Sato gets prepped for Borg-Warner Trophy bust to get sculpted (PHOTOS)

Published September 6, 2017 12:54 PM

lepage-170905-wg-2277 copy — 5 September 2017 2017 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato sitting for Borg-Warner Trophy bust at William Behrends studio. Tryon, North Carolina USA ©2017, Scott R LePage

It’s that time of year again - except a little earlier.

This year’s 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil champion, Takuma Sato, paid a visit to Tryon, N.C. this week to get the process going for his face and likeness to be revealed on the Borg-Warner Trophy.

He met with sculptor William Behrends at his studio; Behrends will create his image to get added to the Borg-Warner Trophy, and unveiled in October at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.

This is a first step in the process that sees the silver image added to the trophy.

Sato posted a few tweets about this this week.

This is amazing! It's happening now!! #WilliamBehrendsSculpture #Indy500 #Borg-WarnerTrophy™ @IMS @FollowAndretti pic.twitter.com/XEMZZ3NrDj
— Takuma Sato (@TakumaSatoRacer) September 5, 2017

Voilà!! 👏👏👏#WilliamBehrendsSculpture #Indy500 #BorgWarnerTrophy™ @IMS @FollowAndretti pic.twitter.com/Jk53wksdJu
— Takuma Sato (@TakumaSatoRacer) September 5, 2017