▁become ▁another ▁stat istic . ▁A ▁comprom ise ▁was ▁settled ▁upon : ▁J . C . ▁could ▁keep ▁the ▁car , ▁but ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁an ▁owner . ▁J . C . ▁agreed ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 8 ▁became ▁perhaps ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁car ▁own ers ▁in ▁autom obile ▁racing . ▁ ▁While ▁Ag aj an ian ▁never ▁achieved ▁his ▁child hood ▁dream ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁race ▁driver , ▁he ▁did ▁almost ▁everything ▁else , ▁from ▁prom oting ▁races ▁to ▁building ▁cars ▁and ▁discover ing ▁drivers . ▁ ▁While ▁prom oting ▁a ▁race ▁under ▁the ▁bla zing ▁desert ▁sun ▁in ▁Arizona , ▁Ag aj an ian ▁purchased ▁a ▁St et son ▁cow boy ▁hat ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁head , ▁and ▁there after ▁he ▁was ▁rarely ▁seen ▁without ▁one . ▁ ▁His ▁tra dem arks ▁were ▁his ▁St et son ▁hat ▁and ▁high - he e led ▁bo ots ▁made ▁especially ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁Spain . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁he ir ▁to ▁a ▁fortune ▁built ▁on ▁p ig ▁far ming ▁and ▁garbage ▁collection . ▁J . C . ▁was ▁partial ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁" 9 8 " ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁number ▁on ▁his ▁Indian apolis , ▁S print ▁and ▁M idget ▁cars , ▁a ▁tradition ▁which ▁has ▁continued ▁for ▁gener ations ▁in ▁the ▁family , ▁including ▁four ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁wins , ▁including ▁the ▁ownership ▁by ▁J . C . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁with ▁driver ▁T roy ▁R utt man ▁and