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Sato wins Indy 500

9 years ago in Sports

he top of the Borg-Warner Trophy is shown during the drivers meeting for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 24, 2014. The 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Darron Cummings

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Takuma Sato has won the Indianapolis 500. The Japanese driver held off Helio Castroneves over the final laps and gave Andretti Autosport its second consecutive victory and third in the last four years. Castroneves finished second, followed by Ed Jones, Max Chilton and Tony Kanaan.

What a race for @TakumaSatoRacer! Holds off Castroneves to become 1st Japanese winner of the #Indy500 @jennafryer https://t.co/OukoFImTkU

— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) May 28, 2017

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