2005 - IndyCar - Indy Japan 300 Race Results
![]() |
The NTT IndyCar Series is the premier North American open wheel racing series. The Indy Racing League (IRL) series was started by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George in 1996 as a competitor to the CART Series League. In 2008, the IndyCar Series merged with the Champ Car World Series (formerly CART). The series is now sanctioned by INDYCAR.
|
2005 - IndyCar - Indy Japan 300
Race Name - Indy Japan 300Date - 4/30/2005Race Track - Twin Ring Motegi SuperspeedwayNumber of Starting Cars - 23Laps Run - 200 Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Sam Hornish, Jr. / 204.74 mphCautions - 8 cautions for 59 laps Average Race Speed - 133.365 mphLead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 11 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Dario Franchitti Race Number - 4Finish | Start | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine | Qualify Speed |
1 | 5 | Dan Wheldon | Klein Tools/Jim Beam | Dallara | Honda | 204.227 |
2 | 3 | Scott Sharp | Delphi | Panoz | Honda | 204.455 |
3 | 11 | Buddy Rice | Rahal Letterman Racing Argent Pioneer | Panoz | Honda | 202.749 |
4 | 2 | Danica Patrick | Rahal Letterman Racing Argent Pioneer | Panoz | Honda | 204.502 |
5 | 15 | Bryan Herta | XM Satellite Radio | Dallara | Honda | 200.154 |
6 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Team 7Eleven | Dallara | Honda | 203.332 |
7 | 1 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara | Toyota | 204.74 |
8 | 12 | Darren Manning | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Panoz | Toyota | 202.49 |
9 | 9 | Kosuke Matsuura | Panasonic ARTA | Panoz | Honda | 203.552 |
10 | 6 | Tomas Scheckter | Pennzoil Panther | Dallara | Chevrolet | 204.212 |
11 | 4 | Helio Castroneves | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara | Toyota | 204.447 |
12 | 13 | Ryan Briscoe | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Panoz | Toyota | 202.286 |
13 | 14 | Patrick Carpentier | Red Bull Cheever Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 200.77 |
14 | 19 | A.J. Foyt IV | AJ Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Toyota | 198.687 |
15 | 7 | Vitor Meira | Rahal Letterman Racing Menards Johns Manville | Panoz | Honda | 204.16 |
16 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 198.002 |
17 | 8 | Dario Franchitti | ArcaEx | Dallara | Honda | 203.99 |
18 | 21 | Roger Yasukawa | Dreyer Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Honda | 197.674 |
19 | 16 | Alex Barron | Red Bull Cheever Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 200.149 |
20 | 22 | Paul Dana | Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 195.682 |
21 | 17 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 200.09 |
22 | 18 | Jeff Bucknum | Investment Properties of America | Dallara | Honda | 200.061 |
23 | 23 | Tomaa#353; Enge | ROCKSTAR Panther Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet |