing with the story that started it all. From the Quadricycle and the 2 AM test drive that required an axe, to the
The Engine That Took Over F1
In 1967, Ford paid £100,000 for a brand-new V8 it had never seen run. It won its very first race, then went on to win 154 more.James Pumphrey, Vin Anatra and Zach Redpath dig into how Henry Ford II, Colin Chapman's Lotus and a tiny engine shop called Cosworth built the DFV, and how Ford then sold it to anyone who wanted one. Suddenly small teams could beat the giants, and names like Willi
The V8 That Built NASCAR
Before NASCAR had a name, Ford V8s were already tearing up the sand at Daytona Beach. James, Vin and Zach trace Ford's stock car story from the flathead V8 and Bill France's first races to the Wood Brothers inventing the modern pit stop, the 427 wars, and Richard Petty walking across the street to drive a Ford. Then come Jack Roush's self-funded leap into Cup racing and Penske joining the
The True Story of Ford v Ferrari
When Enzo Ferrari walked away from a deal to sell his company to Ford, Henry Ford II set out to beat him at the race Ferrari owned: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. James, Vin and Zach dig into how Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and a crew of unsung engineers turned the GT40 into a world-beater, and how Ford went from humbling defeats to a historic 1-2-3 finish in 1966. Along the way they compare the
How Ford Conquered the Desert
Long before the Raptor changed truck culture, a soft-spoken California race car builder named Bill Stroppe fell in love with the Ford Bronco. James, Vin and Zach trace how a publicity stunt grew into the Baja 1000, and how Stroppe and Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones turned a napkin sketch into Big Oly, the winged Bronco that smashed the Baja record by more than an hour. From there it's six
The Ford Racing Legends America Never Saw
Ford races in more series around the globe than any other automaker, and some of its best stories never made it to America. James, Vin and Zach head to Australia, Germany and England for three of them. At Bathurst, a spectator's rock knocks Dick Johnson out of the lead, and Australian fans, with Ford Australia matching every dollar, put him back on track. In Germany, Michael Kranefuss tak
How Ford Took Over Drag Racing
Bob Tasca Sr. could rebuild an engine down to the last bolt, but if you asked what he did, he’d tell you he was a car salesman. In the early ’60s, his Rhode Island Ford dealership started building race cars, putting its own drivers in them, and beating the Chevys at the drag strip. Then he sold those same cars to the kids who watched them win. That’s where “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday”
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