About Shigeaki Hattori
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. Prior to moving to the United States, Hattori won the Formula Toyota championship in 1994. Hattori attempted his first race in the Craftsman Truck Series at the season-finale at Homestead in 2004, with sponsorship from Aisin AW.
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