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INDIANAPOLIS – Takuma Sato celebrated a special day on Feb. 19 as his second face was unveiled on the famed Borg-Warner Trophy as the winner of the 104 th Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 23, 2020. The ceremony at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum kicked off the “100 Days until the 105 th Indianapolis 500,” which this year is scheduled for May 30. Later that night, the popular driver from Tokyo received a special gift at a dinner hosted by BorgWarner at Prime 47 Steakhouse in Indianapolis. It was a 50-year-old Johnny Lightning Special Al Unser lunchbox in pristine condition autographed by Unser. DOUBLE VISION : Takuma Sato’s second time on the Borg-Warner Trophy Every year, Borg-Warner Trophy publicist Steve Shunck and NBC Sports reporter Robin Miller give the honoree of that year’s Indy 500 winner a special gift. It is typically a copy of the Carl Hungness Indianapolis 500 Yearbook featuring the winning driver’s autograph from the year the most recent Indy 500 winner was … [Read more...] about With second Indy 500 victory, Takuma Sato’s special gifts include a 50-year-old lunchbox

TRYON, N.C. – When Takuma Sato won his first Indianapolis 500 in 2017, he was able to celebrate in the bright lights of his hometown of Tokyo. Sato celebrated his second Indy 500 win in 2020 under the marquee of the Tryon Theatre in a picturesque community located on the North Carolina/South Carolina state line. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver who won the 104 th Indianapolis 500 on August 23 was in town for a sculpting session with famed sculptor William Behrends. Once completed, Sato’s second face will be added to the Borg-Warner Trophy that celebrates every winning driver of the Indy 500. Sato is the first multi-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 since Dario Franchitti won his third Indy 500 in 2012. The driver he had to beat that day was none other than Sato, who crashed in Turn 1 on the final lap of the race when he drove underneath Franchitti in an attempt to make the race-winning pass. “The 2020 win for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, made up for 2012,” … [Read more...] about Double Vision: Takuma Sato’s second face for the Borg-Warner Trophy