Hideo Fukuyama(pronounced FOO-KOO-ya-ma), is a former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission faliure. Fukuyama raced three more times in Winston Cup over the next couple of years(including an aborted run at NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors), but when TCM closed its doors in 2004, it brought an end to Fukuyama's racing career. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dodge/Save Mart 350 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Infineon Raceway. ... Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip in the golden hills of northern California, near Sonoma, north of San Francisco. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...