Shigeaki "Shige" Hattori (服部 茂章, November 3, 1963) is 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. He is not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART.
| Shigeaki Hattori | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||
| Born | November 3, 1963 Okayama, Okayama | ||||||
| Retired | 2005 | ||||||
| Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |||||||
| Years active | 2000–2003 | ||||||
| Teams | Treadway-Vertex Cunningham Racing Bradley Motorsports A. J. Foyt Enterprises | ||||||
| Starts | 26 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th in 2001 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 1999 1996–1998 1993–1994 | CART World Series Indy Lights All-Japan Formula Three Championship | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 35th (2005) | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2005 Toyota Tundra 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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As an owner, Hattori owns Hattori Racing Enterprises, which currently 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, David Garbo Jr., Lee Pulliam, Brett Moffitt, Sergio Pena, Ross Kenseth, Jesse Little,[1] and Ryan Truex. His race team won the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with Brett Moffitt.
Racing career
editPrior to moving to the United States, Hattori won the Formula Toyota championship in 1994.[2]
Indy Lights
editHattori moved to the United States in 1995,[2] and began competing in the Indy Lights series in 1996 at the age of 32. After finishing 13th and 25th in points in his first two seasons, he scored his first career win in the series in 1996 at the season-opener at Homestead Miami Speedway.[3] He would win two races that season and finish 14th in points.
CART
editHattori raced for Bettenhausen in CART in 1999, but after he spun the car 18 times in 7 races, he had his CART competition license revoked[4] at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. He started 7 races, with a best finish of 15th at Gateway International Raceway.
IRL
editHattori raced in the Indy Racing League from 2000 to 2003. His best IRL finish was a 6th at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002 and he finished 13th in IRL points in 2001 for Treadway-Vertex Cunningham Racing. He led a total of 28 laps in his 26 series starts.
NASCAR
editHattori attempted his first race in the Craftsman Truck Series at the season-finale at Homestead Miami Speedway in 2004, with sponsorship from Aisin AW. He failed to qualify his No. 01 Toyota Tundra.[5]
Hattori was signed to drive the No. 9 Tundra for Germain Racing (then Germain-Arnold Racing) for 2005, his rookie season in the Truck Series, with sponsorship from Aisin AW.[6] He failed to qualify in several races, and was released at the end of the season after competing in 10 events and finishing 35th in series points.
Team ownership
edit
Beginning in 2008, Hattori has fielded entries in NASCAR and ARCA competition under the Hattori Racing Enterprises banner.[7][8][9] On August 18, 2013, he made his debut as a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team owner, fielding the No. 16 Goodyear of Japan Toyota at Michigan International Speedway in the National Guard 200. The team finished 17th with driver Brett Moffitt. Hattori's team returned in 2014, fielding the 80 in several Nationwide series events. In 2015, the team fielded the No. 18 for Ross Chastain at Michigan, but he failed to qualify after the rain interrupted. Later on, the team hosted Ross Kenseth's first Truck start in the No. 18 at the fall Martinsville event.
In 2016, Ryan Truex took over Hattori's Truck ride (renumbered from the No. 18 to the No. 81 due to Kyle Busch Motorsports re-taking that number). After the team gave Truex that chance, he nearly won the season-opening race at Daytona, where he finished second. After that strong run, the team and Truex said they would try to run the full season, which ended up not happening due to sponsorship issues. However, Truex drove part-time for the team in select races for the remainder of the season. The two parties ran the full 2017 season in the renumbered No. 16,[10] but Truex was released prior to the 2018 season.[11]
Moffitt returned to HRE in 2018.[12] Despite sponsorship concerns that threatened to cut their season short,[13] Moffitt and HRE went on to win that year's championship. Nevertheless, troubles with funding resulted in Moffitt's release.[14] Austin Hill would take over the No. 16 in 2019.[15] The team expanded to two trucks in 2022 with Tyler Ankrum and Chase Purdy.[16]
In 2022, Hattori formed Hattori Motorsports to compete in the GT4 America Series with Seth Lucas and Matt Plumb.[17]
Racing record
editAmerican open-wheel racing results
edit(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Dorricott Racing | MIA 9 |
LBH DNS |
NAZ 10 |
MIS 19 |
MIL 6 |
DET 13 |
POR 7 |
CLE 9 |
TOR 4 |
TRO 8 |
VAN 16 |
LS 14 |
13th | 42 | ||
| 1997 | Lucas Place Motorsports | MIA | LBH 9 |
NAZ 20 |
SAV 15 |
STL 23 |
MIL 16 |
DET 24 |
POR 23 |
TOR 26 |
TRO 14 |
VAN 12 |
LS 14 |
FON 18 |
25th | 5 | |
| 1998 | Indy Regency Racing | MIA 1 |
LBH 11 |
NAZ 14 |
STL 1 |
MIL 21 |
DET 20 |
POR 18 |
CLE 21 |
TOR 16 |
MIS 20 |
TRO 16 |
VAN 13 |
LS 9 |
FON 9 |
14th | 52 |
CART
edit| Year | Team | 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 | Reynard 98i | Mercedes-Benz IC108E | MIA DNS |
MOT 20 |
LBH 26 |
NZR WD |
RIO | STL 15 |
MIL 23 |
POR 28 |
CLE | ROA | TOR 23 |
MIS | DET | MDO | CHI 17 |
VAN | LS WD |
HOU | SRF | FON | 36th | 0 | [18] |
IndyCar Series
edit| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Treadway Racing | G-Force | 55 | Oldsmobile | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY | TXS 8 |
PPI 17 |
ATL 9 |
KTY 8 |
TX2 7 |
22nd | 109 | [19] | |||||||
| 2001 | Vertex-Cunningham Racing | Dallara | Oldsmobile | PHX 13 |
HMS 15 |
ATL 8 |
INDY DNQ |
TXS 10 |
PPI DNS |
RIR 14 |
KAN 8 |
NSH 7 |
KTY 7 |
STL 15 |
CHI 21 |
TX2 16 |
13th | 215 | [20] | ||||
| 2002 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara | 12 | Chevrolet | HMS | PHX 25 |
27th | 78 | [21] | ||||||||||||||
| Infiniti | FON 26 |
NZR 10 |
INDY 20 |
TXS 6 |
PPI 19 |
RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | G-Force | 5 | Toyota | HMS 18 |
MOT 20 |
26th | 43 | [22] | ||||||||||||||
| Dallara | PHX 10 |
INDY 30 |
TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STL | KTY | NZR | CHI | FON | TX2 |
Indianapolis 500
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | DNQ | |
| 2002 | Dallara | Infiniti | 27 | 20 |
| 2003 | Dallara | Toyota | 30 | 30 |
NASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Germain/Arnold 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 | HOM DNQ |
NA | - | [23] | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | 9 | DAY 34 |
CAL 30 |
ATL 27 |
MAR DNQ |
GTY 27 |
MFD 36 |
CLT 34 |
DOV | TEX 35 |
MCH 27 |
MLW DNQ |
KAN | KEN 24 |
MEM | IRP | NSH 35 |
BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 35th | 703 | [24] | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Spencer, Lee (July 29, 2015). "East meets West: Jesse Little to run for Hattori Racing". motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b Press Release (October 20, 2015). "Ross Kenseth to Make NASCAR Truck Series Debut at Martinsville Speedway with Hattori Racing Enterprises". Mooresville, North Carolina: Catchfence.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Henderson, Martin (April 4, 1998). "GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH NOTEBOOK: Costa Mesa's Hattori Bridges the Language Barrier With Speed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Henderson, Martin (2000-09-01). "Preparation Pays Off in Kentucky for Gregoire". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Toyota (November 17, 2004). "Homestead: Toyota preview". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori". NASCAR. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Hattori Racing Enterprises, Germain Racing (February 2, 2009). "Daytona: Hattori Racing Enterprises preview". Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Daytona: Michael Annett preview". Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com, michaelannett.com. February 3, 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Automobile Racing Club of America (May 13, 2008). "ARCA: Series Notebook 2008-05-12". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Utter, Jim (January 16, 2017). "Ryan Truex set to run full NASCAR Trucks schedule in 2017". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ Utter, Jim (January 4, 2018). "After best season yet, Ryan Truex now looking for a job". Motorsport.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Brett Moffitt joins Hattori Racing for 2018 NASCAR Truck season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ Crandall, Kelly (August 22, 2018). "Moffitt's Trucks title shot endangered by sponsor hole". Racer. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Long, Dustin (December 5, 2018). "Hattori Racing to replace Truck champ Brett Moffitt". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Austin Hill, Hattori Racing Enterprises Team for 2019 Truck Season". Frontstretch. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (December 7, 2021). "Trucks: Tyler Ankrum, Chase Purdy hope to pick up the pace with Hattori". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Shige Hattori Launches Hattori Motorsports, Toyota GR Supra Entry in GT4". Hattori Racing Enterprises. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 1999 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Shigeaki Hattori – 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
External links
edit- Shigeaki Hattori driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Shigeaki Hattori owner statistics at Racing-Reference