MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 18: Ryan Briscoe, driver of the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda waits to qualify for the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 18: Ryan Briscoe, driver of the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda waits to qualify for the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.

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  1. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Ryan Briscoe, drives the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda during the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 19, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  2. Scott Dixon of New Zealand, right, and Ryan Briscoe of Australia smile during a press conference after Dixon took the pole position for the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo Friday, Sept. 18 , 2009. Briscoe is on fourth on the starting grid for Saturday's race.
  3. Scott Dixon of New Zealand, right, is congratulated by Dario Franchitti of Scotland, left, and Ryan Briscoe of Australia, center, after Dixon took the pole position for the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race on the 1.5-mile oval track at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo Friday, Sept. 18 , 2009.
  4. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 18: Ryan Briscoe, driver of the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda waits to qualify for the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  5. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 18: Ryan Briscoe, drives the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  6. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 18: Helio Castroneves, driver of the #3 Team Penske Dallara Honda (L) and team mate Ryan Briscoe, driver of the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda wait on pit road prior to qualifying for the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  7. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 18: Ryan Briscoe, drives the #6 Team Penske Dallara Honda during practice for the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 18, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  8. Ryan Briscoe of Australia stops in the pit to repair the left-front suspension in the IndyCar Series' Indy Japan 300 mile auto race at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, northeast of Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
  9. A Bridgestone tire is washed in the paddock after the qualifying session for the Japanese F1 Grand Prix in Suzuka, central Japan October 3, 2009.
  10. Bridgestone tiremen check race tires at the paddock of the Suzuka circuit on October 1, 2009, ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. After a three-year absence, Formula One returns to one of its traditional and most-revered racing homes with Briton Jenson Button bidding to lift the drivers world title at Suzuka.
  11. MOTEGI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Fans watch on during the IndyCar Series Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile on September 19, 2009 at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.
  12. A man holds a Bridgestone tire at a tire shop in Tokyo November 5, 2009.
  13. A man walks under Bridgestone tires at a tire shop in Tokyo November 5, 2009.
  14. Bridgestone tires are equipped with Toyota's Formula One racing car displayed at a Totota showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009.
  15. A man holds a Bridgestone tire at a tire shop in Tokyo November 5, 2009.
  16. A visitor looks at Toyota's Formula One racing vehicle equipped with Bridgestone tires at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise quarterly profit and slashed its annual loss forecast by more than half as sales and cost cutting beat its forecasts, putting it on track to follow Japanese rivals into the black next year.

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