- Award presented at annual Indianapolis 500 Victory Celebration
- Behrends has sculpted Indy 500 winners for past 33
years
- Thirty-three coincides with the number of drivers in the
Indy 500 starting line
AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., May 30, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- William Behrends,
the sculptor behind the iconic faces on the prestigious Borg-Warner
Trophy®, has been honored with his very own Championship
Driver's Trophy™ also known as the "Baby Borg" – a miniature
version of the 110-pound sterling
silver Borg-Warner Trophy – commemorating his dedication to his
craft as well as the legendary Indianapolis 500 race. Behrends has sculpted the
likeness of Indy 500 winners for the past 33 years and was bestowed
the honor at the annual Victory Celebration at the JW Marriott in
Indianapolis, Indiana on
Monday, May 29.
![William Behrends has been honored with his very own Baby Borg at the annual Victory Celebration at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, May 29. Behrends has sculpted the likeness of Indy 500 winners for the Borg-Warner Trophy for the past 33 years. William Behrends has been honored with his very own Baby Borg at the annual Victory Celebration at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, May 29. Behrends has sculpted the likeness of Indy 500 winners for the Borg-Warner Trophy for the past 33 years.](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2088255/IMG_2492.jpg)
"We are proud to present William with his very own Baby Borg as
a thank you for his ongoing work and partnership. Each year, he
carves out a tremendous amount of time and energy to create the
very best, detailed sculptures of each victor's face," said
President and CEO, BorgWarner, Frederic Lissalde. "It's only
fitting that we honor Will on his 33rd year of sculpting
the trophy, as 33 marks the number of
drivers at the starting line at the beginning of each Indy 500 race
and the number of drivers he's sculpted to fasten onto the
world-renowned trophy."
Behrends, who has been sculpting since the early 1970s, began
his Indy 500 legacy in 1990 when he sculpted his first winner,
Arie Luyendyk. In 1991, BorgWarner
was so impressed with Behrends' work and decided the faces should
have a more consistent look and continued commissioning Behrends.
This 33-year venture marks the longest amount of time a single
sculptor has worked on the project.
In addition to his work on the Borg-Warner Trophy, Behrends has
also sculpted a variety of other iconic pieces such as oversized
sculptures of former U.S. presidents that are on display in the
U.S. Capitol building in Washington
D.C. and oversized statues of San Francisco Giants' legends
including Orlando Cepeda,
Juan Marichal, Willie Mays, Willie
McCovey and Gaylord
Perry.
About BorgWarner
For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative
global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to
market. Today, we're accelerating the world's transition to
eMobility – to help build a cleaner, healthier, safer future
for all.
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