AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay received his first BorgWarner
Championship Driver's Trophy™ during the Automotive News World
Congress held in Detroit,
Michigan. The first American to win the "Greatest Spectacle
in Racing" in eight years, Hunter-Reay also won the Verizon
IndyCar® Series championship in 2012. Known as the "Baby
Borg" to racing fans, the personal keepsake sports a duplicate of
the 101st sterling silver image displayed on the iconic
Borg-Warner Trophy. Andretti Autosport team owner and racing legend
Michael Andretti also accepted his
third BorgWarner Championship Team Owner's Trophy™.
"As the Borg-Warner Trophy begins a new century of achievement,
we are proud to present Ryan with his first Baby Borg as a symbol
of dedication, skill, innovation and leadership," said James R. Verrier, President and Chief Executive
Officer, BorgWarner. "At BorgWarner, we recognize that every
victory—whether designing new ground-breaking technologies or
speeding around the race track—requires collaboration and teamwork.
A team owner who also competed in 16 Indianapolis 500 races, Michael Andretti will now have three team
owner's trophies to symbolize his team's outstanding
accomplishments."
The BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy
A
one-of-a-kind replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy, the BorgWarner
Championship Driver's Trophy is awarded each year to the winner of
the Indianapolis 500. The sterling
silver trophy is 14 inches high, weighs five pounds and rests on a
beveled black marble base. The base is inscribed with the winner's
name and year of victory, and includes a hand-crafted,
three-dimensional sterling silver image of the winner, a duplicate
of the image affixed to the full-sized Borg-Warner Trophy.
BorgWarner established the driver's trophy in 1988 to provide the
driver with a personal keepsake of their victory.
For more photos from the event, visit BorgWarner's Facebook
page.
The BorgWarner Championship Team Owner's Trophy
In
1998, the company also established the BorgWarner Championship Team
Owner's Trophy as a companion to the driver's trophy. The team
owner's trophy is presented to the owner(s) of the winning
Indianapolis 500 racing team. Like the
driver's trophy, the team owner's trophy is a replica of the
Borg-Warner Trophy but features a band of art deco racing cars
accented in gold to symbolize the importance of teamwork in the
automotive business.
The Borg-Warner Trophy
First presented in 1936, the
Borg-Warner trophy features the image of every Indianapolis 500 winner sculpted in sterling silver
as a tribute to over 100 years of racing history. Since the trophy
stands over five feet tall and weighs more than 100 lbs., it
remains on display at the Indianapolis
500 Museum, making special appearances during events such as the
presentation of the driver's and owner's trophies at the World
Congress. For more information, visit borgwarner.com, and choose
"The Indianapolis 500" from the
"Company" pull-down menu at the top of the home page.
About BorgWarner
BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a
product leader in highly engineered components and systems for
powertrains around the world. Operating manufacturing and technical
facilities in 60 locations in 19 countries, the company delivers
innovative powertrain solutions to improve fuel economy, reduce
emissions and enhance performance. For more information, please
visit borgwarner.com.
The Borg-Warner Trophy, BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy,
and BorgWarner Championship Team Owner's Trophy are trademarks of
BorgWarner Inc.
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