Hiroyuki "Hiro" Matsushita (ヒロ松下, Matsushita Hiro, full Kanji:松下弘幸) is a former driver in the Champ Car and Formula Atlantic series who won the Toyota Atlantic Championship (Pacific) in 1989 as the first and only Japanese driver. He is also the first Japanese driver to race at the Indianapolis 500 (Indy 500).He is the grandson of Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic, and son of Masaharu Matsushita, who served as the second president of Panasonic for sixteen years beginning in 1961. His relationship has allowed him to receive financial backing from Panasonic throughout his racing career.