{"id":32109,"date":"2024-01-24T20:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=32109"},"modified":"2024-01-24T20:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:06:30","slug":"team-penskes-newgarden-and-penske-receive-their-baby-borg-indy-500-trophies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/team-penskes-newgarden-and-penske-receive-their-baby-borg-indy-500-trophies","title":{"rendered":"Team Penske’s Newgarden and Penske receive their Baby Borg Indy 500 trophies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greenfield Village<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 On Memorial Day weekend last year, Josef Newgarden won the Indy 500 for Team Penske. On Tuesday night, Newgarden and team Roger Penske came to Detroit to accept their \u201cBaby Borg\u201d trophies to commemorate the triumph.<\/p>\n

For Newgarden it was his first, for Penske \u2014 his 19th.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be at the Indy 500 and win the race For Roger is something I will cherish for the rest of my life,\u201d said Newgarden, cradling the trophy in his hands at The Henry Ford Museum. \u201cIt took me 12 attempts to win, which is a lesson of never give up. You have to work as a team \u2014 you have to run the perfect race.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Reigning Indianapolis 500 Champions team owner Roger Penske of Team Penske and driver Josef Newgarden, sitting on his Indycar, after receiving their Baby BorgWarner Trophies at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan on January 23, 2024 Daniel Mears, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With the museum\u2019s \u201cDriven to Win\u201d exhibit \u2014 which includes such iconic Indy 500-winning cars as Jim Clark\u2019s 1965 Lotus \u2014 as the backdrop, Newgarden and Penske celebrated the moment with sponsors, including engine supplier Chevrolet and Borg Warner (the turbocharger manufacturer). General Motors President Mark Reuss and Motorsports Chief Jim Campbell were among those in the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of the history in this museum going back to the start of the automobile,\u201d said Penske when it was his turn at the podium. \u201cJosef, I know how badly you wanted to win this. Indianapolis is not an easy place to commit to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ReigningReigning Indianapolis 500 Champion driver Josef Newgarden buffs out a smudge after receiving his Baby BorgWarner Trophy at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan on January 23, 2024. Daniel Mears, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n
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Along with the Stanley Cup, the Borg Warner is one of the most famous trophies in sport. The massive, sterling silver trophy stands just over 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. Commissioned for the 1936 race, the trophy bears small busts of every driver to win the 500 (including retroactively to the 1911 winner). Only one non-race winner\u2019s face is affixed to the trophy: Anton \u201cTony\u201d Hulman, the owner of the International Motor Speedway from 1945 to 1977.<\/p>\n

Newgarden sat for his likeness on the trophy shortly after his in last year with sculptor William Behrends in North Carolina. His likeness is fixed to the base of he trophy with the last Team Penske winner \u2014 Will Power in 2018 \u2014 nearby. Former Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves has won the 500 four times \u2014 and has four tiny busts on the trophy. The current trophy has space available for the race winners through 2033 at which time the base will likely be expanded.<\/p>\n

\"ReigningReigning Indianapolis 500 Champion driver Josef Newgarden’s face sculpted into the BorgWarner Trophy at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan on January 23, 2024. Daniel Mears, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n
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Borg Warner CEO Fred Lissalde presented the inscribed, so-called Baby Borg trophies to the Team Penske duo. While the Borg Warner trophy resides at the Indy 500 museum, the smaller replicas are for the winners to keep in their trophy cases.<\/p>\n

“I was with Josef the evening before the race,\u201d Lissalde smiled. \u201cI saw a strong-minded Josef.\u201d<\/p>\n