Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Mo te 2008, i tukuna a Matsuura mai i te 55 me te tautoko a Panasonic i haere ki te # 27 o te rookie Hideki Mutoh mo Andretti Green Racing. Kāore i huri te kapa o Meira. I eke a Meira ki te tūranga tuarua mō Panther Racing i te
2008 Indianapolis 500, whiwhi neke atu i te kotahi miriona tāra.