Andretti Green Racing's Danica Patrick took her first ever win today at the Twin Ring Motegi in the delayed third round of the IRL IndyCar Series.
Patrick took the lead with just two laps to go as the rest of the front-runners had to pit for fuel, and became the first woman to win a major American open-wheel race.
Ganassi's Scott Dixon and Penske's Helio Castroneves dominated the event.
Marco Andretti spun into the wall at the first corner of the race, while local favourite Hideki Mutoh could only finish 11th after spinning in the pit exit and almost crashing into the Pace Car.
Provisional results:
Pos Driver Team Laps
1. Danica Patrick Andretti-Green 200
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 200
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 200
4. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 200
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green 200
6. Ed Carpenter Vision 200
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal-Letterman 200
8. Darren Manning Foyt 199
9. Ryan Briscoe Penske 199
10. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 199
11. Hideki Mutoh Andretti-Green 199
12. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 198
13. Jay Howard Roth 192
14. Roger Yasukawa Beck 134
15. AJ Foyt IV Vision 103
16. Vitor Meira Panther 92
17. Marty Roth Roth 44
18. Marco Andretti Andretti-Green 0
Patrick took the lead with just two laps to go as the rest of the front-runners had to pit for fuel, and became the first woman to win a major American open-wheel race.
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Marco Andretti spun into the wall at the first corner of the race, while local favourite Hideki Mutoh could only finish 11th after spinning in the pit exit and almost crashing into the Pace Car.
Provisional results:
Pos Driver Team Laps
1. Danica Patrick Andretti-Green 200
2. Helio Castroneves Penske 200
3. Scott Dixon Ganassi 200
4. Dan Wheldon Ganassi 200
5. Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green 200
6. Ed Carpenter Vision 200
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal-Letterman 200
8. Darren Manning Foyt 199
9. Ryan Briscoe Penske 199
10. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 199
11. Hideki Mutoh Andretti-Green 199
12. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 198
13. Jay Howard Roth 192
14. Roger Yasukawa Beck 134
15. AJ Foyt IV Vision 103
16. Vitor Meira Panther 92
17. Marty Roth Roth 44
18. Marco Andretti Andretti-Green 0
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