Roger Yasukawa
| Roger Yasukawa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
October 10, 1977 Los Angeles, California |
| Related to | Minoru Yasukawa, worked for McLaren and Leyton House F1 teams.[1][2] |
| IRL IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2003 |
| Current team | Conquest Racing |
| Car no. | 36 |
| Former teams |
Super Aguri Fernandez Racing Rahal Letterman Racing Playa Del Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2003 |
| Previous series | |
| 2002 2000-2001 1999 1998 1997 |
Toyota Atlantic Championship Barber Dodge Pro Series Formula Palmer Audi Skip Barber Formula Dodge Formula Vauxhall Junior |
Roger Yasukawa (born October 10, 1977) is an American auto racing driver.
He was born in Los Angeles, California. He is of Japanese-American descent.
Yasukawa started karting in Southern California, winning the California State Championship in 1991 in Junior Sportsman. He then moved to Italy to compete in JICA. He moved to car racing in 1997 in the Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship in England, before winning the West Coast Skip Barber Formula Dodge 2-Liter Championship in 1998. He moved back to the UK to compete in the inaugural Formula Palmer Audi Championship, before driving several years in the Barber Dodge Pro Series before moving up to the Toyota Atlantic championship in 2002 as a teammate to Ryan Hunter-Reay. He finished 10th in points.
Yasukawa signed to drive for former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki's new Indy Racing League team in 2003. He was second to future series champion Dan Wheldon in the rookie-of-the-year standings and 12th overall, with 8 top-10 finishes. He ran only two races for Rahal Letterman Racing in 2004 but finished 10th both times. He struggled on a return to a full-time seat in 2005 for the underfunded Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
Yaskuawa has only made occasional IRL appearances since 2006. He drove in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 for Playa Del Racing and finished 16th. He was a late entry for the 2007 event, running in Dreyer and Reinbold's third car, alongside 2004 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Rice and Sarah Fisher. In 2008 he contested the Motegi round as well as the 2008 Indianapolis 500, for Beck Motorsports, however he failed to qualify for Indy.
In 2007, Yasukawa drove the #11 SAMAX Motorsport Daytona Prototype at Infineon Raceway, finishing 17th.
Motorsports Career Results
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Barber Dodge Pro Series
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | SEB 10 |
NAZ 11 |
LRP 15 |
POR 11 |
CLE 10 |
ROA 11 |
DET 6 |
MDO 7 |
GRA 6 |
LS 6 |
HMS 6 |
WGI 6 |
9th | 81 |
| 2000 | SEB 4 |
MIA 25 |
NAZ 5 |
LRP 11 |
DET 5 |
CLE 5 |
MDO 8 |
ROA 4 |
 VAN 11 |
LS 25 |
RAT 5 |
HMS 8 |
7th | 94 |
| 2001 | SEB 4 |
PIR 7 |
LRP1 3 |
LRP2 10 |
DET 2 |
CLE 6 |
TOR 4 |
CHI 8 |
MDO 5 |
ROA 2 |
VAN 1 |
LS |
4th | 128 |
Atlantic Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hylton Motorsports |  MTY |
LBH 7 |
MIL 1 |
LS 3 |
POR 8 |
CHI 2 |
TOR Ret |
CLE 21 |
TRR Ret |
ROA 10 |
MTL |
DEN |
10th | 73 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Super Aguri Fernandez Racing | Dallara IR-03 | Honda HI3R V8 | HMS 14 |
PHX Ret |
MOT Ret |
IND 10 |
TXS 9 |
PPI Ret |
RIR 11 |
KAN 7 |
NSH 15 |
MIS 8 |
STL Ret |
KTY 12 |
NZR 8 |
CHI 8 |
CAL 7 |
TX2 10 |
12th | 301 | ||
| 2004 | Rahal Letterman Racing | G-Force GF09B | Honda HI4R V8 | HMS |
PHX |
MOT 11 |
IND 10 |
TXS |
RIR |
KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPI | NZR | CHI | CAL | TX2 | 26th | 39 | ||
| 2005 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI5R V8 | HMS Ret |
PHX Ret |
STP 11 |
MOT Ret |
IND Ret |
TXS 15 |
RIR Ret |
KAN Ret |
NSH 11 |
MIL 15 |
MIS Ret |
KTY Ret |
PPI 15 |
SNM 11 |
CHI 15 |
WGL 15 |
CAL 16 |
17th | 246 | |
| 2006 | Playa Del Racing | Panoz GF09C | Honda HI6R V8 | HMS | STP | MOT | IND 16 |
WGL | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 28th | 14 | ||||
| 2007 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | HMS | STP | MOT | KAN | IND 21 |
MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | MIS | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | 30th | 12 | |
| 2008 | CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | HMS | STP | MOT1 14 |
LBH1 DNP |
KAN | IND DNQ |
MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | NSH | MDO | EDM | KTY | SNM | DET | CHI | 35th | 16 |
| 2009 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | STP |
LBH |
KAN |
IND |
MIL |
TXS |
IOW |
RIR |
WGL |
TOR |
EDM |
KTY |
MDO |
SNM |
CHI |
MOT 20 |
HMS |
39th | 12 | |
| 2010 | Conquest Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | SAO |
STP |
ALA |
LBH |
KAN |
IND |
TXS |
IOW |
WGL |
TOR |
EDM |
MDO |
SNM |
CHI |
KTY |
MOT 20 |
HMS |
40th | 12 |
- 1 Run on same day.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dallara | Honda | 11th | 10th | Fernández |
| 2004 | G-Force | Honda | 12th | 10th | Rahal Letterman |
| 2005 | Dallara | Honda | 17th | 18th | Dreyer & Reinbold |
| 2006 | Panoz | Honda | 28th | 16th | Playa Del |
| 2007 | Dallara | Honda | 23rd | 21st | Dreyer & Reinbold |
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | Failed to Qualify | Beck | |
References
- ↑ "Champ Car Atlantic Drivers: Roger Yasukawa". Champ Car Atlantic official website. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ↑ "Success at home and a world of experience - Rising Star: Roger Yasukawa". BNET. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roger Yasukawa. |
- Roger Yasukawa official website - in Japanese