Michael Dokken
Michael Dokken | |||||||
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![]() Dokken in 1996 | |||||||
Born | (1971-06-04) June 4, 1971 (age 53) Clearwater, Florida | ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 100th (2001) | ||||||
First race | 2001 NAPA Autocare 250 (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
Last race | 2001 Little Trees 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
74 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 20th (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Western Auto 200 (I-70) | ||||||
Last race | 2003 Ram Tough 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
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Michael Dokken (born June 4, 1971) is a retired American stock car racing driver and a former competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Career
Dokken first achieved notice in 1990, when he won the first race he ever competed in at New Smyrna Speedway.[1] He made his NASCAR Truck Series debut in 1995 at I-70, driving his own No. 64 Chevrolet he started the race in 25th and only completed 120 laps before his engine expired and finished 21st. Dokken made six other starts in 1995, his best finish being 15th at Flemington. His best start was third at Phoenix.
In 1996, Dokken competed in 20 of the 24 races. He started off by running 13th in points after Tucson, where he scored his first career top-10 of 9th, before missing several races. He earned a 7th in one of his last races for his team at Nashville Speedway USA, and then split the last part of the schedule with MB Motorsports, and Kurt Roehrig.
In 1997, Dokken signed to drive Roehrig's No. 18 Dana Holding Corporation Dodge Ram for the full season.[2] At Tucson, Dokken won his first career pole, becoming the series' youngest pole winner until Kurt Busch in 2000, and led 95 of 200 laps, before late race problems relegated Dokken to 13th. Later on, Dokken would earn a 3rd at Evergreen Speedway and 5th at Nazareth. However, mechanical problems plagued the team, falling out of multiple races, and the team only ran one of the last thirteen races due to limited funding.
Dokken skipped 1998, but returned for five races in 1999, splitting races between three teams. He DNF'd in every start however, with his best finish being a 27th place showing at Las Vegas.
Dokken made four more starts in 2000. where had an eighth-place run with Ware Racing Enterprises at NHIS. Dokken also finished in the top-21 in all his starts and finished all of them.
Dokken made starts in 2001, splitting time between Brevak Racing and Ware Racing. His best run was with Ware at Nazareth: an 11th-place finish. He closed 2001 with three straight top-20 finishes. Dokken also ran three Busch Series races in 2001, running for Armando Fitz. He made his debut at Pikes Peak, where he started 39th and finished 41st. He finished 42nd in his other two starts, but earned his best career start of 36th at Charlotte.
Dokken only made eight races in 2002, running with Ware, Troxell Racing, Richardson Racing, and Team Racing. He ran three races with Ware, where he had a 22nd and then a pair of 19ths. After his departure from Ware, his best run was a 32nd.
Dokken's last year was 2003, competing in six races, with Troxell, RDS Motorsports, and Team Racing. His best run was a 14th at Memphis, running the RDS truck. Dokken's final race at the series was at Gateway International Raceway in July of that year; he was injured in a practice crash the following week at Michigan International Speedway;[3] he suffered a minor fracture to the base of the skull,[4] and has not competed in NASCAR competition since.
Post-NASCAR
Dokken ran a limited schedule in the Pro Cup Series in 2004, before retiring from driving and becoming a crew chief in the Craftsman Truck Series.
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.)
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
2001 | HighLine Performance Group | 8 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI | GTY | PPR 41 | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR 42 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT 42 | MEM | PHO | CAR | HOM DNQ | 100th | 114 | [5] | ||
2002 | MacDonald Motorsports | 55 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM DNQ | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [6] | |
2003 | 72 | DAY | CAR DNQ | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | NA | - | [7] |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1995 | Dokken Racing | 64 | Chevy | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 21 | LVL | BRI | MLW | CNS | HPT 18 | IRP 26 | FLM 15 | RCH DNQ | MAR 21 | NWS 17 | SON | MMR 33 | PHO DNQ | 31st | 753 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
1996 | HOM 12 | PHO 10 | POR 17 | EVG 29 | TUS 9 | CNS 29 | HPT 32 | BRI 26 | NZH 23 | MLW 18 | LVL 20 | I70 25 | IRP | NSV 7 | RCH 31 | NHA | NWS 11 | SON | PHO 24 | LVS 35 | 20th | 1977 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
MB Motorsports | 26 | Ford | FLM 30 | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roehrig Motorsports | 18 | Chevy | MAR 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bunce Engineering | 9 | Chevy | MMR 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Roehrig Motorsports | 18 | Chevy | WDW 35 | 28th | 1331 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dodge | TUS 13* | HOM 35 | PHO 28 | POR 29 | EVG 3 | I70 26 | NHA 31 | TEX 24 | BRI 23 | NZH 5 | MLW 32 | LVL 17 | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM 22 | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | |||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Dokken Racing | 64 | Chevy | WDW DNQ | HOM DNQ | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | NA | - | [11] | |||||||||||
1999 | HOM 31 | PHO | EVG | MMR | MAR 32 | MEM DNQ | PPR | I70 | BRI | TEX | PIR | GLN | MLW | 44th | 405 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black Tip Racing | 69 | Chevy | NSV 32 | NZH | MCH | NHA | IRP 31 | GTY | HPT | RCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conely Racing | 7 | Chevy | LVS 27 | LVL | TEX | CAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Black Tip Racing | 69 | Chevy | DAY | HOM 21 | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | 43rd | 532 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conely Racing | 17 | Chevy | KEN DNQ | GLN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ware Racing Enterprises | 51 | Chevy | MLW 16 | NHA 8 | NZH 15 | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Brevak Racing | 31 | Ford | DAY 33 | HOM 22 | MMR | MAR 30 | GTY 32 | DAR | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | 34th | 884 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ware Racing Enterprises | 71 | Chevy | KEN DNQ | NSH 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | NHA 26 | IRP | CIC 27 | NZH 11 | RCH | SBO 16 | TEX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team 23 Racing | 23 | Chevy | LVS DNQ | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ware Racing Enterprises | 91 | Chevy | CAL 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 51 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | DAR 22 | MAR 19 | GTY 19 | PPR | DOV | TEX | MEM | 36th | 605 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troxell Racing | 93 | Chevy | MLW 34 | KAN | MCH 36 | IRP | NSH | RCH | TEX 32 | SBO | LVS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Racing | 25 | Chevy | KEN 36 | NHA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richardson Motorsports | 0 | Chevy | CAL 35 | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Troxell Racing | 93 | Chevy | DAY 31 | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT DNQ | DOV 27 | TEX 34 | 56th | 410 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MLB Motorsports | 66 | Dodge | MEM 14 | MLW QL† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | KAN 29 | KEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Racing | 25 | Chevy | GTW 34 | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | MAR | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† - Qualified but replaced by Trevor Boys |
ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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 | AHSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
1994 | Dokken Racing | 64 | Chevy | DAY 33 | TAL 18 | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC 34 | KIL | FRS | INF | I70 | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL 28 | 47th | 615 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||
1995 | Olds | DAY 33 | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF | DSF | SLM | WIN | ATL | 110th | - | [18] |
References
- ^ Marseglia, Paul (January 4, 1990). "Teen wins late model feature on first try". The Daily Journal. Daytona Beach, FL. p. 4.
- ^ "Living out his dream, only no longer in the truck: Dokken enjoys the perks of a full ride for 1997 season". Miami Herald. Miami, FL. March 12, 1997. p. 5C.
- ^ "Dokken injured". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 26, 2003. p. B7.
- ^ "Dokken released from hospital". Sports Illustrated. July 27, 2003. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Michael Dokken – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
External links
- Michael Dokken driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Michael Dokken crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference
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- (51) Colin Braun / Nolan Siegel / Luca Ghiotto / Katherine Legge / Tristan Vautier / TBA
- (51) Eric Lux / Pietro Fittipaldi / Devlin DeFrancesco / Austin Cindric
- (51) Mason Maggio
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