AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
May 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
BorgWarner President and Chief Executive Officer, Frederic Lissalde presented the Borg-Warner
Trophy® to the winner of the 103rd
running of the Indianapolis 500,
Simon Pagenaud. The Team Penske driver won the race by 0.2086
seconds. Pagenaud led 116 laps of the 200-lap race, and the win
completed a sweep in the month of May for Pagenaud, who won
the IndyCar Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road
course earlier in the month. Pagenaud's win is the 18th
win at the Indianapolis 500 for
Team Penske owner Roger Penske.
The sterling silver Borg-Warner Trophy is one of the most
recognized trophies in the world and is the symbol of open-wheel
racing excellence. It was first presented to Louis Meyer at the 1936 Indianapolis 500. With
this win, Pagenaud will be the 106th face added to the
iconic trophy after going through a detailed and unique sculpting
process.
"BorgWarner is honored to be a part of The Greatest Spectacle in
Racing – the Indianapolis 500,"
said Lissalde. "Winning the Indy 500 and being awarded the
Borg-Warner Trophy is the ultimate culmination of hard work,
dedication and passion – all traits that Simon Pagenaud and Team
Penske exhibited today."
BorgWarner's involvement in the Indianapolis 500 races goes beyond the coveted
trophy. The company's Engineered for Racing (EFR™) turbochargers –
featured on every NTT IndyCar Series® car since 2012 –
boosts the field of cars at every race. Assembled at BorgWarner's
Asheville, North Carolina
facility, the company's lineup of EFR turbochargers deliver an
unprecedented combination of advanced technologies. BorgWarner's
EFR turbochargers are available through authorized distributors so
street and race car enthusiasts can leverage the same powerful
performance as the professionals.
About BorgWarner
BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a
global product leader in clean and efficient technology solutions
for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. With manufacturing
and technical facilities in 68 locations in 19 countries, the
company employs approximately 30,000 worldwide. For more
information, please visit borgwarner.com.
The Borg-Warner Trophy
The Borg-Warner Trophy
features the sterling silver image of every Indianapolis 500 winner dating back to
Ray Harroun in 1911. Made of
sterling silver, weighing 110 pounds and standing 5 feet, 4-3/4
inches tall, the trophy originally cost $10,000. The Borg-Warner Trophy stays on
permanent display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. To
give the winner and team owners a personal keepsake of their
victory, BorgWarner established the BorgWarner Championship
Driver's Trophy® (also known as the "Baby Borg") in 1988
and the BorgWarner Team Owner's Trophy® in 1998. Both
are sterling silver replicas of the Borg-Warner Trophy.
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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