Roger Yasukawa was born on October 10,1977 and is an American-born Japanese former auto racing driver.
12 Facts About Roger Yasukawa
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Roger Yasukawa was born in Los Angeles, California, but holds Japanese citizenship.
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Roger Yasukawa then moved to Italy to compete in JICA.
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Roger Yasukawa 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.
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Roger Yasukawa 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.
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Roger Yasukawa signed to drive for former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki's new Indy Racing League team in 2003.
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Roger Yasukawa was second to future series champion Dan Wheldon in the rookie-of-the-year standings and 12th overall, with 8 top-10 finishes.
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Roger Yasukawa ran only two races for Rahal Letterman Racing in 2004 but finished 10th both times.
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Roger Yasukawa drove in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 for Playa Del Racing and finished 16th.
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Roger Yasukawa 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.
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Roger Yasukawa was instrumental in bringing Spaniard Alex Palou to IndyCar from Japan and secured a deal between Team Goh and Dale Coyne Racing for Palou to debut in the IndyCar series.
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Roger Yasukawa was then able to secure Palou a drive with Chip Ganassi Racing the following year, which helped Palou become a title contender and eventual champion of the 2021 IndyCar Series.