Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato crashed Thursday morning during an open test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval. Sato, the 2017 and '20 winner, lost control in Turn 1 and hit the Turn 2 outside wall hard.

Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato suffered a big crash on day two of the Indy 500 open test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

As a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 in both 2017 and 2020, Takuma Sato is one of the most experienced drivers at IMS. This year, the Japanese driver is aiming to make his 16th start in the crown jewel event, again driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.