Shigeaki Hattori

Shigeaki "Shige" Hattori (服部 茂章, November 3, 1963) is a Japanese professional race car driver and team owner based in the United States.

The team has fielded cars for Johnny Sauter, Alex Bowman, Austin Hill, Max McLaughlin, David Garbo Jr., Lee Pulliam, 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.

[2] Hattori moved to the United States in 1995,[2] 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 1996 at the season-opener at Homestead Miami Speedway.

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.

[6] 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.

[7][8][9] On August 18, 2013, he made his debut as a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team owner, fielding the No.

[12] Despite sponsorship concerns that threatened to cut their season short,[13] Moffitt and HRE went on to win that year's championship.