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2003 Indy Japan 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post IndyCar Series race number 3 of 16 Sunday, April 13, 2003 at Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway, Motegi City, Japan 200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:21:18 Average speed: 129.09 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 9 for 64 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Glossary    2003 IndyCar Series results   /   2003 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner C/E/T Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 7 8   Scott Sharp Delphi   (Tom Kelley) D/T/F 200 148400 running 26 50 2 6 15   Kenny Brack Pioneer / Miller Lite   (Bobby Rahal) D/H/F 200 164950 running 15 40 3 9 21   Felipe Giaffone Hollywood Cigarettes   (Mo Nunn) G/T/F 200 99750 running 8 35 4 10 7   Michael Andretti Team 7-Eleven   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 200 78900 running 0 32 5 8 31   Al Unser, Jr. Corteco   (Tom Kelley) D/T/F 200 74300 running 0 30 6 13 4   Sam Hornish, Jr. Pennzoil   (Panther Racing) D/C/F 199 69300 running 0 28 7 5 27   Dan Wheldon Alpine / Archipelago / Motorola   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 198 62600 running 0 26 8 3 12   Tora Takagi Pioneer   (Mo Nunn) G/T/F 198 61100 running 0 24 9 23 13   Greg Ray Trim Spa   (Access Motorsports) G/H/F 197 61100 running 0 22 10 19 24   Robbie Buhl Purex / Aventis   (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) D/C/F 192 59500 running 0 20 11 21 54   Shinji Nakano Beard Papa's / Auto Project   (Greg Beck) D/H/F 190 57800 crash 0 19 12 16 2   Jaques Lazier Menards / Johns Manville   (John Menard) D/C/F 190 56300 crash 0 18 13 20 52   Buddy Rice Red Bull   (Eddie Cheever, Jr.) D/C/F 181 54800 running 0 17 14 2 11   Tony Kanaan Team 7-Eleven   (Andretti Green Racing) D/H/F 177 60400 crash 70 18 15 1 9   Scott Dixon Target   (Chip Ganassi) G/T/F 177 61400 crash 45 15 16 4 10   Tomas Scheckter Target   (Chip Ganassi) G/T/F 168 49900 crash 36 14 17 12 6   Alex Barron Marlboro   (Roger Penske) G/T/F 167 48200 crash 0 13 18 18 14   A.J. Foyt IV Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) G/T/F 101 48200 crash 0 12 19 17 91   Buddy Lazier Delta Faucet / Life Fitness   (Ron Hemelgarn) D/C/F 63 46600 engine 0 11 20 22 5   Shigeaki Hattori Epson   (A.J. Foyt) G/T/F 48 45100 vibration 0 10 21 15 55   Roger Yasukawa Panasonic ARTA   (Adrian Fernandez) D/H/F 45 45100 crash 0 9 22 11 3   Helio Castroneves Marlboro   (Roger Penske) D/T/F 45 45100 crash 0 8 23 14 23   Sarah Fisher Wonda   (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing) D/C/F 35 45100 crash 0 7 24 24 18   Scott Mayer PDM Racing   (Paul Diatlovich) D/C/F 8 45100 crash 0 6 C/E/T = Chassis / Engine / Tire codes   Chassis: D - Dallara; G - G Force   Engine: C - Chevrolet; H - Honda; T - Toyota   Tires: F - Firestone

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 8 8     9 14 6   #18 accident turn 4   15 17 3     18 21 4   #6 debris turn 3   22 36 15     37 43 7   #23,5 accident turn 3   44 44 1   #52 spun turn 3   45 45 1     46 55 10   #3,55 accident turn 2   56 104 49     105 112 8   #14 accident turn 4   113 167 55     168 175 8   #6,10 accident turn 4   176 177 2     178 190 13   #9,11 accident turn 3   191 193 3     194 200 7   #54,2 accident turn 4     Percent of race run under caution: 32.0%             Average green flag run: 17.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Tony Kanaan 1 23 23   Kenny Brack 24 38 15   Tony Kanaan 39 39 1   Scott Dixon 40 84 45   Tony Kanaan 85 102 18   Scott Sharp 103 103 1   Felipe Giaffone 104 107 4   Tony Kanaan 108 123 16   Tomas Scheckter 124 159 36   Tony Kanaan 160 161 2   Scott Sharp 162 163 2   Felipe Giaffone 164 167 4   Tony Kanaan 168 177 10   Scott Sharp 178 200 23 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Scott Sharp 106     2   Tony Kanaan 102   -4   3   Felipe Giaffone 92   -14   4   Kenny Brack 89   -17   5   Helio Castroneves 83   -23   6   Al Unser, Jr. 79   -27   7   Michael Andretti 77   -29   8   Scott Dixon 75   -31   9   Gil de Ferran 58   -48   10   Sam Hornish, Jr. 57   -49   11   Jaques Lazier 56   -50   12   Tomas Scheckter 53   -53   12   Buddy Rice 53   -53   14   Tora Takagi 50   -56   15   Robbie Buhl 49   -57   16   Sarah Fisher 46   -60   17   Shigeaki Hattori 42   -64   18   Dario Franchitti 40   -66   19   Roger Yasukawa 38   -68   20   A.J. Foyt IV 37   -69   21   Buddy Lazier 30   -76