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Words and phrases

ÊÀ½çÈý´ó¥ì©`¥¹ (¤»¤«¤¤¤µ¤ó¤À¤¤¤ì©`¤¹) Triple Crown of Motorsport (World¡¯s three major races)

Ò»¤Ä (¤Ò¤È¤Ä) one

Ã×¹ú (¤Ù¤¤¤³¤¯) America

»½y (¤Ç¤ó¤È¤¦) tradition

×Ô„Ó܇ (¤¸¤É¤¦¤·¤ã) car

µÚ101»Ø (¤À¤¤¤Ò¤ã¤¯¤¤¤Ã¤«¤¤) the 101st

5ÔÂ28ÈÕ (¤´¤¬¤Ä¤Ë¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ï¤Á¤Ë¤Á) May 28

›Q„Ù (¤±¤Ã¤·¤ç¤¦) final

ÐФï¤ì (¤ª¤³¤Ê¤ï¤ì) was held

ÔªF1¥É¥é¥¤¥Ð©` (¤â¤È¤¨¤Õ¤ï¤ó¤É¤é¤¤¤Ð©`) former Formula One driver

×ôÌÙ×ÁÄ¥ (¤µ¤È¤¦¤¿¤¯¤Þ) Takuma Sato

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¹û¤¿¤·¤¿ (¤Ï¤¿¤·¤¿) accomplished

Óèßx4·¬ÊÖ (¤è¤»¤ó¤è¤ó¤Ð¤ó¤Æ) qualifying in fourth position

×Ô¼º×î¸ß (¤¸¤³¤µ¤¤¤³¤¦) personal best

2ÁÐÄ¿ (¤Ë¤ì¤Ä¤á) second row

·e˜OµÄ¤Ë (¤»¤Ã¤­¤ç¤¯¤Æ¤­¤Ë) aggressively

ßM¤á (¤¹¤¹¤á) push forward

²Ð¤ê5ÖÜ (¤Î¤³¤ê ¤´¤·¤å¤¦) five laps remaining

Á¢¤Á (¤¿¤Á) stood

ÈÕ±¾„Ý (¤Ë¤Û¤ó¤¼¤¤) team of Japanese competitors

×î¸ßí˜Î» (¤µ¤¤¤³¤¦¤¸¤å¤ó¤¤) highest rank

2003Äê (¤Ë¤»¤ó¤µ¤ó¤Í¤ó) year 2003

¸ßľ»¢Ö®½é (¤¿¤«¤®¤È¤é¤Î¤¹¤±) Toranosuke Takagi

5λ (¤´¤¤) fifth place

²Î‘é (¤µ¤ó¤»¤ó) compete, take part

½ñ»Ø (¤³¤ó¤«¤¤) this time

8¶ÈÄ¿ (¤Ï¤Á¤É¤á) eighth time

³öˆö (¤·¤å¤Ä¤¸¤ç¤¦) take part, appear

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Translation

At the final of the 101st edition of the Indianapolis 500 ¡ª America¡¯s storied motor racing event, known as part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport ¡ª on May 28 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, 40-year-old former Formula One driver Takuma Sato became the first Japanese to win the race.

Holding the fourth position in the qualifying session, Sato started in the second row, his personal best. He aggressively took up the race and was in lead position with five laps to go before finishing first. The previous best showing at the Indy 500 by a Japanese driver was Toranosuke Takagi¡¯s fifth place in 2003.

Sato joined the IndyCar Series in 2010 and this was his eighth Indy 500 race.

Answers

1) Where did the Indianapolis 500 race take place?

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At Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis in the U.S.

2) In which row did Takuma Sato start his final race?

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In the second row.

3) Which Japanese racer held the highest rank in the Indy 500 race prior to Takuma Sato and where did he place?

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Toranosuke Takagi, with fifth place.