Taj Simmons is a multimedia journalist who joined WRTV in August 2023.
INDIANAPOLIS — Kenny Bräck broke barriers in 1999 as the first Swedish driver to win the Indy 500 . 25 years later, he's back on the track.He said he's realizing how much his win meant to his home country.
"I don't think that it fully sunk in for me until years later," Bräck said."When I look back at my career, I remember the various race wins, championships, and a lot of different things, but outside people remember an Indy 500 victory." Bräck is no longer the only Swedish name on the Borg-Warner trophy. Marcus Ericsson, who Bräck personally helped mentor, won the Indy 500 in 2022.
Three Swedish drivers are on the starting grid this year: Ericsson, Felix Rosenqvist, and Linus Lundqvist."It means that there's a bigger interest from other kids to go into that sport and that the sport gets visibility," Bräck said."I hope it will continue. We have three Swedish drivers in this field and maybe that will promote the sport to even more Swedes in the future.
Bräck also won the 1998 Indy Racing League championship. He retired from racing after the 2005 Indy 500.
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