Takuma Sato looks like he’s enjoying being an Indianapolis 500 champion.
Sato has been taking a victory lap after winning the 101st running of the Indy 500 with a final-lap pass on Helio Castroneves. After bumping into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ most recent race winner at the airport, Sato boarded a plane to learn about something as American an the race he won Sunday: football.
The 40-year-old driver’s media tour hit Texas on Wednesday when he visited the Dallas Cowboys’ organized team activities, and he looked like he had a blast.
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Leaving NYC this morning, @TakumaSatoRacer's next stop on the #Indy500 media tour was a visit to the @dallascowboys! #Taku500 #Andretti101 pic.twitter.com/1U41ycSPCA
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 31, 2017
Sato even signed some autographs for the Cowboys, putting his signature on milk bottles in an homage to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
We all have our traditions and today @TakumaSatoRacer is giving the @dallascowboys a taste🥛of ours #Indy500 #Taku500 #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/t0NO2gF7aU
— Andretti INDYCAR & INDY NXT (@AndrettiIndy) May 31, 2017
Thank you, TX! Onward to #DetroitGP! #Indy500 #IndyCar #Taku500
📸@IndyCar @ChrisOwens500 pic.twitter.com/Roa7KcY5s5— Andretti INDYCAR & INDY NXT (@AndrettiIndy) May 31, 2017
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Indy 500 winner @TakumaSatoRacer and @DezBryant hanging out after today's OTA. pic.twitter.com/oI2isl2EoF
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) May 31, 2017
And don’t think the fact the Cowboys have as many Super Bowls wins (five) as Andretti Autosport has Indy 500 victories was lost on the racing company.
The @dallascowboys are 🖐🏼time #SuperBowl Champs, were 🖐🏼time #Indy500 Champs. #Taku500 #IndyCar pic.twitter.com/7RR1OYn67C
— Andretti INDYCAR & INDY NXT (@AndrettiIndy) May 31, 2017
Life’s good for the Indy 500 champion.
Thumbnail photo via Brian Spurlock/USA TODAY Sports Images
