| Dakoda Armstrong | |||||||
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| Born | July 16, 1991 New Castle, Indiana |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||
| Achievements | 1998 WKA National champion 2000, 2001 Nascart champion 2004 USAC Kenyon Midget champion |
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| Awards | 2004 USAC Kenyon Midget Rookie of the Year 2010 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year |
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 1 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | #98 - ThorSport Racing | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Coca Cola 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 18, 2011. | |||||||
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 #98 Agrisure/Ferrellgas/DriveForSavings.com Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing.
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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.[1]
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.
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.
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.
Armstrong signed on with ThorSport Racing with plans to run seven races in 2011 before running full-time in 2012. 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.
Current 2012 plans are for Armstrong to run full-time for Rookie of the Year with sponsorship from Ferrellgas/Agrisure Viptera.
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.[1]