Motorola driver Danica Patrick started fourth, but fought handling problems on Saturday and finished 11th in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
Patrick, who posted her best qualifying result Friday since September 2005, stayed in the top 10 throughout the first half of the 200-lap event while fighting an understeer condition on the #7 Motorola car. She cycled to as high as seventh in the closing stages of the event as fuel mileage became a factor, but had to come to the pit lane herself for fuel with a couple laps to go, dropping her to 11th in the final rundown.
Team 7-Eleven driver Tony Kanaan netted his first win of the 2007 season and moved to second in the series point standings. Dan Wheldon finished the race in second place followed by Canadian Club driver Dario Franchitti in third. Scott Dixon and Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top five.
Next up on the IndyCar Series schedule is the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 on Sunday, April 29. ESPN2 will provide live broadcast coverage of the 200-lap event beginning at 4:30 p. m. (EDT). The race can also be heard live on XM Satellite Radio, XM channel 145, the exclusive home of the IndyCar
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