Takuma Koga (racing driver)

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Takuma Koga
Takuma Koga Sonoma 2023.jpg
Koga at Sonoma Raceway in 2023
Born (1977-04-16) April 16, 1977 (age 47)
Nagoya, Japan
ARCA Menards Series career
5 races run over 5 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 01 (Fast Track Racing)
No. 7 (Jerry Pitts Racing)
Best finish67th (2020)
First race 2020 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Last race 2024 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series West career
114 races run over 14 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 7 (Jerry Pitts Racing)
Best finish7th (2020)
First race 2002 Coors Light 200 (Evergreen)
Last race 2022 NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Irwindale)
WinsTop tens Poles
0240

Takuma Koga (born April 16, 1977) is a Japanese professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 7 Toyota for Jerry Pitts Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01 Toyota Camry for Fast Track Racing and the No. 7 for JPR.

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Racing career

Koga (No. 11) racing Matt Levin (No. 10), Ron Norman (No. 40) and other cars in the West Series race at Sonoma in 2017 Takuma Koga Ron Norman 2017 Carneros 200.jpg
Koga (No. 11) racing Matt Levin (No. 10), Ron Norman (No. 40) and other cars in the West Series race at Sonoma in 2017
Koga's No. 7 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2023. Takuma Koga ARCA Sonoma 2023.jpg
Koga's No. 7 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2023.

Koga began competing in NASCAR in 2001 in the NASCAR Northwest Series, where he attempted six races, qualifying for five and failing to qualify for one. [1] After competing in partial K&N West Series schedules between 2002 and 2016, Koga ran his first full season in 2017. That year, he also scored a career-best fifth-place finish at Orange Show Speedway. [2] In December 2018, Koga announced he would be joining Performance P-1 Motorsports for the 2019 season. [3] He remained with the team for the 2020 season in the renamed ARCA Menards Series West. Koga left Performance P-1 for the 2021 season, and joined Jerry Pitts Racing to drive their No. 7 car full-time, which switched from Ford to Toyota starting that year. [4] The team was formerly Jefferson Pitts Racing before the team's two co-owners, Jeff Jefferson and Jerry Pitts, split up to each have their separate teams.

On February 21, 2022, an article from Yahoo! Japan revealed that Koga would attempt to make his Xfinity Series debut at some point in 2022, driving for MBM Motorsports. However, this did not end up happening. [5]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920AMSCPtsRef
2020 Performance P-1 Motorsports77 Toyota DAY PHO
13		 TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 66th31 [6]
2021 Jerry Pitts Racing7 Toyota DAY PHO
23		 TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 110th21 [7]
2022 DAY PHO
18		 TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 100th26 [8]
2023 DAY PHO
19		 TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW POC MCH IRP GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 106th25 [9]
2024 Fast Track Racing 01 Toyota DAY
DNQ		-*-* [10]
Jerry Pitts Racing7 Toyota PHO
23		 TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314AMSWCPtsRef
2002 Midgley Racing09 Pontiac PHO LVS CAL KAN EVG
14		 IRW
16		 S99 RMR DCS LVS 33rd236 [11]
2003 Chevy PHO
28		 LVS
19		 CAL MAD TCR EVG IRW
17		 S99 RMR DCS PHO MMR
21		24th397 [12]
2004 PHO
23		 MMR
11		 CAL S99 EVG
DNQ		 IRW
DNQ		 S99 RMR DCS PHO CNS MMR IRW
22		25th482 [13]
2005 PHO
30		 MMR
21		 PHO
27		 S99 IRW
26		 EVG
17		 S99
14		 PPR
16		 DCS
16		 CTS
11		 MMR
26		14th1227 [14]
Pontiac CAL
20
2006 Chevy PHO PHO S99
21		 IRW
17		 SON
31		 DCS IRW EVG S99
19		22nd455 [15]
Pontiac CAL
32		 CTS AMP
2016 John Krebs Racing 11 Chevy IRW
17		 KCR
23		 TUS OSS CNS SON
13		 SLS IOW EVG
20		 DCS MMP MMP MER AAS 24th103 [16]
2017 KCR
16		 TUS
19		 IRW
16		 IRW
19		 SPO
14		 OSS
5		 CNS
16		 SON
21		 IOW
29		 EVG
18		 DCS
11		 MER
12		 AAS
14		 KCR
17		13th389 [17]
2018 KCR
20		 TUS
17		 TUS
16		 OSS
12		 CNS
14		 SON
25		 IOW
15		 EVG
14		 GTW
20		 LVS
16		 MER
14		 AAS
10		 KCR
12		9th399 [18]
Toyota DCS
12
2019 Performance P-1 Motorsports77 Toyota LVS
17		 IRW
19		 TUS
15		 TUS
9		 CNS
10		 SON
17		 DCS
10		 IOW
18		 EVG
16		 GTW
11		 MER
15		 AAS
13		 KCR
11		 PHO
15		8th420 [19]
2020 LVS
11		 MMP
14		 MMP
14		 IRW
10		 EVG
9		 DCS
8		 CNS
9		 LVS
6		 AAS
9		 KCR
12		 PHO
23		7th509 [20]
2021 Jerry Pitts Racing7 Toyota PHO
23		 SON
11		 IRW
16		 CNS
15		 IRW
8		 PIR
5		 LVS
8		 AAS
9		 PHO
23		8th378 [21]
2022 PHO
18		 IRW
7		 KCR
9		 PIR
5		 SON
19		 IRW
18		 EVG
9		 PIR
5		 AAS
18		 LVS
21		 PHO
15		6th490 [22]
2023 PHO
19		 IRW
7		 KCR
11		 PIR
8		 SON
24		 IRW
10		 SHA
11		 EVG
12		 AAS
10		 LVS
19		 MAD
15		 PHO
16		9th466 [23]
2024 PHO
23		 KER
PIR SON IRW IRW SHA TRI MAD AAS KER PHO -*-* [24]


* Season still in progress

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