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Article: Bonner learns of rings and ring-around

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July 1, 1992
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The ring, as grand as it is, is pretty gaudy. Too big for his hand and far too ostentatious for his taste, the ring he was awarded for qualifying for the 76th Indianapolis 500 nevertheless represents the greatest achievement of Brian Bonner's budding auto racing career.

So what has he done with this treasured piece of jewelry? Has he hidden it with other family heirlooms in a safety deposit box?

"I hawked it to race at New Hampshire," quipped Bonner, the 32-year-old rookie driver from Lynnfield who will make his home-court appearance Sunday in the New England 200. "Actually, I have it sitting around. I still keep it in the box it came in."

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