Shigeaki Hattori
Japanese racing driver
Shigeaki Hattori (服部 茂章, Hattori Shigeaki; November 3, 1963 – April 5, 2025) was 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.
As an owner, Hattori owned Hattori Racing Enterprises, which competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. HRE also has competed part-time in the Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West 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, and Ryan Truex. His race team won the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship with Brett Moffitt.
Hattori was not related to Naoki Hattori, whom he briefly raced against in CART.
Early life
Hattori was born in Okayama, Japan on November 3, 1963.
Racing career
Prior to moving to the United States, Hattori won the Formula Toyota championship in 1994.
Indy Lights
Hattori moved to the United States in 1995, 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.
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