Dakoda Armstrong

Dakoda Armstrong
Born	(1991-07-16) July 16, 1991 New Castle, Indiana, United States
Achievements	1998 WKA National champion 2000, 2001 Nascart champion 2004 USAC Kenyon Midget champion
Awards	2010 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
2 race(s) run over 2 year(s)
Car no., team	No. 33 (Richard Childress Racing)
2012 position	135th
Best finish	135th (2013)
First race	2012 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Last race	2013 Royal Purple 300 (Fontana)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
27 race(s) run over 3 year(s)
Truck no., team	No. 60 (Turn One Racing)
2012 position	20th
Best finish	20th – 2012
First race	2011 Coca Cola 200 (Iowa)
Last race	2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 3 0
Statistics current as of May 17, 2013.

Dakoda Armstrong (born July 16, 1991 in New Castle, Indiana) is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He currently drives the No. 60 Chevrolet Silverado for Turn One Racing and the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro in the Nationwide Series part-time for Richard Childress Racing.

Early career

Armstrong started his racing career racing go-karts at the age of six, winning the 1998 World Karting Association championship in his first year in racing. At age 13, he became the youngest driver to win a USAC National Midget Championship. He has won over 200 races while competing in Go-Karts, Quarter Midgets, Bandoleros, Micro/Mini Sprints, Kenyon Midgets, 410 Non-Wing Sprint Cars, and Midgets.

ARCA Racing Series

Cunningham Motorsports

2009

Armstrong signed a driver development deal with Penske Racing. As part of the deal, he would drive for Cunningham Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series for seven races in 2009. He posted a best finish of 3rd along with two other top ten finishes and a 26th place finish in the standings.

2010

Armstrong returned to Cunningham Motorsports to drive the #22 Dodge full-time in 2010. He got his first win in just his 12th start at Talladega Superspeedway. He followed that with another win at Salem Speedway, finishing the season 7th in the standings with two wins, five top fives, 12 top tens, and one pole.

2011

Armstrong would cut back on his ARCA schedule as he began focusing on his inevitable jump to NASCAR. He would run six races, posting one win at Winchester Speedway, two top fives, four top tens, and a 25th place finish in the standings.

NASCAR

Armstrong's 2012 truck

2011

Armstrong signed on with ThorSport Racing and ran 7 races with the team with crew chief Dan Stillman. He made his Camping World Truck Series debut July 17 at Iowa Speedway, finishing 21st. He posted his first top ten October 1 at Kentucky Speedway.

2012

Armstrong attempted to run full-time with ThorSport with sponsorship from EverFi in the Camping World Truck Series in 2012. He was released from the team before the race at Iowa Speedway in September.

2013

In February 2013 it was announced that Armstrong would be driving for Turn One Racing for the full Camping World Truck Series season, and that he would also be running five races in the Nationwide Series for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 33 and No. 21 cars.

Personal life

Beyond the racetrack, Armstrong’s Indiana family corn & grain farming operation produces 1.9 Million gallons of ethanol fuel per year for various energy programs. While growing up on the farm, he worked on his own racecars in the facilities on his family’s property. Aside from racing, Dakoda enjoys getting back to his roots and attends open wheel events whenever he can, especially if he can be at the track to mentor his younger siblings when they’re racing. His hobbies also include working out, racing his friends in iRacing and watching football.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

NASCAR Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Season	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	NNSC	Points
2012	Turner Motorsports	30	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	EKL	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM 25	135th	01
2013	Richard Childress Racing	33	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL 15	TEX	RIC	TAL	DAR	CHA	DOV	IOW	MIC	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	LEX	BRI	ATL	RIC	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CHA	TEX	PHO	HOM	53rd*	0*1

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Season	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	Pos	Points
2011	ThorSport Racing	98	Chevrolet	DAY	PHO	DAR	MAR	NSH	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	KEN	IOW 21	NSH	IRP 21	POC	MCH 24	BRI	ATL	CHI 20	NHA	KEN 9	LVS	TAL 17	MAR	TEX	HOM 25	29th	172
2012			Toyota	DAY 35	MAR 21	CAR 14	KAN 15	CLT 13	DOV 20	TEX 18	KEN 13	IOW 27	CHI 16	POC 12	MCH 3	BRI 30	ATL 23	IOW											20th	370
	Turner Motorsports	4	Chevy																KEN 31	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM
2013	Turn One Racing	60	Chevy	DAY 19	MAR 7	CAR 17	KAN 12	CHA 12	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				8th*	153*

* Season in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

External links

• Official website
• Dakoda Armstrong driver statistics at Racing Reference