Name: Dakotah Stephens Age: 17 Birthplace: Brandon, FL Experience: 9 years Career Highlights:   •  86 Career Wins   • 2006 Florida Sprint Car Association Champion   •  2006 - "Driver of the Year" Award at North Florida Speedway   •  2006 - Nominated "Driver of the Year" by Florida Short Track Report   •  2005 USA Sprints-Top 6 in Rookie Year

07 RACE RESULTS

BIO
Like many youngsters today, their careers begin at very young ages. Dakotah began racing at the young age of 7, racing go-carts locally, regionally and state wide. Very early, it was evident that racing skill and talent were present. Dakotah was named 2002 Rookie of the Year at Dirt Devil Speedway, and in 2003 he was named 2 x state champion in Florida Karting Association Racing and 2004 track champion at Dirt Devils Speedway.
In 2005, at age 13, Dakotah left go-carts to pursue the elite league of Sprint Car racing. Dakotah amazed fans, track managements and fellow drivers with his ability to win and race at the front of the field with industry veterans like Gene Lasker and Tim George, and ended his year with an impressive 6 place finish in championship points contrary to a late start in the season.
In 2006, Dakotah ran 2 races with the Central Florida Wingless Sprints on pavement, 1 Eastbay Raceway Park race with a top 5 finish and 20 points races with Florida Sprint Car Association dirt series. Dakotah won his first Sprint Car race on July 1, 2006 proving to be one of the youngest Sprinter Car Drivers' in recent Florida history to take the checker flag at age 14.  Contrary to starting from the back row of an 18-24 car inverted field based upon race percentages for 19 consecutive races,  Dakotah went on to win 3 main events and 2 preliminary events which contributed to him capturing the 2006 Florida Sprint Car Association Points Championship during his rookie season in Sprints.
Dakotah was born in North Carolina and his father and car owner raced NASCAR Late Model Stock cars for 10 years against driver's like Dale Earnhardt, Jr and Dennis Setzer. Stephens Racing was founded in 1988 and Dakotah is continuing the winning traditions of the team some 18 years later.
Dakotah's future goals are to attend college and get a Mechanical Engineering Degree. One of Dakotah's strengths that contribute to his racing success and future educational goals is that he is an ingenious math wizard. Dakotah has his sight set on becoming a professional driver in NASCAR or USAC and he is committed to achieving this goal. Getting on board with this talented and determined driver can only lead to a great partnership when Dakotah does enter the top racing series in America.

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Zink Family Motorsports
Shadow Racing Products
Triple X Race Co

PERSONAL WEBSITE
www.dakotahstephens.com/home

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