- Hideo Fukuyama
Infobox_NASCAR_driver
Name = Hideo Fukuyama
Birthdate = birth date and age|1955|8|13
Birthplace =Suzuka, Mie ,Japan
Best_Cup_Pos = 63rd - 2004 (Winston Cup)
First_Cup_Race = 2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400 (Dover)
Last_Cup_Race = 2003Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Years_In_Cup = 2
Total_Cup_Races = 4
Le Mans drivers
Name =
Nationality =
Years = 24hLM|1995, 24hLM|2000, 24hLM|2001
Team(s) = Team Taisan Advan,NISMO
Best Finish = 10th (24hLM|1995)
Class Wins = 1 (24hLM|2000)
nihongo|Hideo Fukuyama|福山 英朗|Hideo Fukuyama|bornAugust 13 ,1955 , is a formerNASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 forTravis Carter Motorsports . In 2002, Fukuyama made hisWinston Cup debut for TCM atDover International Speedway , finishing 39th due to transmission failure. Fukuyama raced three more times in Winston Cup over the next couple of years (including an aborted run atNASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors), but when TCM closed its doors in 2004, it brought an end to Fukuyama's NASCAR career. He was the first Cup driver from Japan. In Japanese racing his nickname is "Bonsai."External links
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=fukuyhi01 Hideo Fukuyama Career Statistics]
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