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Michael Dokken (born June 4, 1971) is an American former
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driver and a former competitor in the
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.


Career

Dokken first achieved notice in 1990, when he won the first race he ever competed in at
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. He made his NASCAR Truck Series debut in 1995 at
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, driving his own No. 64
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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
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, 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
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, and then split the last part of the schedule with
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, and Kurt Roehrig. In 1997, Dokken signed to drive Roehrig's No. 18
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Dodge Ram for the full season. At Tucson, Dokken won his first career pole, becoming the series' youngest pole winner until
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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
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. 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
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. Dokken made four more starts in 2000. where had an eighth-place run with
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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
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races in 2001, running for
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. He made his debut at
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, 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
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. 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
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, running the RDS truck. Dokken's final race at the series was at
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in July of that year; he was injured in a practice crash the following week at
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; he suffered a minor fracture to the base of the skull, 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. Today, he works with his brother Chad to help run Chad Dokken Racing (CDR), a karting team based out of Mooresville, North Carolina.


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


Craftsman Truck Series


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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dokken, Michael Living people 1971 births Sportspeople from Clearwater, Florida Racing drivers from Florida NASCAR drivers NASCAR crew chiefs CARS Tour drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers