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Sato wins Indy 500

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.

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