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Dakoda
Armstrong
Born Dakoda Lee Armstrong on July 16, 1991 in
Muncie, Ind...Has one younger brother
Dalton...Friends call him "D" or "Cody"...Racing
heros include up-and-coming NASCAR car driver
Bryan Clauson, who drove Kenyon midgets, USAC
midgets, and USAC Sprints for Dakoda's dad
Craig...First job was picking up rocks off his
family farm...Would be a grain producer on his
farm if not a racecar driver...Favorite vacation
spot is the beach...Loves to play video
games...A and B Honor Roll student at Shenandoah
High School...Indianapolis Colts fan...Cheers
for Purdue Boilermakers...Dakoda started racing
at age 6 and holds many championship titles.
2005 Runner up in the Kenyon Midget series, with
three feature wins, with nine top five
finishes. 600 micro mini sprints with only 18
races was able to have seven top five finishes.
First race at US 24 Raceway, Dakoda qualified
fast time, out of 34 cars. Highlights - making
the 2005 Ft. Wayne Rumble feature and qualifying
5th in a Kenyon Midget. 2006 Dakoda was named
Rookie of the Year at Lawrenceburg Speedway, in
the 410 Sprint Car division. He also finished
in the top five in points. Dakoda also received
the Dayton Auto Race Fans award for Rookie
Driver of the Year. Highlights - Being on the
USAC 50 year Anniversary poster with legends
like Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Mel Kenyon, Tony
Stewart and Jeff Gordon, just to name a few (for
being the youngest driver ever to win a USAC
Championship). 2006 - Finishing 4th in his
first and only dirt midget race, at the Kokomo
Speedway. 2006 - Finished 3rd in his first and
only 100 laprace, in a late model pavement car.
Dakoda says it is very awesome to see guys like
Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne give so much back
to the sport, by helping up and coming drivers.
He hopes that he would also be able to do the
same some day. He would like to thank all his
sponsors and Kevin Besecker for helping him so
much. Most of all, he thanks God for giving him
the opportunity to race, and his dad and mom for
their support.
Dakoda captured the inaugural 2004 USAC Kenyon
Midget Championship title, at the Blossom
Chevrolet Indianapolis Speedrome on August
18th. He is the youngest driver ever, at the
age of 13, to win a USAC Championship series
title.
Channel 6 WRTV awarded Dakoda the "Papa Johns
Star of the Week" award. The last driver to
receive this honor was Jeff Gordon at the age of
17. dakoda also received the Hoosier Auto
Racing Fans HARF award at the 53rd Annual awards
banquet. A veteran of the Quarter Midget ranks,
Armstrong won some of the biggest Quarter Midget
races in the Midwest region, including the Bob
Nervo Memorial in Light B and the Gasoline Alley
Nationals. He also has a 3-Time Mini-Indy
points championship under his belt and was an
Indiana champion in Bandoleros.
For more info on Dakoda go to
www.dakodaarmstrong.com |
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