Helio Castroneves dominated the Indy Japan 300. Starting on the pole by virtue of leading the championship points, Castroneves would to lead 184 of the 200 laps.
“It was incredible,” said Castroneves. “The whole weekend long the car seemed to be handling very well. We decided not to touch much, and that seemed to be the key to making it better. The track seemed to come to us.”
Dan Wheldon continued to run strong for the Target Ganassi team, finishing second, but missing out on the chance to win three straight races in Japan.
“It's a good result, but it was a funny race for me,” said Wheldon who believed he was as fast as Castroneves, “at some times. “It's just so disappointing, with something so big at stake, where you could win three consecutive to kind of slip up is a shame, but at the end of the day whoever had the fastest car deserved the victory - so good for him.”