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IRL Indy Japan 300 results
The Associated PressPublished: April 20, 2008
IRL INDY JAPAN 300 RESULTS
MOTEGI, Japan (AP) - Results from Sunday's IRL Indy Japan 300 at the Twin Ring Motegi, a 2.493 kilometer (1.549 mile) oval course. All cars Dallara chassis/Honda engine (list by placing, grid position, name, nationality, laps completed, winner's average speed):
1. (6) Danica Patrick, United States, 200 laps, 164.258 mph.
2. (1) Helio Castroneves, Brazil, 200.
3. (2) Scott Dixon, New Zealand, 200.
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4. (5) Dan Wheldon, Britain, 200.
5. (3) Tony Kanaan, Brazil, 200.
6. (7) Ed Carpenter, United States, 200.
7. (10) Ryan Hunter-Reay, United States, 200.
8. (12) Darren Manning, Britain, 199.
9. (15) Ryan Briscoe, Australia, 199.
10. (16) Townsend Bell, United States, 199.
11. (9) Hideki Mutoh, Japan, 199.
12. (11) Buddy Rice, United States, 198.
13. (14) Jay Howard, Britain, 192.
14. (18) Roger Yasukawa, United States, 134, mechanical.
15. (8) A.J. Foyt IV, 103, United States, contact.
16. (13) Vitor Meira, 92, Brazil, contact.
17. (17) Marty Roth, 44, Canada, contact.
18. (4) Marco Andretti, 0, United States, contact.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 1 hour, 51 minutes, 02.6739 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 5.8594 seconds
Caution Flags: Four for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: Five among four drivers.
Lap Leaders: Castroneves 1-93, Dixon 94-194, Wheldon 195-196, Castroneves 197-197, Patrick 198-200.
Point Standings: 1. H.Castroneves 112, 2. S.Dixon, 100. 3. D.Patrick 98. 4. T.Kanaan, 89, D.Wheldon, 85. 6. E.Carpenter, 70. 7. M.Andretti, 65. 8. R.Hunter-Reay, 65, 9. H.Mutoh, 59. 10. D.Manning, 58.