Michael Dokken

American stock car racing driver

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

Dokken first achieved notice in 1990, when he won the first race he ever competed in at New Smyrna Speedway. 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. 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; he suffered a minor fracture to the base of the skull, and has not competed in NASCAR competition since.

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.

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

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 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 PPR41 IRP MCH BRI DAR42 RCH DOV KAN CLT42 MEM PHO CAR HOMDNQ 100th 114 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 MEMDNQ ATL CAR PHO HOM NA 2003 72 DAY CARDNQ 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

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 Pts Ref 1995 Dokken Racing 64 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I7021 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT18 IRP26 FLM15 RCHDNQ MAR21 NWS17 SON MMR33 PHODNQ 31st 753 1996 HOM12 PHO10 POR17 EVG29 TUS9 CNS29 HPT32 BRI26 NZH23 MLW18 LVL20 I7025 IRP NSV7 RCH31 NHA NWS11 SON PHO24 LVS35 20th 1977 MB Motorsports 26 Ford FLM30 GLN Roehrig Motorsports 18 Chevy MAR15 Bunce Engineering 9 Chevy MMR27 1997 Roehrig Motorsports 18 Chevy WDW35 28th 1331 Dodge TUS13* HOM35 PHO28 POR29 EVG3 I7026 NHA31 TEX24 BRI23 NZH5 MLW32 LVL17 CNS HPT IRP FLM22 NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 1998 Dokken Racing 64 Chevy WDWDNQ HOMDNQ 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 1999 HOM31 PHO EVG MMR MAR32 MEMDNQ PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW 44th 405 Black Tip Racing 69 Chevy NSV32 NZH MCH NHA IRP31 GTY HPT RCH Conely Racing 7 Chevy LVS27 LVL TEX CAL 2000 Black Tip Racing 69 Chevy DAY HOM21 PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX 43rd 532 Conely Racing 17 Chevy KENDNQ GLN Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Chevy MLW16 NHA8 NZH15 MCH IRP NSV CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL 2001 Brevak Racing 31 Ford DAY33 HOM22 MMR MAR30 GTY32 DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN 34th 884 Ware Racing Enterprises 71 Chevy KENDNQ NSH31 81 NHA26 IRP CIC27 NZH11 RCH SBO16 TEX Team 23 Racing 23 Chevy LVSDNQ PHO Ware Racing Enterprises 91 Chevy CAL17 2002 51 Dodge DAYDNQ DAR22 MAR19 GTY19 PPR DOV TEX MEM 36th 605 Troxell Racing 93 Chevy MLW34 KAN MCH36 IRP NSH RCH TEX32 SBO LVS Team Racing 25 Chevy KEN36 NHA Richardson Motorsports 0 Chevy CAL35 PHO HOM 2003 Troxell Racing 93 Chevy DAY31 DAR MMR MAR CLTDNQ DOV27 TEX34 56th 410 MLB Motorsports 66 Dodge MEM14 MLWQL† 36 KAN29 KEN Team Racing 25 Chevy GTW34 MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM† Qualified but replaced by Trevor Boys

(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 Pts Ref 1994 Dokken Racing 64 Chevy DAY33 TAL18 FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC34 KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL28 47th 615 1995 Olds DAY33 ATL TAL FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL 110th