MOTEGI, Japan (AP) — Japanese driver Takuma Sato knows the importance of this weekend’s Indy Japan, the last time the IndyCar series will race in his native country.
The deadly earthquake of March 11 damaged the 1.5-mile oval at Twin Ring Motegi, forcing organizers to move Sunday’s race to the recently repaved 14-turn road course.
Danica Patrick, who posted her only victory in the IndyCar Series in Japan in 2008, expressed concern about racing in Japan this weekend saying she was worried about the radiation levels in the food and water and the possibility of aftershocks.
