Akinori Ogata, driver of the No. 46 Kyowa-Eidemiller/Asian Pacific Toyota, drives with flames after an on-track incident during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Tyson 250 at North ...

Akinori Ogata arrived in the United States from his home country of Japan in 2003 with the goal of becoming a successful NASCAR driver. Despite knowing little about American culture at the time ...