# 2010 Indy Japan 300

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. 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.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 27.0967 | 27.0836 | 54.1803 |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 27.2124 | 27.0749 | 54.2873 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 27.2070 | 27.1156 | 54.3226 |
| 4 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 27.2927 | 27.1647 | 54.4574 |
| 5 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 27.3856 | 27.2833 | 54.6689 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 27.4408 | 27.2761 | 54.7169 |
| 7 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 27.4661 | 27.3572 | 54.8233 |
| 8 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 27.4861 | 27.3745 | 54.8606 |
| 9 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 27.5240 | 27.4089 | 54.9329 |
| 10 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 27.5113 | 27.4310 | 54.9423 |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 27.5421 | 27.4473 | 54.9894 |
| 12 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 27.5479 | 27.4651 | 55.0130 |
| 13 | 34 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 27.5855 | 27.4665 | 55.0520 |
| 14 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 27.7264 | 27.5603 | 55.2867 |
| 15 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 27.7669 | 27.6300 | 55.3969 |
| 16 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas Racing | 27.6645 | 27.7758 | 55.4403 |
| 17 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 27.7581 | 27.6936 | 55.4517 |
| 18 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 27.8717 | 27.7239 | 55.5956 |
| 19 | 2 | Raphael Matos | de Ferran Dragon Racing | 27.8230 | 27.7831 | 55.6061 |
| 20 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 27.9632 | 27.7428 | 55.7060 |
| 21 | 36 | Roger Yasukawa | Conquest Racing | 28.0284 | 27.7240 | 55.7524 |
| 22 | 24 | Paul Tracy | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 27.9825 | 27.9373 | 55.9198 |
| 23 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 28.0054 | 27.9790 | 55.9844 |
| 24 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 28.2856 | 28.2527 | 56.5403 |
| 25 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | 28.5368 | 28.3071 | 56.8439 |
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### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 200 | 2:04:04.4780 | 53 |
| 2 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 2:04:09.0526 | 40 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 200 | 2:04:09.5523 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 200 | 2:04:10.9605 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 2:04:12.0837 | 30 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 2:04:12.8421 | 28 |
| 7 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 2:04:13.8873 | 26 |
| 8 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas Racing | 200 | 2:04:16.1943 | 24 |
| 9 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 2:04:16.6905 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 200 | 2:04:16.9500 | 20 |
| 11 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 2:04:19.9787 | 19 |
| 12 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 200 | 2:04:20.5473 | 18 |
| 13 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 200 | 2:04:22.1554 | 17 |
| 14 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 200 | 2:04:22.7591 | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 200 | 2:04:23.2129 | 15 |
| 16 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 200 | 2:04:23.9073 | 14 |
| 17 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 200 | 2:04:24.5827 | 13 |
| 18 | 2 | Raphael Matos | de Ferran Dragon Racing | 200 | 2:04:25.7126 | 12 |
| 19 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | 197 | +3 laps | 12 |
| 20 | 36 | Roger Yasukawa | Conquest Racing | 195 | +5 laps | 12 |
| 21 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 131 | Contact | 12 |
| 22 | 24 | Paul Tracy | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 114 | Contact | 12 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 85 | Mechanical | 12 |
| 24 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 66 | Contact | 12 |
| 25 | 34 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 1 | Contact | 10 |
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