Shigeaki Hattori

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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,[1] and Ryan Truex. His race team won the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with Brett Moffitt.

He was not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART.

Early life

Shigeaki Hattori was born in Okayama, Japan on November 3, 1963.[2]

Racing career

Prior to moving to the United States, Hattori won the Formula Toyota championship in 1994.[3]

Indy Lights

Hattori moved to the United States in 1995,[3] 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 1997 at the season-opener at Homestead Miami Speedway.[4] Later that season, he won the race at Gateway Motorsports Park and finished 14th in the standings.[5]

CART

Hattori stepped up to CART in 1999, racing for Bettenhausen Motorsports. After having several accidents and spins throughout the season, his CART competition license was revoked by chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr.[5][6] He started 7 races, with a best finish of 15th at Gateway International Raceway.[2]

Indy Racing League

Hattori raced in the Indy Racing League from 2000 until 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.[2][7] He led a total of 28 laps in his 26 series starts.[5]

NASCAR

Hattori attempted his first race in the Craftsman Truck Series at the season-finale at Homestead Miami Speedway in 2004, with sponsorship from Aisin AW.[8] He failed to qualify his No. 01 Toyota Tundra.[6] Hattori was signed to drive the No. 9 Tundra for Germain Racing-Arnold Racing in 2005, with sponsorship from Aisin AW.[9]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Team ownership

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Hattori Racing Enterprises' 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship-winning truck driven by Brett Moffitt in Japan

Beginning in 2008, Hattori fielded entries in NASCAR and ARCA competition under the Hattori Racing Enterprises banner.[10][11][12] 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,[13] but Truex was released prior to the 2018 season.[14]

Moffitt returned to HRE in 2018.[15] Despite sponsorship concerns that threatened to cut their season short,[16] Moffitt and HRE went on to win that year's championship. Nevertheless, troubles with funding resulted in Moffitt's release.[17] Austin Hill would take over the No. 16 in 2019.[18] The team expanded to two trucks in 2022 with Tyler Ankrum and Chase Purdy.[19]

In 2022, Hattori formed Hattori Motorsports to compete in the GT4 America Series with Seth Lucas and Matt Plumb.[20]

Death

Hattori died on the morning of April 5, 2025 in a traffic collision on North Carolina Highway 73 near Huntersville, North Carolina. He was 61. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2025 Toyota Crown, driven by Hattori, was traveling westbound when it crossed the centerline into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another vehicle. Hattori was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the incident is under investigation.[21][22]

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
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LBH
DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NAZ
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIS
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		POR
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TRO
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		13th 42
1997 Lucas Place Motorsports MIA LBH
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NAZ
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAV
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		STL
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		POR
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TRO
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FON
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25th 5
1998 Indy Regency Racing MIA
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LBH
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NAZ
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		STL
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		POR
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIS
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TRO
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FON
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14th 52
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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 Ref
1999 Bettenhausen Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz IC108E MIA
DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOT
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LBH
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZR
WDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RIO STL
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		POR
28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE ROA TOR
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIS DET MDO CHI
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN LS
WDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HOU SRF FON 36th 0 [23]
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IndyCar Series

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
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPI
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KTY
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TX2
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		22nd 109 [24]
2001 Vertex-Cunningham Racing Dallara Oldsmobile PHX
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HMS
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPI
DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RIR
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KAN
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NSH
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KTY
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		STL
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CHI
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TX2
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		13th 215 [25]
2002 Bradley Motorsports Dallara 12 Chevrolet HMS PHX
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		27th 78 [26]
Infiniti FON
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZR
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PPI
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY STL CHI TX2
2003 A. J. Foyt Enterprises G-Force 5 Toyota HMS
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOT
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26th 43 [27]
Dallara PHX
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		INDY
30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH MIS STL KTY NZR CHI FON TX2
Source:[2]

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
2001 Dallara Oldsmobile DNQ
2002 Dallara Infiniti 27 20
2003 Dallara Toyota 30 30
Source:[28]

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

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 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NCTCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 HOM
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NA - [29]
2005 Germain/Arnold Racing 9 DAY
34Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAL
30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MAR
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GTY
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MFD
36Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLT
34Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DOV TEX
35Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MCH
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MLW
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		KAN KEN
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEM IRP NSH
35Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 35th 703 [30]
Source:[31]

References

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