---
title: "Indy 500 Champ Will Power and Roger Penske Receive ‘Baby Borg’ Trophies in Detroit"
description: "This is the first for Power, but Penske has a whopping 17 of them, making him the winningest team owner in the history of the 500."
date: "2019-01-19"
modified: "2019-01-20"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/26069/indy-500-champ-will-power-and-roger-penske-receive-baby-borg-trophies-in-detroit"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Indy 500"
  - "indycar"
  - "Penske"
  - "Racing News"
  - "roger penske"
  - "will power"
---

# Indy 500 Champ Will Power and Roger Penske Receive ‘Baby Borg’ Trophies in Detroit

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Winner of the 102nd running of the [world-famous Indy 500 race](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/23259/racing-fans-worldwide-can-now-lap-the-indianapolis-motor-speedway-on-google-maps-street-view>), Will Power, received his take-home "Baby Borg" trophy on Wednesday night at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. Power's in-race coach and team owner Roger Penske also received his well-deserved hardware, which is essentially a miniature version of the towering Borg-Warner trophy—the real thing weighs over 153 pounds and features the face of every race winner since 1911.

Both Penske and Power shared their happiness with a crowd of around 300 as they received a trophy that's been in the making since June 2018. The detail-intense piece of hardware involves a laborious process of capturing, detailing, and producing a replica of the winner's face, which explains why Power considered Wednesday's award ceremony led by BorgWarner CEO Frederic Lissalde a sort of "second celebration" of [his May 2018 victory](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21131/will-power-and-team-penske-win-the-scorching-hot-2018-indy-500>).

https://twitter.com/_/status/1085911378496507904

"Roger gave me the opportunity back in 2010 to drive full-time for him, and I'm so glad I can return the favor and win him an Indy 500—not that he needed any more," Power told *The Drive*.

Power poked fun at the fact that his boss is the winningest racing team owner in the history of Indy car racing, having successfully amassed 17 [Indy 500 victories](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21195/willl-power-indy-500-champions-gallery>), which also means a staggering 17 Baby Borgs are on display at Team Penske headquarters—more than any other team owner or driver. As for Power, this was his first Indy 500 win.

"It's a real pleasure to be here," Power added. "I want to thank all the people, my wife, and I want everyone to know that racing is truly a team sport, and that we're coming on strong this year. Roger \[Penske\] is now on my radio, so he knows what I want and I know what he's looking for, so we're coming on strong."

The Australian racing driver will be driving for Team Penske once again in 2019, as he chases his second IndyCar championship and second Indy 500 win at the wheel of the Verizon-sponsored No. 12 Chevrolet. Despite choosing to discontinue its title sponsorship of the IndyCar series, Verizon will continue to sponsor Team Penske in 2019. Tech company NTT recently [signed a multi-year agreement](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/25984/indycar-confirms-ntt-as-official-title-sponsor-replacing-verizon>) to headline the IndyCar championship as well as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other racing events on American soil.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1085712757779881984

"I think the sport \[IndyCar\] has great momentum, and Verizon has done a great job growing IndyCar and its technology over the years," Penske told *The Drive*. "I think NTT saw the opportunity with Verizon moving its sponsorship to other sports, but overall I'm excited to see them in."

The 2019 IndyCar season kicks off on March 8 at the 2019 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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