Kenji Momota
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Kenji Momota (桃田 健史, Momota Kenji, born August 4, 1962) is a Japanese racing announcer, racing commentator and former driver. He has raced in the
.Racing career
Momota drove in the
Phoenix International Raceway driving for Randy MacDonald, becoming the first Japanese NASCAR driver. He crashed 25 laps in and was credited with 37th place.[2]
Post-racing career
Since ending his career, Momota has worked as a racing journalist and announcer.[3] From 2004 to the network's final season of coverage in 2019, he was a color commentator for Nippon TV G+'s NASCAR broadcast.[4]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
SuperTruck Series
SuperTruck Series results
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | MacDonald Motorsports | 71 | Chevy | PHO | TUS
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SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70
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LVL
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BRI
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MLW
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CNS | HPT
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IRP
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FLM | RCH
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MAR
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NWS DNQ |
SON
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MMR
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PHO 37 |
82nd | 104 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Kenji Momota, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-07-15
- ^ Kenji Momota - 1995 Truck Series, Racing Reference, Retrieved 2010-07-15
- ^ "プロフィール" [Profile]. Kenji Momota (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Momota, Kenji (January 1, 2020). "【3つの原因】NASCARやインディ なぜアメリカでモータースポーツが地盤沈下しているのか" [[Three reasons] NASCAR and IndyCar: Why motorsports are subsiding in the United States] (in Japanese). Autocar. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Kenji Momota – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series By Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Kenji Momota driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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