INDIANAPOLIS -- Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will drive for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware next season in a deal announced Thursday that keeps the popular driver from Japan in the IndyCar Series at least another year.
Sato has 12 years of IndyCar experience with 198 starts and six victories, including Indy wins in 2017 and 2020. The 44-year-old spent the past four years driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing but was not retained for next season.
He will drive the No. 51 for Coyne, replacing Romain Grosjean following the Frenchman's departure for Andretti Autosport.