Takuma Sato held off the three-time Indy 500 Champion Helio Castroneves to win the greatest spectacle in racing Sunday afternoon.
Congrats to @TakumaSatoRacer for winning the 101st #Indy500! #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/udlbR8yxQy
— IndyCar Series (@IndyCar) May 28, 2017
In addition to holding off Castroneves, Sato was also able to hold off the trouble surrounding the Honda engines which had the tendency to blow as we saw today. Fernando Alonso, Charlie Kimball and Ryan Hunter-Reay were a few of the drivers running Honda powered engines who’s had an early exit do endurance issues.
Despite that, Sato persisted to become the first Japanese born driver to win the 500 mile race and the first 40-year old since Eddie Cheever Jr. back in 1998.
