Sato Hauls In Nearly $2.5 Million for Winning Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato was awarded $2,458,129 at last night’s Indy 500 Victory Banquet at the J.W. Marriott hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Sato said winning the race was “unbelieveable.” The total purse for the field of 33 drivers was $13,178,359. Second-place driver Helio Castroneves won $770,629.