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Hiro Matsushita
Hiroyuki Matsushita , also known by Hiro Matsushita (ヒロ松下), is a Japanese businessman and former racing driver. He is the grandson of Kōnosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic. In 1989, Matsushita won the Toyota Atlantic Championship (Pacific), becoming the first and only Japanese driver to do so. He was also the first Japanese driver to race in the Indy 500.
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business · Japanese businessman and former racing driver · racing driver · businessperson · racing automobile driver · business executive · also Hiro Matsushita, CEO of Swift Engineering, Matsushita
Born 14 March 1961 · Q4387781
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2018· 1 entry
Career landmark: Swift Xi Inc. (2018).
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2001· 1 entry
Matsushita competed in the Baja 1000 off-road race, in a Mitsubishi Montero
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1998· 2 entries
Matsushita had started 117 Champ Car races for Dick Simon Racing, Walker Racing, Arciero/Wells Racing and Payton/Coyne
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Hiro Matsushita was inducted into the Champions Club during the CART Year End Banquet on November 2 at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California
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1994· 1 entry
Matsushita endured a serious crash when his car was cut in half by Jacques Villeneuve's car travelling at nearly full speed
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1991· 2 entries
And followed that achievement with a top-ten finish at Milwaukee
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Career landmark: Swift Engineering (1991).
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1990· 1 entry
Career landmark: Matsushita International Corp (1990).
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1989· 2 entries
Matsushita won the Toyota Atlantic Championship (Pacific), becoming the first and only Japanese driver to do so
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Matsushita fearlessly entered the Formula Atlantic series and, by the end of that year, he had claimed four victories and the Toyota Atlantic championship (Pacific division) with the largest point margin of all time
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1987· 1 entry
Matsushita started racing Formula Fords - the Class A of auto racing - In the following year, he teamed up with Jim Downing in a Camel Lights car and secured a second-place finish in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona and
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-03-14.
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