List of Asian NASCAR drivers

This is a list of drivers with nationalities from Asian countries to compete in at least one NASCAR event in its top three national series (Cup, Xfinity, Truck).

The first Asian driver to compete in a NASCAR national series event was Toshio Suzuki, when he competed in one 1996 Busch Series race. The first Asian driver to compete in NASCAR's top series (Cup Series) was Hideo Fukuyama at the 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. Shigeaki Hattori, the third Asian driver to race in a national series event, later went on to become a team owner at Hattori Racing Enterprises, which would win the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. Narain Karthikeyan was the first Indian driver to compete in a national series, who competed part time in the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season between stints in Formula One.

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