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• Ferrucci gives Foyt first IndyCar pole in decade
Santino Ferrucci won the first pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday and gave AJ Foyt Racing the top starting spot for the first time since Takuma Sato at Detroit a decade ago....2024
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• Takuma Sato Running Indy 500 for RLL
He's back with the team for whom he used to run full time. Source...2024
• Takuma Sato Running Final 3 Ovals for CGR
Sato will drive at Iowa and Gateway. Source...2023
• Takuma Sato Fastest in Carb Day Practice
Sato is searching for his third Indy 500 win in his part-time Chip Ganassi Racing entry. Source...2023
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• Sato Is Fastest On ‘Fast Friday’ In Indianapolis
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer RacinToday.com Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato was “on it” with authority during “Fast Friday” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, turning the fastest practice lap of the Month of May since 1996 ......2023
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• Sato, Ericsson show CGR speed before 500 quals

Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato turned the fastest lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 27 years, and defending winner Marcus Ericsson was close behind him, making Chip Ganassi Racing the team to beat heading into qualifying weekend....2023
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• Backmarker Blues: IndyCar Drivers Who Struggled At The 2020 Indy 500
The 2020 Indy 500 was a great race for Honda-powered NTT IndyCar Series entries like those of Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon. It was, however, a rough day for a lot of other drivers, nine of whom were knocked out of Borg-Warner Trophy contention via crashes. In this edition of Backmarker Blues, we take a … The post Backmarker Blues: IndyCar Drivers Who Struggled At The 2020 Indy 500 appeared fi...2020
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• Sato wins 2nd Indy 500; race ends under caution
Takuma Sato won his second Indianapolis 500 after Spencer Pigot crashed exiting Turn 4, forcing the race to end under caution....2020
• Takuma Sato 2020 IndyCar Season Preview
Takuma Sato entered the 2020 IndyCar season coming off one of his best NTT IndyCar Series campaigns, winning two races for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. His 2020 didn’t get off to the best start, though; Sato crashed during qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway and the team wasn’t able to repair his car in time for … The post Takuma Sato 2020 IndyCar Season Preview appeared first ...2020
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• Sato misses IndyCar opener after qualifying crash
A crash in qualifying kept Takuma Sato out of Saturday night's season-opening IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway as Sato's Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing crew couldn't get his car repaired in time....2020
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• Sato, Dixon Score In Portland
Takuma Sato padded his Verizon IndyCar Series resume with a strategic victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Portland, where championship leader Scott Dixon emerged from an opening-lap crash as the dustiest-and-luckiest man in the Pacific Northwest. Dixon salvaged what began as a disastrous day by finishing fifth in the series’ return to Portland International Raceway in [...]...2018
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• Sato Overcomes Nerves To Earn IndyCar Pole At Pocono
Last in the qualifying order, first on the speed chart. Takuma Sato put the blinders on and his foot to the floor following a grinding crash by Andretti Autosport teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay to qualify on-pole for Sunday’s ABC Supply Verizon IndyCar Series race at Pocono Raceway. Long-regarded for a fearless demeanor on the racetrack, Sato put together [...]...2017
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• Japan’s Sato Storms To Victory In Indianapolis 500
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor RacinToday.com Five years ago, Takuma Sato made a silly mistake and crashed on the final lap of the Indianapolis 500 while trying to pass for the lead and it cost him a shot at winning the biggest race in the world. On Sunday, the Japanese driver made amends as he took [...]...2017

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"Santino Ferrucci won the first pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday and gave AJ Foyt Racing the top starting spot for the first time since Takuma Sato at Detroit a decade ago."

2023
"Takuma Sato Running Ovals for CGR"

2022
"Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato shot to the top of the speed chart late Tuesday on the first day of preparations for "The Great American Race."

2021
"Takuma Sato, the two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, will not return to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2022, the team announced."

2020
"Scott Dixon gained control of the race with a fast pit stop, then held off Takuma Sato late to win Saturday's IndyCar Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St."

2019
"Takuma Sato won his first pole since 2017 on Saturday when he beat teammate Graham Rahal for the top spot at Barber Motorsports Park."

2018
"com Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato has taken possession of a career-defining piece of Verizon IndyCar Series hardware."

2017
"It's time to finally believe in Takuma Sato"

2016
"Takuma Sato joins Andretti for '17 IndyCar season"

• Indy 500 champ Sato re-signs with RLL for '21

Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato has re-signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2021 IndyCar season, the team announced Saturday....2020
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• Alonso Gets A Small Taste Of The Indianapolis 500
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer RacinToday.com INDIANAPOLIS – Surrounded by media and assorted gawkers post-race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he raised the milk and offered a toast. Takuma Sato after winning Sunday’s 101st running of the Indianapolis 500? Nah, Sato and his Andretti Autosport teammates were out kissing the bricks at the start/finish line after his scintillating [...]...2017
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• 500-Winner Sato Earns Sunday’s Pole
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer RacinToday.com If it’s Sunday…better keep an eye on Takuma Sato in Motown. Sato kept the momentum from his historic Indianapolis 500 victory going Sunday morning, winning the Verizon P1 Award and pole position in record fashion for this afternoon’s second race of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear doubleheader. The driver [...]...2017
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• It's time to finally believe in Takuma Sato
2017
• Denver Post fires writer for 'disrespectful' tweet about Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato
Terry Frei was fired less than a day after sending a tweet about a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500....2017
• Sato, Honda top Indy speed chart in 1st practice

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• Dixon beats Sato for 50th career IndyCar victory
Scott Dixon gained control of the race with a fast pit stop, then held off Takuma Sato late to win Saturday's IndyCar Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis....2020
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• Indy 500 trophy off to Japan, leaves U.S. for first time
The Borg-Warner Trophy is headed to Tokyo for a 15-day tour of festivities for Takuma Sato, the first Japanese winner of the Indy 500....2017
• Takuma Sato joins Andretti for '17 IndyCar season
2016
• Sato, 2-time Indy 500 winner, out at Rahal in '22
2021

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• Ferrucci gives Foyt first IndyCar pole in decade
2024

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• Ferrucci gives Foyt first IndyCar pole in decade
2024

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• Sato joins Ganassi to race ovals only in IndyCar

Takuma Sato, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, announced Tuesday he will scale down his IndyCar races to ovals only as he moves to Chip Ganassi Racing to share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong....2023
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• Sato’s Speedy May Continues at Indy 500 Practice
By John Sturbin/Senior Writer RacinToday.com Former Indianapolis 500 champions Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon returned to the top of the speed chart at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, as practice for the race’s 106th edition resumed after ......2022
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• Takuma Sato Falls From Second to Fourth Late at Detroit
Coming to the final restart in Saturday’s race in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, Takuma Sato was in second place behind eventual race winner Marcus Ericsson, but the racing gods did not smile on the Japanese racer. At the Lap 67 restart, Rinus VeeKay went past Sato going into turn 1, putting the No. 30 ... Read more...2021
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• Takuma Sato Picks Up Digital Ally Sponsorship
Takuma Sato‘s No. 30 in the NTT IndyCar Series will feature Digital Ally sponsorship for five races in 2021, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Feb. 22. Digital Ally will first be featured on the car on April 18 for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. It will then return for races at the Firestone …...2021
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• Dixon beats Sato for 50th career IndyCar victory
2020

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• Will Power, Takuma Sato on Pole for Races at Gateway
The NTT IndyCar Series take on another oval this weekend, this time at the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Will Power won the provisional pole for Saturday’s (Aug. 29) Bommarito Automotive Group 500, while Takuma Sato took the top spot in the second race of the doubleheader on Sunday (Aug. 30). The lineups based … The post Will Power, Takuma Sato on Pole for Races at Gateway appear...2020
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• Backmarker Blues: IndyCar Drivers Who Struggled At The 2020 Indy 500
2020

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• Stock Car Scoop: Takuma Sato Takes Indy 500, Kevin Harvick Dominant at Dover
Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday (Aug. 23) to earn his second career victory in open-wheel’s biggest event. But the race itself became shrouded in controversy when a late wreck by Spencer Pigot caused the race to end under yellow. What did Sato think about it all? Find out in the latest edition of … The post Stock Car Scoop: Takuma Sato Takes Indy 500, Kevin Harvick Dominant...2020
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• Sato wins 2nd Indy 500; race ends under caution
2020