Press Release
January 24, 2023
The Borg-Warner Trophy™ and Team Penske’s 2023 Indy 500-Winning Car on Display Now Through Feb. 2 at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Both artifacts are displayed in the Driven to Win exhibit.
(Dearborn, Mich. – Jan. 24, 2024) — The Borg-Warner Trophy and the No. 2 Shell Powering Progress Dallara/Chevrolet are on display in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation through Feb. 2, 2024.
The Henry Ford was selected for this year’s presentation of the Borg-Warner Championship Driver’s Trophy to driver Josef Newgarden and the Borg-Warner Championship Team Owner’s Trophy to Roger Penske for winning the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on Tuesday evening, Jan.23. Since 1988, the race winners have received a one-of-a-kind replica of the trophy, known as the “Baby Borg.”
Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 in 2023 with the No. 2 Shell Powering Progress Dallara/Chevrolet. He is also featured in The Henry Ford’s film, Fueled by Passion, inside the museum’s racing exhibition, Driven to Win.
“The Driven to Win: Racing in America exhibit at The Henry Ford is the perfect venue to accept the Baby Borg trophy to commemorate our victory at the 2023 Indianapolis 500. The history represented in Driven to Win from all walks of motorsports is unmatched,” said Josef Newgarden. “Detroit is such a special place for us as the home of the Penske Corporation and Chevrolet. And what a great opportunity to have the Borg-Warner Trophy and my 2023 Indianapolis 500-winning Chevrolet race car on display at The Henry Ford for about 10 days following the presentation of the Baby Borg trophies on Tuesday evening. I hope all racing fans that are able to visit Driven to Win enjoy the special display featuring our race car and the historic trophy and they get to experience everything that The Henry Ford has to offer.”
Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in racing history and has produced more than 640 major race wins, over 680 pole positions and 44 championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing. The team has earned 19 Indianapolis 500 victories, three Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win, victories in the 24 hours of Daytona and the 12 hours of Sebring, and a win in Australia’s Bathurst 1000 race.
BorgWarner has the longest-standing sports sponsorships with INDYCAR and the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy, which has been awarded to every winner of the Indianapolis 500 since 1936. BorgWarner has been the official turbocharger partner for the IndyCar Series since 2012. For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to market.
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About The Henry Ford
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, The Henry Ford is a globally recognized destination that fosters inspiration and learning from hands-on encounters with artifacts representing the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation, ingenuity, and resourcefulness. Its unique venues include Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center, Giant Screen Experience and Henry Ford Academy, a public charter high school. The Henry Ford inspires every individual to unlock their potential and help shape a better future through a variety of channels, including its online presence thehenryford.org, its Emmy®-winning national television series, The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation, and The Henry Ford’s Invention Convention Worldwide, a global K-12 invention education curricular program that teaches students problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and creativity skills. With the support of a growing community of affiliates and supporters, The Henry Ford is the home of RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, Invention Convention Americas and Invention Convention Michigan.
