Japan 300 postponed due to wet track
April 19, 2008
MOTEGI, Japan (AP) -The Indy Japan 300 was rescheduled for Sunday due to a wet track.
Heavy rain forced the cancellation of Friday's qualifying and the track was still wet on Saturday. Organizers tried to get the track ready but Saturday's race was called off after a two-hour delay.
Sunday's race is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Season points leader Helio Castroneves will have pole position for Sunday's race, his third straight top starting position on the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi oval.
New Zealand's Scott Dixon, the winner of the season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway, took the second spot in the front row. Andretti Green teammates Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti will share Row 2, and Dan Wheldon and Danica Patrick will start in the third row.