AMADA AMERICA to sponsor former Indy 500 winner

AMADA AMERICA Inc. will be the primary sponsor for Takuma Sato's No. 75 Honda-powered entry in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.

Takuma Sato, winner of the 2017 and 2020 Indianapolis 500, returns to Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) Racing for the 108th running of the race. AMADA AMERICA Inc. will be the primary sponsor for the No. 75 Honda-powered entry in the May 26 event.

AMADA was the primary sponsor of the team’s No. 30 entry at the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park on April 30. This will be its first time to participate in the Indianapolis 500.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with the renowned Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team at the 108th running of the Indy 500! Our partnership signifies a joint commitment to engineering excellence and innovation. We eagerly anticipate that this iconic race will demonstrate the strong collaboration between our two technology-driven organizations,” said Stephen Keating, executive vice president, sales and key accounts, AMADA.

AMADA also will be a major associate sponsor of the No. 30 entry driven by Pietro Fittipaldi for the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, near its Buena Park, Calif., headquarters.

Sato competed for RLL in 2012 and from 2018-2021. He has earned six NTT INDYCAR Series wins, four of which have come with RLL, including the team’s second Indy 500 win in 2020. Most recently, Sato competed in oval races with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2023. The 2024 Indianapolis 500 will mark his 15th time to participate in the race and sixth with RLL.