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Shigeaki Hattori

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Shigeaki Hattori

Shigeaki Hattori (服部 茂章, Hattori Shigeaki; November 3, 1963 – April 5, 2025) was a Japanese professional race car driver and team owner based in the United States. As a driver, he competed in the CART and IndyCar Series, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. As an owner, Hattori owned Hattori Racing Enterprises, which competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West. HRE also has competed part-time in the Xfinity Series in the past. The team has fielded cars for Johnny Sauter, Alex Bowman, Austin Hill, Max McLaughlin, Brett Moffitt, Sergio Pena, Ross Kenseth, Jesse Little, and Ryan Truex. His race team won the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with Brett Moffitt. Hattori was not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART.

Infobox

Nationality
Japanese
Born
(1963-11-03)November 3, 1963Okayama, Okayama, Japan
Died
April 5, 2025(2025-04-05) (aged 61)Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.
Retired
2005
Years active
2000–2003
Teams
Treadway-Vertex Cunningham RacingBradley MotorsportsA. J. Foyt Enterprises
Starts
26
Wins
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Poles
0
Best finish
35th (2005)
19991996–19981993–1994
CART World SeriesIndy LightsAll-Japan Formula Three Championship
First race
2005 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
Last race
2005 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville)

Tables

· Racing record › American open-wheel racing results › Indy Lights
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
Dorricott Racing
1
MIA9
2
LBHDNS
3
NAZ10
4
MIS19
5
MIL6
6
DET13
7
POR7
8
CLE9
9
TOR4
10
TRO8
11
VAN16
12
LS14
14
13th
Rank
42
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
Lucas Place Motorsports
1
MIA
2
LBH9
3
NAZ20
4
SAV15
5
STL23
6
MIL16
7
DET24
8
POR23
9
TOR26
10
TRO14
11
VAN12
12
LS14
13
FON18
Rank
25th
Points
5
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
Indy Regency Racing
1
MIA1
2
LBH11
3
NAZ14
4
STL1
5
MIL21
6
DET20
7
POR18
8
CLE21
9
TOR16
10
MIS20
11
TRO16
12
VAN13
13
LS9
14
FON9
Rank
14th
Points
52
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Rank
Points
Ref
1996
Dorricott Racing
MIA9
LBHDNS
NAZ10
MIS19
MIL6
DET13
POR7
CLE9
TOR4
TRO8
VAN16
LS14
13th
42
1997
Lucas Place Motorsports
MIA
LBH9
NAZ20
SAV15
STL23
MIL16
DET24
POR23
TOR26
TRO14
VAN12
LS14
FON18
25th
5
1998
Indy Regency Racing
MIA1
LBH11
NAZ14
STL1
MIL21
DET20
POR18
CLE21
TOR16
MIS20
TRO16
VAN13
LS9
FON9
14th
52
· Racing record › American open-wheel racing results › CART
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
Bettenhausen Racing
No.
16
Chassis
Reynard 98i
Engine
Mercedes-Benz IC108E
1
MIADNS
2
MOT20
3
LBH26
4
NZRWD
5
RIO
6
STL15
7
MIL23
8
POR28
9
CLE
10
ROA
11
TOR23
12
MIS
13
DET
14
MDO
15
CHI17
16
VAN
17
LSWD
18
HOU
19
SRF
20
FON
Rank
36th
Points
0
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Team
No.
Chassis
Engine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Rank
Points
Ref
1999
Bettenhausen Racing
16
Reynard 98i
Mercedes-Benz IC108E
MIADNS
MOT20
LBH26
NZRWD
RIO
STL15
MIL23
POR28
CLE
ROA
TOR23
MIS
DET
MDO
CHI17
VAN
LSWD
HOU
SRF
FON
36th
0
Source:
· Racing record › American open-wheel racing results › IndyCar Series
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
Treadway Racing
No.
55
Chassis
G-Force
Engine
Oldsmobile
1
WDW
2
PHX
3
LVS
4
INDY
5
TXS8
6
PPI17
7
ATL9
8
KTY8
9
TX27
11
22nd
12
109
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Vertex-Cunningham Racing
No.
Dallara
Chassis
Oldsmobile
Engine
PHX13
1
HMS15
2
ATL8
3
INDYDNQ
4
TXS10
5
PPIDNS
6
RIR14
7
KAN8
8
NSH7
9
KTY7
10
STL15
11
CHI21
12
TX216
14
13th
15
215
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
Bradley Motorsports
No.
12
Chassis
Dallara
Engine
Chevrolet
1
HMS
2
PHX25
4
27th
5
78
Infiniti
Infiniti
Year
Infiniti
No.
FON26
Chassis
NZR10
Engine
INDY20
1
TXS6
2
PPI19
3
RIR
4
KAN
5
NSH
6
MIS
7
KTY
8
STL
9
CHI
10
TX2
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
No.
5
Chassis
G-Force
Engine
Toyota
1
HMS18
3
MOT20
5
26th
6
43
Dallara
Dallara
Year
Dallara
No.
PHX10
Engine
INDY30
1
TXS
2
PPI
3
RIR
4
KAN
5
NSH
6
MIS
7
STL
8
KTY
9
NZR
10
CHI
11
FON
12
TX2
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Team
No.
Chassis
Engine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Rank
Points
Ref
2000
Treadway Racing
55
G-Force
Oldsmobile
WDW
PHX
LVS
INDY
TXS8
PPI17
ATL9
KTY8
TX27
22nd
109
2001
Vertex-Cunningham Racing
Dallara
Oldsmobile
PHX13
HMS15
ATL8
INDYDNQ
TXS10
PPIDNS
RIR14
KAN8
NSH7
KTY7
STL15
CHI21
TX216
13th
215
2002
Bradley Motorsports
12
Dallara
Chevrolet
HMS
PHX25
27th
78
Infiniti
FON26
NZR10
INDY20
TXS6
PPI19
RIR
KAN
NSH
MIS
KTY
STL
CHI
TX2
2003
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
5
G-Force
Toyota
HMS18
MOT20
26th
43
Dallara
PHX10
INDY30
TXS
PPI
RIR
KAN
NSH
MIS
STL
KTY
NZR
CHI
FON
TX2
Source:
· Racing record › American open-wheel racing results › Indianapolis 500
2001
2001
Year
2001
Chassis
Dallara
Engine
Oldsmobile
Start
DNQ
2002
2002
Year
2002
Chassis
Dallara
Engine
Infiniti
Start
27
Finish
20
2003
2003
Year
2003
Chassis
Dallara
Engine
Toyota
Start
30
Finish
30
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Chassis
Engine
Start
Finish
2001
Dallara
Oldsmobile
DNQ
2002
Dallara
Infiniti
27
20
2003
Dallara
Toyota
30
30
Source:
· Racing record › NASCAR › Craftsman Truck Series
Year
Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Team
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
No.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Make
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
4
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
5
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
6
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
7
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
8
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
9
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
10
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
11
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
12
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
13
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
14
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
15
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
16
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
17
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
18
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
19
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
20
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
21
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
22
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
23
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
24
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
25
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
mw- NCTC
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Pts
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Ref
2004
2004
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
2004
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Bill Davis Racing
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
01
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Toyota
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DAY
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
ATL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MFD
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
CLT
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DOV
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TEX
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MEM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MLW
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
KAN
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
KEN
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
GTW
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MCH
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
IRP
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NSH
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
BRI
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
RCH
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NHA
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
LVS
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
CAL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TEX
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
PHO
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
HOMDNQ
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NA
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
-
2005
2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
2005
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Germain/Arnold Racing
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
9
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DAY34
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
CAL30
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
ATL27
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MARDNQ
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
GTY27
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MFD36
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
CLT34
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
DOV
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TEX35
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MCH27
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MLWDNQ
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
KAN
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
KEN24
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MEM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
IRP
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NSH35
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
BRI
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
RCH
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
NHA
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
LVS
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
MAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
ATL
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
TEX
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
PHO
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
HOM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
35th
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
703
Source:
Source:
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Source:
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
mw- NCTC
Pts
Ref
2004
Bill Davis Racing
01
Toyota
DAY
ATL
MAR
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
NHA
LVS
CAL
TEX
MAR
PHO
DAR
HOMDNQ
NA
-
2005
Germain/Arnold Racing
9
DAY34
CAL30
ATL27
MARDNQ
GTY27
MFD36
CLT34
DOV
TEX35
MCH27
MLWDNQ
KAN
KEN24
MEM
IRP
NSH35
BRI
RCH
NHA
LVS
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM
35th
703
Source:
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Preceded byMitsuhiro Kinoshita
Preceded byMitsuhiro Kinoshita
Sporting positions
Preceded byMitsuhiro Kinoshita
Sporting positions
Formula Toyota Main SeriesChampion 1994
Sporting positions
Succeeded byTakahiro Fujita
Sporting positions
Preceded byMitsuhiro Kinoshita
Formula Toyota Main SeriesChampion 1994
Succeeded byTakahiro Fujita

References

  1. "East meets West: Jesse Little to run for Hattori Racing"
    http://www.motorsport.com/nascar/news/east-meets-west-jesse-little-to-run-for-hattori-racing/
  2. Champcarstats.com
    https://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/HattoriShigeaki.htm
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    http://www.catchfence.com/2015/truckseries/10/20/ross-kenseth-to-make-nascar-truck-series-debut-at-martinsville-speedway-with-hattori-racing-enterprises/
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    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-04-sp-36015-story.html
  5. Victorville Daily Press
    https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/local/desert-dispatch/2018/08/06/cars-we-remember-racer-businessman/62945981007/
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    https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7681
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    https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/05/25/camping-world-truck-series-2022-shige-hattori-team-owner-profile/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20160325130604/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/homestead-toyota-preview/?s=1&q=SHIGEAKI+HATTORI+germain
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    http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/ryan-truex-set-to-run-full-nascar-trucks-schedule-in-2017-866052/
  14. "After best season yet, Ryan Truex now looking for a job"
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    https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/nascar-brett-moffitt-hattori-racing-2018-nascar-truck-season-1002992/
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    https://racer.com/2018/08/22/moffitts-trucks-title-shot-endangered-by-sponsor-holes/
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    http://www.frontstretch.com/2019/01/08/austin-hill-hattori-racing-enterprises-team-for-2019-truck-season/
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