Takuma Sato, who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2017, simply won the 104th running of the legendary race.
The race completed under care after Spencer Pigot crashed into the Turn 4 wall with five laps to go.
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This was the very first time the Indy 500 has actually been held in August, after it was held off from its standard Memorial Day weekend date due to the coronavirus pandemic. No fans were allowed to participate in.
The unusual day started with Roger Penske, the new owner of the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, giving the “start your engines” command and informing fans theyll be “back house in Indiana” to see the race face to face next year.
Sato was involved in a pit lane incident on lap 124, when Alexander Rossi took out of his stall and strike Satos Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda, however didnt damage it. Rossi, who was also challenging for the win at the time, was offered a charge and later on crashed out of the race.
” I hope this offer a little increase for energy, and thank you for the assistance,” he said to his fans in Japan from success lane.
Sato began with 3rd and ran in the leading five the majority of the race, prior to taking the lead on lap 173 and holding off 2008 winner Scott Dixon, who led 111 laps on his way to a second-place surface.
The 43-year-old Japanese driver is the only Asian to have actually won the Indy 500 and was arranged to be one of the torchbearers for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in July.
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With the success, Sato ended up being the tenth two-time winner of the race. He won an approximated $1.5 million bag, according to The Sporting News, which is down from last years $2.7 million prize due to the absence of ticket sales. The Honda driver was likewise awarded a reproduction of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray speed vehicle that led him throughout the finish line.
Mario Andretti then led the field on warmup laps in a two-seat IndyCar with kid Michael Andretti riding along as a guest to celebrate their grand son and kid Marco Andrettis pole position start.
With the victory, Sato ended up being the tenth two-time winner of the race. He won an estimated $1.5 million purse, according to The Sporting News, which is down from last years $2.7 million reward due to the absence of ticket sales. The Honda driver was likewise awarded a replica of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray pace automobile that led him throughout the goal.
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Andretti would go on to complete 13th, while Satos colleague Graham Rahal, child of team co-owner Bobby Rahal, took third.
