Hideo Fukuyama
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a retired Japanese racing driver. A former competitor at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he attempted to compete in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the early 2000s, but only qualified for four races before leaving the series. He was the first Japanese driver to compete in NASCAR's top series.
Career
Open-wheel and sports cars
Competing in his native Japan, Fukuyama established a career as a road racer, winning the 1979 Formula Libre 500 Japanese championship,[1] the 1992 Japanese Touring Car Championship and 1997 Super GT GT300 class championship,[2] and winning the LMGT class at the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans.[1]
Stock cars
Fukuyama made his debut in NASCAR competition driving in exhibition races at Suzuka Circuit in 1996 and 1997 for Travis Carter Enterprises, and at Twin Ring Motegi in 1998 for Jeff Davis Racing.[3] He crashed in the inaugural Suzuka Thunder Special in 1996,[4] finishing 22nd;[5] in 1997 he finished 21st, retiring with ignition failure after 103 laps.[6] In Motegi's Coca-Cola 500 he finished 17th in the No. 98 Ford.[7]
In 1998 and 1999 Fukuyama competed in two events in the NASCAR Winston West Series, at Pikes Peak International Raceway in 1998, where he finished 19th, and in the first NASCAR points event held outside of North America,[8] at Twin Ring Motegi in 1999, where he finished 15th.[9][10]
Having been encouraged to pursue a NASCAR career by Dale Earnhardt,[11] and in September at Dover International Speedway became the first Japanese driver to qualify for a Winston Cup Series points event.[12] Driving the No. 66 Ford for Haas-Carter Motorsports, he started 43rd in the event,[11] finishing 39th due to transmission failure.[13] Later that year at Martinsville Speedway he finished 43rd in the second and final race of the year he qualified for.[14]
In 2003, Fukuyama competed for Rookie of the Year in the Winston Cup Series,[15] running a limited schedule in Cup as well as in the ARCA Racing Series for Carter, the team being renamed BelCar Racing.[3] He only qualified for two races, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Infineon Raceway, posting his best career finish, 33rd, at the former track.[16]
Released from his ride with TCM midway through the 2003 season, Fukuyama returned to his native Japan, where he resumed racing in the Super GT series,[2] as well as becoming an analyst for Japanese television broadcasts of NASCAR.[17]
Motorsports career results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 1988 | Template:Flagicon ADA Engineering | Template:Flagicon Ian Harrower Template:Flagicon Jiro Yoneyama |
ADA 03-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 318 | 18th | 2nd |
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon NISMO | Template:Flagicon Masahiko Kondo Template:Flagicon Shunji Kasuya |
Nissan Skyline GT-R LM | GT1 | 271 | 10th | 5th |
| 2000 | Template:Flagicon Team Taisan Advan | Template:Flagicon Atsushi Yogo Template:Flagicon Bruno Lambert |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT | 310 | 16th | 1st |
| 2001 | Template:Flagicon Team Taisan Advan | Template:Flagicon Atsushi Yogo Template:Flagicon Kazuyuki Nishizawa |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 273 | 11th | 5th |
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship (-1993) results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | AID 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUZ 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TSU 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1st | 110 | |
| 1993 | Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline GT-R | JTC-1 | MIN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUZ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AID 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TSU 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOK 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
7th | 89 |
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Blitz Racing Team | Toyota Supra | GT1 | FUJ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEN 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ | SUG | MIN | 20th | 4 | ||||
| 1995 | Makiguchi Engineering | BMW M3 | GT2 | SUZ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Racing Team Nakaharu | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT1 | FUJ | SEN | FUJ 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN | 22nd | 6 | |||||
| 1996 | Nismo | Nissan Skyline GT-R | GT500 | SUZ 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEN 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6th | 42 | |||
| 1997 | RS★R Racing with BANDOH | Nissan Silvia | GT300 | SUZ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEN 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1st | 90 | |||
| 1998 | Team Daishin | Nissan Silvia | GT300 | SUZ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11th | 24 | ||
| 1999 | Team Daishin | Nissan Silvia | GT300 | SUZ 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TAI 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10th | 33 | ||
| 2000 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 | GT300 | MOT 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TAI 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUZ 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1st | 85 | ||
| 2001 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 | GT300 | TAI 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUZ 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN 8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6th | 44 | ||
| 2002 | Team Taisan | Porsche 911 | GT300 | TAI 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG 16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEP 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUZ 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4th | 65 | |
| 2004 | Team Gaikokuya | Porsche 911 | GT300 | TAI | SUG | SEP RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TOK 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUZ 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2005 | A&S Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | GT300 | OKA DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SEP DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUG DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FUJ RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AUT | SUZ | NC | 0 | |
| 2007 | DHG Racing | Ford GT | GT300 | SUZ | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MOT | AUT | FUJ | 28th | 2 |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
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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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NWCCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pts | Ref | |||
| 2002 | Haas-Carter Motorsports | 66 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV 39 |
KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR 42 |
ATL | CAR DNQ |
PHO | HOM | 72nd | 80 | [18] | |||
| 2003 | BelCar Racing | DAY | CAR | LVS 33 |
ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | MAR | CAL DNQ |
RCH Wth |
CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 43 |
DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 63rd | 98 | [19] | |||||
Winston West Series
| NASCAR Winston West Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NWWCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pts | Ref |
| 1998 | Stroppe Motorsports | 38 | Ford | TUS | LVS | PHO | CAL | HPT | MMR | AMP | POR | CAL | PPR 19 |
EVG | SON | MMR | LVS | 79th | 106 | [20] |
| 1999 | 19 | Ford | TUS | LVS | PHO | CAL | PPR | MMR | IRW | EVG | POR | IRW | RMR | LVS | MMR | MOT 15 |
69th | 118 | [21] | |
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Re/Max 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 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />ARMCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Travis Carter Enterprises | 9 | Ford | DAY | ATL DNQ |
NSH 34 |
SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT 16 |
BLN | KAN | MCH | LER | POC 38 |
POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | SBO | 108th | 235 | [22] | ||||||||||||||||
References
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External links
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