Hideo Fukuyama News

Mexican-born Driver Looks to Make History at Infineon:

Mexican-born Driver Looks to Make History at Infineon:

April 20, 2005
Jose Luis Ramirez will attempt to make history at Infineon Raceway during the Dodge/Save Mart 350, June 24-26, by becoming only the second Mexican-born driver in history to compete in a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event. Ramirez, who is participating in a two-day NASCAR test

Japanese Driver Looking To Make NCTS Debut At Homestead:

Japanese Driver Looking To Make NCTS Debut At Homestead:

November 16, 2004
Former CART driver and current part-time Indy Racing League driver Shigeaki Hattori will look to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut this weekend from Homestead behind the wheel of the #01 Aisin Toyota. Pat Wall is listed as the owner. While never a threat

#66 Closed Up? UPDATE operations suspended:

#66 Closed Up? UPDATE operations suspended:

September 4, 2003
hearing that the #66 Travis Carter team has shut down, due to lack of sponsorship. Guess Hideo Fukuyama couldn't supply the sponsorship and is looking for a ride.(8-26-2003) UPDATE: Travis Carter said the #66 team he fielded on a part-time basis for Hideo Fukuyama

#66 Closed Up?

#66 Closed Up?

August 26, 2003
hearing that the #66 Travis Carter team has shut down, due to lack of sponsorship. Guess Hideo Fukuyama couldn't supply the sponsorship and is looking for a ride.(8-26-2003)

New #54 Crew Chief UPDATE:

New #54 Crew Chief UPDATE:

July 22, 2003
Gary Cogswell has taken over as crew chief for #54-Todd Bodine, starting at New Hampshire this week. Former crew chief, Derrick Finley will supposedly remain on as an engineer. A replacement will be named later for #66-Hideo Fukuyama as they have plans to run Watkins

Fittipaldi to race ARCA too at Pocono:

Fittipaldi to race ARCA too at Pocono:

July 21, 2003
Christian Fittipaldi will compete in the ARCA series at Pocono Raceway next weekend [the Saturday race, there are two as the June race was rained out and postponed to July 25th]. The car will be prepared by his Petty Enterprises team. The Brazilian, who joined Winston

New #54 Crew Chief:

New #54 Crew Chief:

July 19, 2003
Gary Cogswell has taken over as crew chief for #54-Todd Bodine , starting at New Hampshire this week. Former crew chief, Derrick Finley will supposedly remain on as an engineer. A replacement will be named later for #66-Hideo Fukuyama as they have plans to run Watkins

Crew Chief Double:

Crew Chief Double:

May 22, 2003
#66-Hideo Fukuyama's crew chief, Gary Cogswell is pulling double duty this week at Lowe's Motor Speedway, he will be Fukuyama crew chief in Thursday's [now Friday's] ARCA race and Casey Atwood's crew chief for the #82 U.S. Navy Chevy in the Busch race on Saturday.

Fukuyama visits with students:

Fukuyama visits with students:

May 21, 2003
Students studying Japanese at West Mecklenburg High School had the chance to interview rookie NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Hideo Fukuyama today on their home turf. More than 30 students had the opportunity for an up-close look at Fukuyama¹s #66 Kikkoman Ford Taurus

Fukuyama Celebrates ˜Children’s Day” in Richmond:

Fukuyama Celebrates ˜Children’s Day” in Richmond:

May 1, 2003
While most NASCAR Winston Cup drivers are fortunate to travel the extensive schedule with their families, journeyman Japanese driver Hideo Fukuyama's family is usually more than 1,800 miles away. That gap will be closed this weekend, however, when Fukuyama enjoys a

Steve Park wins the pole at California:

Steve Park wins the pole at California:

April 25, 2003
#1-Steve Park wins the pole for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway with a speed of 186.838, his 3rd pole of his career and first since Homestead in Nov 2000. Nice to see with all the rumors floating around. #9-Bill Elliott was the first to go out in qualifying

Fukuyama Plans California Run:

Fukuyama Plans California Run:

April 24, 2003
Hideo Fukuyama says he will attempt to qualify Travis Carter's #66 Ford for Sunday’s Auto Club 500 Winston Cup race at California Speedway. The Japanese driver, who made his 2003 debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March, made his most recent run in an ARCA event

Fukuyama announcement UPDATEs:

Fukuyama announcement UPDATEs:

March 1, 2003
UPDATE 2: hearing Kikkoman Soy Sauce will be the sponsor on the car at Las Vegas, see an image of the car on my Paint Scheme Gallery .(2-23-2003) UPDATE 3: it was officially announced today at Las Vegas that Hideo Fukuyama will team with Travis Carter and Japanese

Fukuyama testing at Vegas? UPDATE 2 to attempt an ‘ABC’ schedule, mostly Cup:

Fukuyama testing at Vegas? UPDATE 2 to attempt an ‘ABC’ schedule, mostly Cup:

February 23, 2003
hearing that Hideo Fukuyama is testing Monday and Tuesday [Feb 10-11] at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the #66 Travis Carter Ford and that Gary Cogswell is the crew chief. UPDATE: using a Japanese online translator and some help from a reader, converted a PR from a Japanese

Fukuyama testing at Vegas? UPDATE to attempt an ‘ABC’ schedule, mostly Cup:

Fukuyama testing at Vegas? UPDATE to attempt an ‘ABC’ schedule, mostly Cup:

February 11, 2003
hearing that Hideo Fukuyama is testing Monday and Tuesday [Feb 10-11] at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the #66 Travis Carter Ford and that Gary Cogswell is the crew chief. UPDATE: using a Japanese online translator and some help from a reader, converted a PR from a Japanese