Indy 500 Winner Arie Luyendyk Receives Borg-Warner Automotive Driver's Trophy; New Owner's Trophy Unveiled

17 April 1998
Indy 500 Winner Arie Luyendyk Receives Borg-Warner Automotive Driver's Trophy; New Owner's Trophy Unveiled

    NEW YORK, April 17 -- The thrill of capturing auto racing's
most prestigious victory was personalized for 1997 Indianapolis 500 winner
Arie Luyendyk and team owner Fred Treadway, who received replicas of the
sport's most famous symbol, the Borg-Warner Indianapolis 500 Trophy, at the
New York International Auto Show.
    Luyendyk received the Borg-Warner Automotive Driver's Championship Trophy,
complete with a sterling silver duplicate of his image.  Fred Treadway of
Treadway Racing, Luyendyk's team owner, received the inaugural Borg-Warner
Automotive Award, a companion to the Driver's Trophy that will each year
recognize the importance of the team owner's role in the Indy Racing League.
    Borg-Warner Automotive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John F.
Fiedler presented the awards, both 14-inch, sterling silver replicas of the
Borg-Warner Indianapolis 500 Trophy, during a ceremony at the show's
Oldsmobile exhibit.  On hand nearby was the G-Force Aurora V-8 that was driven
to victory by Luyendyk last May with an average race speed of 145.827 MPH.
    "The Borg-Warner Indianapolis 500 Trophy, a world-famous symbol of
achievement, competitive performance and technological leadership, has been
coveted by race drivers since 1936," said Fiedler.  "Borg-Warner Automotive is
proud to be associated with now three awards that bear our name and stand for
the same hallmarks of excellence that we do."
    The tradition of presenting Indy 500 winners with a personalized replica
trophy, referred to in the automotive racing world as the "Baby Borg,"
originated in 1989.  Luyendyk also received the award in 1990 following his
Indy victory that year.
    In presenting Treadway with the inaugural owner's award, Fiedler said,
"Collaboration is essential to the success of our business, as it is to auto
racing.  In establishing the Borg-Warner Automotive Award as a companion to
the Driver's Championship Trophy, we pay tribute to the value of teamwork and
its critical role in performance excellence."
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a product leader
in highly engineered components and systems primarily for automotive
drivetrain applications.  The company operates manufacturing and technical
support facilities in 12 countries serving the North America, European and
Asian automotive markets.

SOURCE  Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.