Akinori Ogata

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Akinori Ogata
Akinori Ogata (5607147539).jpg
Ogata in 2011
Born (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973 (age 48)
Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2018 position79th
Best finish79th (2018)
First race2018 Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 (Phoenix)
Last race2021 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
12 races run over 7 years
Truck no., teamNo. 34 (Reaume Brothers Racing)
2020 position62nd
Best finish48th (2015)
First race2014 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race2021 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of 28 May 2021.

Akinori Ogata (尾形 明紀, Ogata Akinori, born 14 August 1973) is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 34 Toyota Tundra for Reaume Brothers Racing. He has also raced in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

Racing career[]

Early years[]

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[]

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[]

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.

Xfinity Series[]

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]

Personal life[]

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.[15]

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.)

Xfinity Series[]

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2018 MBM Motorsports 66 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO
33 		HOM 79th 4 [16]
2021 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY DAY HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IND MCH DAY DAR RCH
34 		BRI LVS TAL CLT TEX KAN MAR PHO

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Camping World Truck Series[]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2014 Win-Tron Racing 35 Toyota DAY MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
29 		HOM 81st 15 [17]
2015 MB Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA
18 		LVS
23 		TAL MAR TEX PHO
27 		HOM 48th 64 [18]
2016 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA
31 		LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 74th 2 [19]
2017 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL
30 		MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 74th 7 [20]
2018 MB Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY ATL
30 		LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 110th 01 [21]
2020 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Toyota DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX
25 		KAN KAN MCH DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO
30 		62nd 19 [22]
2021 DAY DAY LVS ATL
37 		BRI RCH KAN TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW MSP BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO -* -* [23]
34 DAR
34 		COA
33 Chevy CLT
28

K&N Pro Series East[]

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
MacDonald Motorsports 49 Dodge BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS GRE
15 		34th 84 [24]
Toyota LGY
20 		COL IOW
21 		NHA
36 		DOV GRE CAR
Sherry Kuykendall 44 Toyota BRI GRE FFS RIC BOW
21 		IOW
22 		VIR GRE NHA
16 		DOV
DNQ 		RAT
21 		26th 128 [25]
Ronald Faison 39 Toyota IOW
20 		LFS CMS
2014 Akinori Ogata 56 Toyota NSS DAY BRI
DNQ 		GRE RIC
31 		IOW BOW FFS
20 		LFS NHA
DNQ 		CMS IOW
22 		GLN VIR GRE DOV 40th 65 [26]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Akinori Ogata To Make NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Debut With Win-Tron Racing At Phoenix". Catchfence. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Akinori,ENEOS join MB Motorsports in Truck race". Akinori Ogata. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "NASCAR - AKINORI OGATA". Nippon Oil. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results (races)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Akinori Ogata Sets Sights On Pensacola's Five Flags Speedway". Catchfence. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. ^ "NASCAR K&N Pro Series East DNQs or WDs". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Akinori Ogata, No. 35 ENEOS Toyota Tundra, Lucas Oil 150 Fast Facts". Win-Tron Racing. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  8. ^ "2014 Lucas Oil 150 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Akinori Ogata 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  11. ^ "Trucks Begin 'The Chase' at Loudon". The Daily Voice. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  12. ^ Srigley, Joseph (13 July 2020). "Akinori Ogata Returns to NASCAR Competition at Texas Driving for Reaume Brothers Racing". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Akinori Ogata returns to Reaume Brothers Racing for Atlanta Truck race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Akinori Ogata to make XFINITY debut at Phoenix". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  15. ^ FOX. "NASCAR driver's vehicle, equipment worth over $80K stolen". WJZY. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  16. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  23. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Akinori Ogata – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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