is a Japanese car racer and TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the
Indianapolis 500
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, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for
Beck Motorsports
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IndyCar
1995â ...
. He also drove in one
CART Championship Car
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Competitive event ...
race at
Twin Ring Motegi
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in his native Japan. He is the brother-in-law of
Beat Takeshi.
Racing record
Indy Car World Series / CART
Indy Racing League
Indy 500 results
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
External links
Race Driver Database: Hideshi MatsudaRacing Reference: Hideshi Matsuda
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1954 births
Japanese racing drivers
Living people
Indianapolis 500 drivers
IndyCar Series drivers
Super GT drivers
Japanese Formula Two Championship drivers
Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers
Japanese Touring Car Championship drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Asian Le Mans Series drivers
Japanese IndyCar Series drivers
Sportspeople from KÅchi Prefecture
People from KÅchi, KÅchi
Oreca drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers