We here at The Henry Ford couldn’t be more excited about the two events we are having this weekend.

This Sunday, our newly restored 1965 Indy 500 winner, the Lotus-Ford 38/1, will be on display at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. But first, the Lotus-Ford had a very special unveiling ceremony this morning at Club XIX at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. The Henry Ford hosted guests and media to breakfast and a press conference right outside the Club.

Our Lotus-Ford shared the stage with another significant racing achievement, unveiling of the 2011 100^th Anniversary logo of the Indianapolis 500. (Yes, 100 glorious years of the famed Indy 500!) Vice President of The Henry Ford, Christian Overland, introduced 3-time, Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser to reminisce about the Indy 500, the Lotus-Ford and Dan Gurney, who brought together Lotus and Ford Motor Company to create the Lotus-Ford 38/1.

Simultaneously as the Lotus-Ford was unveiled by Christian Overland, Edsel B. Ford II, Automotive Curator Bob Casey and Dan Gurney and Indy logo by Bobby Unser, Johnny Rutherford – another 3-time, Indianapolis 500 winner – also unveiled the 100^th Anniversary Indy 500 logo at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

(To watch the (recorded) simulcast from Pebble Beach and Indy Speedway, visit the Racing in America website – http://www.racinginamerica.com/content/newly-restored-1965-lotus-ford-381-makes-its-north-american-premiere-pebble-beach-concours-d)

Also on Sunday, the Racing in America name has one of the greatest opportunities in NASCAR – our name and logo on a NASCAR stock car! Yes, right on top of the hood, side panels and back bumper will be Racing in America Henry Ford Museum. It will be on the #19 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Fusion driven by Elliott Sadler. As it drives around the 2 mile track at Michigan International Speedway, MILLIONS of viewers on ESPN and the thousands in the stands will get to see that logo race by. How cool! We’re very grateful for this partnership between Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford Racing and The Henry Ford!

Here are a few photos of the car at MIS from the Racing in America Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RacinginAmerica#!/album.php?aid=30144&id=119911758026203&ref=mf Also, while you’re there, become a Fan! We update the page daily and you’ll get the inside scoop on this great exhibition.)

Make sure to check out the MIS race on ESPN on Sunday (Pre-race starts about 1:00 or 1:30 p.m.) and check out the Racing in America Facebook page for updates on the NASCAR race and also Pebble Beach!

See you at the finish line!

About Racing in America:

Racing in America will be a 22,000-square-foot exhibition covering all forms of American auto racing, including stock cars, open wheel cars, sports cars, drag-racing vehicles, winged sprinters and land-speed-record cars. It will bring the story of American auto racing to life—its excitement, speed and spectacle; its challenges, its people and the ways it inspires innovation. History’s greatest and most significant racing vehicles will be featured, as well as technological advancements in the sport – from speed to safety to pit crew choreography.