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2007 Indy Japan 300 Starting Lineup



1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi * Motegi, Japan
Race Date Friday, April 20, 2007 * Tape Delayed Until Saturday 3:00 PM/ ET 

 
POS CAR  DRIVER             CHASSIS/ENGINE     SPEED 

 1.  3 Helio Castroneves    Dallara-Honda      205.393 
 2. 10 Dan Wheldon          Dallara-Honda      205.141 
 3. 11 Tony Kanaan          Dallara-Honda      204.777 
 4.  7 Danica Patrick       Dallara-Honda      204.270 
 5.  6 Sam Hornish Jr.      Dallara-Honda      203.803 
 6.  9 Scott Dixon          Dallara-Honda      203.753 
 7. 27 Dario Franchitti     Dallara-Honda      203.723 
 8.  2 Tomas Scheckter      Dallara-Honda      203.592 
 9. 55 Kosuke Matsuura      Dallara-Honda      203.138 
10. 26 Marco Andretti       Dallara-Honda      203.129 
11. 15 Buddy Rice           Dallara-Honda      202.708 
12.  8 Scott Sharp          Dallara-Honda      202.640 
13. 4T Vitor Meira          Dallara-Honda      202.275 
14. 22 A.J. Foyt IV         Dallara-Honda      202.100 
15.  5 Sarah Fisher         Dallara-Honda      201.871
16. 20 Ed Carpenter         Dallara-Honda      201.640 
17. 17 Jeff Simmons         Dallara-Honda      199.581 
18. 14 Darren Manning       Dallara-Honda      199.460




Indy Japan 300 Event Notes:

  • IndyCar Series driver Tomas Scheckter is holding a charity auction on eBay to benefit the Gift of Hearing Foundation. The winning bidder will have their name or company logo placed on Scheckter's helmet for the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway on April 29.

    Proceeds from the final sale will be donated to The Gift of Hearing Foundation, which is dedicated to increasing access to cochlear implant surgery and services for those who have been identified as candidates for this technology.

  • Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick and Vitor Meira met and answered questions for more than 170 students from colleges and schools around Twin Ring Motegi on Thursday and Friday. Meira and Wheldon met with students from the Tochigi Prefectural School for the Deaf and Mute, while Patrick and Wheldon met with students from the Tokyo Motorsports College and Lily Vale Elementary School

  • Indy Pro Series drivers Jaime Camara and Hideki Mutoh accompanied their IndyCar Series teammates to Twin Ring Motegi for the Indy Japan 300. Camara drives for Andretti Green Racing. Mutoh drives for Panther Racing.

  • What does Danica Patrick being included on Victoria's Secret annual list of "What is Sexy?" have to do with IndyCar Series racing? Plenty actually.

    Patrick was the pick among "sexy" female athletes, the lingerie company announced April 19. New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter was selected in the male athlete category. More than appearance, "sexy is about how you are as a person," Victoria's Secret spokesperson Monica Mitro told USA Today about the list.

    Some other notables: Cameron Diaz, Adrian Grenier, Josh Duhamel, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, David Beckham and Sienna Miller.

    The honor for the 25-year-old Patrick, who qualified fourth (204.270 mph) for the Indy Japan 300, exemplifies her status as a professional athlete and corporate sponsor magnet. Along with personal deals with Tissot and PEAK Antifreeze among others, her No. 7 Honda-powered Dallara is laden with sponsor decals of Motorola, GoDaddy.com, Argent Mortgage, Air Tran Airways, XM Satellite Radio, Coca Cola and Meijer.

    Sponsorship is the driving force behind Andretti Green Racing's operation and preparation in the ultra-competitive IndyCar Series. A marketable Patrick is beneficial for driver, team and the sanctioning Indy Racing League.

    In a survey by TSE Sports & Entertainment released this week, Patrick ranks behind only LPGA star Annika Sorenstam among female athletes in regards to the business side of corporate endorsements.


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