Michael Dokken

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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 finish100th (2001)
First race 2001 NAPA Autocare 250 (Pikes Peak)
Last race 2001 Little Trees 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
74 races run over 8 years
Best finish20th (1996)
First race 1995 Western Auto 200 (I-70)
Last race 2003 Ram Tough 200 (Gateway)
WinsTop tens Poles
061

Michael Dokken (born June 4, 1971) is a retired American stock car racing driver and a former competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

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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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
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		100th114 [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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
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		31st753 [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		20th1977 [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		28th1331 [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 44th405 [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 43rd532 [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 34th884 [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 36th605 [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		56th410 [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.)

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AHSCPtsRef
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		47th615 [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]

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  2. ↑ "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.
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  4. ↑ "Dokken released from hospital". Sports Illustrated . July 27, 2003. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  5. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Michael Dokken – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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