NASCAR Hattori Racing Enterprises

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Hill Passes Chastain Late to Win at Las Vegas, Advance to NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Round of 6

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 13: Austin Hill, driver of the #16 Gunma Toyopet Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series World of Westgate Las Vegas 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 13, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

LAS VEGAS – Austin Hill earned his third NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series win of the 2019 season Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – perhaps his most important victory as it advances him to the second round of the Playoffs with big momentum and raised expectations.

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Austin Hill’s Win at Michigan Helps Matt Crafton Clinch Playoff Spot

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 10: Austin Hill, driver of the #16 Hino/AISIN Group Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 10, 2019, in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images

Our next guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review is the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series regular-season Champion, Grant Enfinger at 9 pm ET on Monday, August 12, 2019. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

BROOKLYN, Mich. – Austin Hill’s victory in Saturday’s Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway provided sweet relief for two-time NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series champion Matt Crafton.

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Shigeaki Hattori: The Man Behind Hattori Racing Enterprises while Merging International Racing Cultures

The Japan Toyota Technical Institute student crew members with Hattori Racing Enterprises team owner, Shigeaki Hattori (Right, Front) and the No. 1 driver Max McLaughlin (Center). Photo – Sharon Burton for Fan4Racing Blog and Radio

Hattori Racing Enterprises is an anomaly within NASCAR ranks as they participate in the K&N Pro Series East along with the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, where they won the championship title last year with Brett Moffitt. And that’s because their participation in the sport gives the two series an amazing international exposure that is driven by the man behind the organization. That man is Shigeaki Hattori who came to the United States from Japan at the age of 30 in 1995.

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