Dario Franchitti

Japan Toasts Takuma Sato After Indy 500 Triumph

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Formula One misfit Takuma Sato was the toast of Japan on Monday after becoming the first driver from his country to win the storied Indianapolis 500. The 40-year-old, once the butt of jokes in Formula One after several high-speed crashes, roared to victory Sunday to claim one of motor racing’s biggest prizes, holding off Brazil’s … Read more

Sato Seizes Moment For History Indy 500 Win

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When the moment came, Takuma Sato seized it, and was rewarded with one of auto racing’s grandest prizes. Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, holding off three-time winner Helio Castroneves of Brazil to do it. Sato had toiled for two weeks at Indianapolis in the shadow of temporary … Read more