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Twin Ring Motegi
Fast Facts
Twin Ring Motegi is an automobile racing track located in
Motegi, Japan. Its name comes from the fact that there are
two race tracks at the facility: a 1.549 mile oval (2.493
kilometers) and a 4.8 kilometer (2.983 miles) road course.
It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of Honda's effort
to bring IndyCar racing to Japan, as well as increase their
own knowledge of that form of racing.
The oval course is the only one of its kind in Japan, and
currently is only used once a year for racing. It is a low-banked,
1.549 mile long egg-shaped course, with turns 3 and 4 being
much tighter than turns 1 and 2. On March 28, 1998, CART
held the inaugural race at Twin Ring Motegi Speedway. The
race was won by Mexican, Adrian Fernandez. CART continued
race at Twin Ring Motegi Speedway from 1998-2002. In 2003,
Honda entered the Indy Racing League and race became apart
of the IRL schedule. In addition to IndyCar Racing, the track
has also hosted a single NASCAR exhibition race in 1998.
In one of the great ironies of the sport, Honda, which had
built the oval for the express purpose of developing its
oval-racing program for Indycar Racing, did not win a race
at the track for its first six years of operation. In 2004
Dan Wheldon took the first win for Honda on the oval.
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#3 :
Indy Japan 300
Race 3 of 17
Saturday, April 21
Motegi, Japan 2006
Official Website - Japanese
Motegi Website - English
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Marco
Andretti Profile- Japanese
Winner:
Helio Castroneves
Distance: 200 laps/300 miles
TV: 3:30
p.m. on ESPN
TV: 2:30 p.m.
on ESPN
Radio: IMS
Radio Network
indycar.com
Simulcast
Simulcast
on XM IndyCar Channel 145
| Name of the Race |
2007 IRL® IndyCar® Series
Round 3
BRIDGESTONE
INDY™ JAPAN 300 mile |
| Organizer |
Mobilityland Corporation
M.O. Sports Club (M.O.S.C) |
| Official Recognition |
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
(FIA)
Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) |
| Title Sponsor |
Bridgestone Corporation |
| Official Airline |
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA) |
| Official Cargo Airline |
NCA Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Official Partner |
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.
Delphi Corporation
Yahoo! Japan
Nippo Corporation
U.S. Meat Export Federation |
| Promotion Partner |
Bowling
Proprietors’ Association of Japan
Lawson, Inc. |
| Supported by |
Department
of Commerce in the Embassy of the United States of
America, State of Indiana, Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (unconfirmed)
Tochigi Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Utsunomiya City,
Moka City, Nasu-karasuyama City, Nikko City, Tochigi
City, Sakura City, Mito City, Kasama City, Hitachi-omiya
City, Takahagi City, Motegi Town, Haga Town, Ichikai
Town, Mashiko Town, Takanezawa Town, Ninomiya Town, Ohira
Town, Shirosato Town Tochigi Prefectual Board of Education,
Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education, Utsunomiya Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Moka Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Utsunomiya Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mito
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mito Tourist Association
The Yomiuri Shimbun, FM Tochigi, bayfm, FM NACK5, Fm
yokohama 84.7,
FM GUNMA, FM Fukushima, InterFM
NPO Global Sports Alliance |
| Official TV Broadcaster |
Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Venue |
Twin Ring Motegi Super Speedway
(1 lap: 1.5 miles = 2.4 km)
120-1 Hiyama, Motegi Town, Haga-gun, Tochigi, Japan
Phone: +81 (0)285-64-0001 (main)
http://www.twinring.jp/ |
| Schedule |
| 2007 |
April 19 (Thu.) Practice
April 20 (Fri.) Qualifying
April 21 (Sat.) Final Race, 13:00 start (scheduled)
(300 miles, 200 laps)
*April 22 (Sun.) Reserve day in case of rain |
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