Shigeaki Hattori
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Shigeaki Hattori (服部 茂章, November 3, 1963) is a Japanese racecar driver. He drove the #9 truck for Germain Racing in 2005, his rookie season in the Craftsman Truck Series. He failed to qualify in several races. and was released at the end of the season.
Shigeaki was previously an open wheel racer in the Indy Racing League. His best IRL finish was a 6th at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002 and he finished 13th in IRL points in 2001. He 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 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca by chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr..
He is not related to Naoki Hattori, who he briefly raced against in CART.
[edit] Indy 500 results
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
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2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | |
2002 | Dallara | Infiniti | 27th | 20th |
2003 | Dallara | Toyota | 30th | 30th |