BorgWarner to Present Championship Driver's and Team Owner's Trophies at 2010 Automotive News World Congress
January 12 2010 - 7:35AM
PR Newswire (US)
Indianapolis 500 Winner Helio Castroneves and Team Owner Roger
Penske to be Honored for 2009 Victory AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following his victory at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway last May, Helio Castroneves earned another permanent
position on the base of the world-famous Borg-Warner Indianapolis
500 Trophy®. On Wednesday, BorgWarner Chairman and CEO Tim
Manganello will recognize Castroneves' victory, presenting him with
his third BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy(TM). Roger Penske
and Timothy Cindric will also receive the BorgWarner Championship
Team Owner's Trophy(TM). The Penske Racing team has recorded
fifteen Indianapolis 500 victories. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100112/DE35939) "Both Helio
and Penske Racing are part of the select few champions who can
showcase multiple Baby Borgs at home. Winning the Indianapolis 500
is a tremendous feat. Winning repeat victories is exceptional
achievement," said Manganello. "We congratulate Helio Castroneves
and Penske Racing for their 2009 victory and look forward to
presenting these personalized symbols of excellence in automotive
racing." The awards will be presented during the 2010 Automotive
News World Congress held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance
Center in Detroit, Michigan, on January 13. The BorgWarner
Championship Driver's Trophy A one-of-a-kind replica of the
Borg-Warner Indianapolis 500 Trophy, the BorgWarner Championship
Driver's Trophy is awarded each year to the winner of the
Indianapolis 500. Known as the "Baby Borg" in the automotive racing
world, 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 trophy.
BorgWarner established the driver's trophy in 1988 to provide the
driver with a personal keepsake of the Speedway victory. 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 of the winning Indianapolis 500 racing ream
and recognizes the significance of the team owner's role in the
Indy Racing League. Like the driver's trophy, the team owner's
trophy is a replica of the Indianapolis 500 trophy but has a band
of art-deco racing cars accentuated in gold to symbolize the
importance of teamwork in the automotive business. The Borg-Warner
Indianapolis 500 Trophy Featuring the image of every Indianapolis
500 winner sculpted in sterling silver, the Borg-Warner
Indianapolis 500 Trophy is a tribute to 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. However, it will make a special appearance during the
presentation of the driver's and owner's trophies at the World
Congress. For more information, visit http://www.borgwarner.com/,
and choose "The Indianapolis 500" from the "About BorgWarner"
pull-down menu at the top of the home page. The Borg-Warner
Indianapolis 500 Trophy, BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy,
and BorgWarner Championship Team Owner's Trophy are trademarks of
BorgWarner Inc. Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc.
(NYSE:BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and
systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The FORTUNE
500 company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 60
locations in 18 countries. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota,
Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Chrysler,
Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN. The Internet address
for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/.
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: BorgWarner Inc. CONTACT:
Erika Nielsen, +1-248-754-0422 Web Site: http://www.borgwarner.com/
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