Akira Tsukari

Akira Tsukari is the 2009 ARLA Elite Series Champion. With the championship, she became the first female and first Japanese driver to win a title. She is the younger cousin of Nokamaru Tsukari.

After winning her championship, Tsukari left ARLA to return to Japan. In 2012 and 2013, she ran limited schedules in Dash Cup before being picked up by STS Racing, Inc. to run full-time in 2014. In 2013 and 2014, Tsukari also returned to FARC, running select races for Walker Texas Racing.