Akinori Ogata
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Ogata in 2011
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| Born |
14 August 1973 Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama |
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 50 (Beaver Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2016 position | 74th | ||||||
| Best finish | 48th (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2014 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Active Pest Control 200 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of 4 March 2017. | |||||||
Akinori Ogata (born 14 August 1973) is a Japanese professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet Silverado for Beaver Motorsports.
Ogata started motocross racing in Japan around 1987.
In 2009, Ogata signed a deal with ENEOS to sponsor his Whelen All-American Series ride, the company's first NASCAR sponsorship.
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, 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, qualifying in three of five races, but only finished the race at Iowa Speedway.
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 126.814 miles per hour (204.087 km/h), Ogata finished 29th after his rear gear broke on lap 45. Partnering with MB Motorsports for 2105, 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.
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