Michael Dokken
Dokken in 1996
Born	(1971-06-04)June 4, 1971 (age 53) Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
NASCARXfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	100th (2001)
First race	2001NAPA Autocare 250 (Pikes Peak)
Last race	2001Little Trees 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
74 races run over 8 years
Best finish	20th (1996)
First race	1995Western Auto 200 (I-70)
Last race	2003Ram Tough 200 (Gateway)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 1

Michael Dokken (born June 4, 1971) is an American formerstock car racing driver and a former competitor in theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Dokken first achieved notice in 1990, when he won the first race he ever competed in atNew Smyrna Speedway.^[1] He made his NASCAR Truck Series debut in 1995 atI-70, driving his own No. 64Chevrolet 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 atFlemington. His best start was third atPhoenix.

In 1996, Dokken competed in 20 of the 24 races. He started off by running 13th in points afterTucson, 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 atNashville Speedway USA, and then split the last part of the schedule withMB Motorsports, andKurt Roehrig.

In 1997, Dokken signed to drive Roehrig's No. 18Dana Holding CorporationDodge Ram for the full season.^[2] At Tucson, Dokken won his first career pole, becoming the series' youngest pole winner untilKurt 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 atNazareth. 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 atLas Vegas.

Dokken made four more starts in 2000. where had an eighth-place run withWare Racing Enterprises atNHIS. Dokken also finished in the top-21 in all his starts and finished all of them.

Dokken made starts in 2001, splitting time betweenBrevak 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 threeBusch Series races in 2001, running forArmando Fitz. He made his debut atPikes Peak, where he started 39th and finished 41st. He finished 42nd in his other two starts, but earned his best career start of 36th atCharlotte.

Dokken only made eight races in 2002, running with Ware,Troxell Racing,Richardson Racing, andTeam 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 atMemphis, running the RDS truck. Dokken's final race at the series was atGateway International Raceway in July of that year; he was injured in a practice crash the following week atMichigan International Speedway;^[3] he suffered a minor fracture to the base of the skull,^[4] and has not competed in NASCAR competition since.

Dokken ran a limited schedule in thePro Cup Series in 2004, before retiring from driving and becoming acrew 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.)

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

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

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