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Japanese auto racing driver
NASCAR driver
Akinori Ogata (尾形 明紀 , Ogata Akinori , born 14 August 1973) is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver. Ogata is currently the only Japanese driver in NASCAR. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series , driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry / Chevrolet Camaro for Joey Gase Motorsports , and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports . He has also competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in the past.
Racing career
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Early years
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Ogata started motocross racing in Japan in 1987,[1] winning 30 feature races. He eventually switched to dirt track racing , racing quarter midgets , and won at Twin Ring Motegi .[2] In 2003, Ogata started racing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock, and has participated in races at Concord Motorsports Park. In 2009, Ogata signed a deal with ENEOS to sponsor his Whelen All-American Series ride, the company's first NASCAR sponsorship.[3]
K&N Pro Series
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Ogata made his K&N Pro Series East debut in 2012 in Jennifer McDonald's No. 49 Dodge at Gresham Motorsports Park , finishing 15th. He competed in three more events with McDonald during the year, this time in a Toyota , crashing in two of them. In 2013, Ogata ran with Sherry Kuykendall's No. 44 and Ronald Faison's No. 39, three of which were with the former,[4] and failed to qualify in the No. 44 at Dover International Speedway . The following year, Ogata competed as an owner/driver in the No. 56 Toyota with Dale Quarterley as crew chief,[5] qualifying in three of five races,[6] but only finished the race at Iowa Speedway .[4]
Truck Series
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On 5 November 2014, Win-Tron Racing announced Ogata would make his Camping World Truck Series debut with the team in the No. 35 Toyota, racing in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway ;[1] this also marked his first career race at Phoenix.[7] After qualifying 28th with a lap time of 28.388 seconds and a speed of 126.814 miles per hour (204.087 km/h),[8] Ogata finished 29th after his rear gear broke on lap 45.[9] Partnering with MB Motorsports for 2015, Ogata ran three races, scoring his first top twenty finish (18th).[10] His only race in 2016 was with MB, but after a crash with Josh Wise early in the UNOH 175 , Ogata finished 31st.[11]
Ogata returned to the Truck Series in July 2020, driving the No. 33 Toyota for Reaume Brothers Racing at Texas Motor Speedway .[12] He remained with the team for the 2021 season.[13] At Darlington, he was involved in a very serious crash with Timmy Hill and Tanner Gray . He returned in 2022 to drive the No. 43 for Reaume Brothers Racing at Darlington.
Xfinity Series
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On 31 October 2018, Ogata announced his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, which would come nearly two weeks later in the Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 at ISM Raceway , driving the No. 66 Toyota Camry for MBM Motorsports .[14]
In 2021, Ogata would make 1 start in both the No. 52 for Jimmy Means Racing and the No. 78 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports . In 2022, he would return to MBM to drive their No. 13 car in the races at New Hampshire and Texas in September.[15]
Personal life
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On 21 December 2016, a thief broke into Ogata's garage, stealing his pickup truck as well as a Legends car for Ogata's son, Ryo. The value of the items taken was around US $80,000.[16]
Motorsports career results
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NASCAR
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(key ) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
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* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
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References
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^ "NASCAR - AKINORI OGATA" . Nippon Oil . Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ a b "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results (races)" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "Akinori Ogata Sets Sights On Pensacola's Five Flags Speedway" . Catchfence . 12 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East DNQs or WDs" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "Akinori Ogata, No. 35 ENEOS Toyota Tundra, Lucas Oil 150 Fast Facts" . Win-Tron Racing . Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "2014 Lucas Oil 150 qualifying results" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "2014 Lucas Oil 150" . Racing-Reference . Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
^ "Akinori Ogata 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info" . racing-reference.info . Retrieved 2016-12-23 .
^ "Trucks Begin 'The Chase' at Loudon" . The Daily Voice . Retrieved 2016-12-23 .
^ Srigley, Joseph (13 July 2020). "Akinori Ogata Returns to NASCAR Competition at Texas Driving for Reaume Brothers Racing" . TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata returns to Reaume Brothers Racing for Atlanta Truck race" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021 .
^ "Akinori Ogata to make XFINITY debut at Phoenix" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . ESPN . Retrieved 6 November 2018 .
^ "Akinori Ogata Running 2 Xfinity Races for MBM Motorsports" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
^ FOX. "NASCAR driver's vehicle, equipment worth over $80K stolen" . WJZY . Retrieved 2016-12-23 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 28 December 2021 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 July 2023 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 April 2024 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2021 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 29 June 2022 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 20 May 2023 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 28 June 2024 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
^ "Akinori Ogata – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results" . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 November 2020 .
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