Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato visits Dallas Cowboys practice

by Mike Haag | Posted on Thursday, June 1st, 2017

FRISCO, Texas – Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato had the opportunity to visit on Wednesday with America’s Team – the Dallas Cowboys.

Sato, who has been on the Indianapolis 500 Champion’s Tour after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, made a stop Wednesday in Dallas/Fort Worth after he arrived from New York City. He came to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex to help promote the upcoming Verizon IndyCar Series race – the Rainguard Water Sealers 600 on Saturday, June 10, at Texas Motor Speedway.

Sato enjoyed a private tour of the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility at The Star in Frisco and then watched practice as the team went through Organized Team Activities (OTA) on the field. Following the conclusion of practice, he met a number of Cowboys players, including stars such as quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver Dez Bryant, running back Ezekiel Elliott and tight end Jason Witten among others, and presented each with a commemorative Indy 500 milk bottle signed by him. Dallas Cowboys Coach Jason Garrett also stopped by and Sato presented him with a helmet that was signed by the 33 starters in Sunday’s Indy 500.

Prescott alsopresented Sato with an autographed football and the team provided him with merchandise for the Cowboys’ newest fan. Check out the video below, which highlights his visit.

Video and information provided courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations

About the Author Mike Haag

Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 35 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 18 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.