Akinori Ogata

is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Akinori Performance. He has also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in the past.

Racing career Early years Ogata started motocross racing in Japan in 1987, 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.

K&N Pro Series East Ogata made his K&N Pro Series East debut in 2012 in Jennifer McDonald's No. 49 Dodge at Gresham Motorsports Park, finishing fifteenth. 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, qualifying in three of five races, but only finished the race at Iowa Speedway.

Craftsman 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; this also marked his first career race at Phoenix. After qualifying 28th with a lap time of 28.388 seconds and a speed of , Ogata finished 29th after his rear gear broke on lap 45. Partnering with MB Motorsports for 2015, Ogata ran three races, scoring his first top twenty finish (18th). His only race in 2016 was with MB, but after a crash with Josh Wise early in the UNOH 175, Ogata finished 31st.

Ogata returned to the Truck Series in July 2020, driving the No. 33 Toyota for Reaume Brothers Racing at Texas Motor Speedway. He remained with the team for the 2021 season. 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

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.

In 2021, Ogata would make one 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.

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.

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 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 ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO33 HOM 79th 4 2021 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Chevy DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH34 BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN 98th 01 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Toyota MAR26 PHO 2022 MBM Motorsports 13 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA25 POC IRC MCHDNQ GLN DAY DAR KANDNQ BRI TEX35 TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 100th 01 2023 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 53 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL29 NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR33 PHO 99th 01 2024 Joey Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR38 TEX TAL DOV DAR 107th 01 Chevy CLTDNQ PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY38 DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS35 HOM MAR PHO

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman 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 24 25 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 PHO29 HOM 81st 15 2015 MB Motorsports 63 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA18 LVS23 TAL MAR TEX PHO27 HOM 48th 64 2016 DAY ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA31 LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 74th 2 2017 Beaver Motorsports 50 Chevy DAY ATL30 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 ATL30 LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 110th 01 2020 Reaume Brothers Racing 33 Toyota DAY LVS CLT ATL HOM POC KEN TEX25 KAN KAN MCH DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL KAN TEX MAR PHO30 62nd 19 2021 DAY DRC LVS ATL37 BRD RCH KAN 76th 13 34 DAR34 COA 33 Chevy CLT28 TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 2022 43 Toyota DAY LVS ATL COA MAR BRD DAR36 KAN TEX CLT GTW SON KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 83rd 1 2023 G2G Racing 46 Toyota DAY LVS ATL17 COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWSWth CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 59th 20 2024 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY ATL LVS BRI COA MAR TEX KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH30 POC IRP RCH MLW BRI KAN TAL HOM MAR PHO 71st 7 2025 Akinori Performance 63 Toyota DAY ATL LVS HOM32 MAR BRI CAR TEX KAN NWS CLT NSH31 MCH POC LRP IRP GLN RCH DAR BRI NHA ROV TAL MAR PHO 66th 11

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

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 Pts Ref 2012 MacDonald Motorsports 49 Dodge BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JFC15 34th 84 Toyota LGY20 CNB COL IOW21 NHA36 DOV GRE CAR 2013 Sherry Kuykendall 44 Toyota BRI GRE FIF RCH BGS21 IOW22 VIR GRE NHA16 DOVDNQ RAL21 26th 128 Ronald Faison 39 Toyota IOW20 LGY COL 2014 Akinori Performance 56 Toyota NSM DAY BRIDNQ GRERCH31 IOW BGS FIF20 LGY NHADNQ COL IOW22 GLN VIR GRE DOV 40th 65