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Sato praises RLL team, engineer Jones, for stunning Indy 500 win
Takuma Sato’s stunning second victory at the Indianapolis 500 left some of his rivals in a state of confusion. Making his final pit stop one lap before presumptive winner Scott Dixon, Sato drove past the 2008 Indy 500 winner to take the lead and, based on those rivals’ fuel calculations, the No. 30 Honda was expected to coast to a stop before reaching the finish line. Thanks to the unfortunate accident by Spencer Pigot, Sato’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing teammate, the final laps of the contest were run under cautionary speeds which, in theory, saved the 43-year-old from fuel-related heartbreak.
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