Michael Dokken

Michael Dokken
Dokken in 1996
Born	(1971-06-04) June 4, 1971 (age 52) 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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
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)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 1

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
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
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.)

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
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

1. Marseglia, Paul (January 4, 1990). "Teen wins late model feature on first try". The Daily Journal . Daytona Beach, FL. p. 4.
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.
3. "Dokken injured". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, PA. July 26, 2003. p. B7.
4. "Dokken released from hospital". Sports Illustrated . July 27, 2003. 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.

External links

• Michael Dokken driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Michael Dokken crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference