2010 Indy Japan 300
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DateSeptember 19, 2010
Official nameIndy Japan 300
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.520 mi / 2.446 km
1.520 mi / 2.446 km
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 16th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | September 19, 2010 |
| Official name | Indy Japan 300 |
| Location | Twin Ring Motegi |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.520 mi / 2.446 km |
| Distance | 200 laps 304.000 mi / 489.200 km |
| Weather | 83 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | 54.1803 (2-lap) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | 27.3743 (on lap 13 of 200) |
| Podium | |
| First | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Second |  Dario Franchitti (Target Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
The 2010 Indy Japan 300 was the 16th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season and the eighth running of the event. It took place on Sunday September 19, 2010. The race was contested over 200 laps at the 1.520-mile (2.446 km) Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.[1] This was the last race to be contested by Indy Cars at the Twin Ring Motegi oval circuit as they switched to the road course for the last race in 2011.[2]
