Akinori Ogata

Akinori Ogata
Ogata in 2011
Born (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973
Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
7 races run over 5 years
Truck no., team No. 63 (MB Motorsports)
2017 position 74th
Best finish 48th (2015)
First race 2014 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2018 Active Pest Control 200 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of 24 February 2018.

Akinori Ogata (尾形 明紀, Ogata Akinori, born 14 August 1973) is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado for MB Motorsports.

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 Midgets, and won at Twin Ring Motegi.[2]

Whelen All-American Series

In 2003, Ogata started racing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock, and has participated in races at Concord Motorsports Park.

K&N Pro Series

In 2009, Ogata signed a deal with ENEOS to sponsor his Whelen All-American Series ride, the company's first NASCAR sponsorship.[3]

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 Quarterly as crew chief,[5] qualifying in three of five races,[6] but only finished the race at Iowa Speedway.[4]

Camping World 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]

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.[12]

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.)

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
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
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
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
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
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 -* -*

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ FOX. "NASCAR driver's vehicle, equipment worth over $80K stolen". WJZY. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
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