Takuma Sato

Takuma Sato (born 28 January 1977) is a Japanese racing driver. He tried to win the 2012 Indy 500 off Dario Franchitti but eventually he spun into the wall. He is best known for upsetting Hélio Castroneves to deny Castroneves his fourth Indy 500 win, at the 2017 Indianapolis 500. He currently drives the #26 for Andretti Autosport, after switching from AJ Foyt Enterprises.

2013
Takuma Sato won his first IndyCar race at the 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. He is also the first Japanese IndyCar driver to win an IndyCar race.

2017: Indy 500 win
Sato finished a respectable fifth at the 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, earning Sato and Apolo Anton Ohno a seeding in the 2017 Math Open at Indian Wells. At the Math Open, Sato was beaten by qualifier Tyranitar in the second round, 6-4, 6-1.

Trivia

 * He was born on the same day and year as Joey Fatone.