Indy Japan: The Final - Race Day

Saturday, September 17, 2011

The pre-race flyover. -- Photo by: Daniel Incandela James Hinchcliffe prepares for the race. -- Photo by: Daniel Incandela Lots of race fans. -- Photo by: Daniel Incandela Oriol Servia makes a stop. -- Photo by: Daniel Incandela Scott Dixon gets a push from his crew. -- Photo by: Daniel Incandela Scott Dixon accepts the Peak Performance Pole Award -- Photo by: Chris Jones Tony Kanaan accepts the Firestone Tire-riffic Move Of The Race Award -- Photo by: Chris Jones Giorgio Pantano during driver introductions -- Photo by: Chris Jones Before the start of the race. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Green flag drops for the Indy Japan 300 -- Photo by: Chris Jones The field roars into turn 1 -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves goes off track -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon leads the Indy Japan: The Final -- Photo by: Chris Jones INDYCAR Techs line pit lane -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon leads the field. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal, Ryan Briscoe, and Dario Franchitti make contact -- Photo by: Chris Jones Dario Franchitti and Ryan Briscoe involved in an accident during a restart -- Photo by: Chris Jones Graham Rahal stuck in the runoff of turn 1 -- Photo by: Chris Jones Pre-race ceremonies -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio and Team Penske before the race. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Newman/Haas Racing lined up for pre-race -- Photo by: Chris Jones Helio Castroneves goes into the runoff -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon leads the 2011 Indy Japan 300 -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon wins in Japan. -- Photo by: Daniel Incandela Scott Dixon celebrates. -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Scott Dixon takes the win. -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA A close restart. -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA The field heads down the front stretch -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Scott Dixon is chased by Will Power -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Takuma Sato leads Helio Castroneves -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Oriol Servia is chased by James Jakes -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Marco Andretti through turn 6 -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Scott Dixon wins in Japan. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Spraying the bubbly. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power celebrates his second place finish -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power wins the Mario Andretti Road Trophy. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Marco Andretti on his way to a podium finish. -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Dixon wins at Motegi. -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon wins the Indy Japan -- Photo by: Chris Jones Oriol Servia on track for a top 5 finish -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Takuma Sato takes a corner at Japan -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Scott Dixon taking in his win -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Hinchcliffe -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Sebastien Bourdais -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Chip Ganassi congratulates Scott Dixon on his win -- Photo by: Chris Jones Backstretch of Twin Ring Motegi -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Scott Dixon celebrates his win -- Photo by: Chris Jones Scott Dixon celebrates with a teammate -- Photo by: Chris Jones Post Race Ceremonies -- Photo by: Chris Jones Dario Franchitti comes down the backstretch of Twin Ring Motegi -- Photo by: LAT Photo USA Lots of cars hit the track for morning warm-up -- Photo by: Chris Jones Crews practice pit-stops -- Photo by: Chris Jones Almost the entire field rolls off pit-lane during morning warm-up -- Photo by: Chris Jones Will Power burns out of the pits -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Jakes and Sebastien Bourdais pose with some Japanese Boy Scouts -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Jakes and Sebastien Bourdais pose with some Japanese Boy Scouts -- Photo by: Chris Jones James Jakes and Sebastien Bourdais pose with some Japanese Boy Scouts -- Photo by: Chris Jones Lots of Takuma Sato fans in Japan -- Photo by: Chris Jones