Shigeaki Hattori
| Shigeaki Hattori | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japan |
| 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 |
Shigeaki Hattori (服部 茂章, November 3, 1963) is a Japanese race car driver and team owner currently based in the United States. He is not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART.
He owns Hattori Racing Enterprises, which competes part-time in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, fielding cars for Brett Moffitt and Sergio Pena.
CART
Hattori 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[1] 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
Shigeaki 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
He drove the #9 truck for Germain Racing in 2005,[2] his rookie season in the Craftsman Truck Series. 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. On August 18th, 2013, he made his debut as a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team owner, fielding the #16 Goodyear of Japan Toyota at Michigan International Speedway in the National Guard 200. The team finished 17th.
Racing record
American open-wheel racing results
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
| 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bettenhausen Racing | Reynard 98i | Mercedes-Benz IC108E | MIA DNS |
MOT Ret |
LBH Ret |
NZR WD |
RIO | STL 15 |
MIL Ret |
POR Ret |
CLE | ROA | TOR Ret |
MIS | DET | MDO | CHI 17 |
VAN | LS WD |
HOU | SRF | FON | 36th | 0 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Treadway-Vertex Cunningham Racing | G-Force | Oldsmobile | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY | TXS 8 |
PPI 17 |
ATL 9 |
KTY 8 |
TX2 7 |
22nd | 109 | |||||||
| 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 | |||
| 2002 | Bradley Motorsports | Dallara | Chevrolet | HMS | PHX 25 |
27th | 78 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | Toyota | HMS 18 |
MOT 20 |
26th | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| Dallara | PHX 10 |
INDY 30 |
TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | STL | KTY | NZR | CHI | FON | TX2 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | DNQ | |
| 2002 | Dallara | Infiniti | 27 | 20 |
| 2003 | Dallara | Toyota | 30 | 30 |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Martin (2000-09-01). "Preparation Pays Off in Kentucky for Gregoire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ↑ "Shigeaki Hattori". NASCAR. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mitsuhiro Kinoshita |
Formula Toyota Main Series Champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Takahiro Fujita |