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,

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.

2007 was a milestone development year for Dakotah Stephens Racing.  He entered into a partnership with Tom Macaluso
as the driver of the Macaluso owned #79 Open Wheel Modified car and Stephens and Macaluso shared successes
in the #79 Sprint Car program.  Stephens and Macaluso attended 37 racing events during the 2007 race season 
with four feature wins throughout the season in both the Sprint and Open Wheel Modified cars. To the average person,
four wins may not appear to be a high number, but race team insiders know four wins are substantial when your victories
come before you have a valid driver's licences and four wins are substantial when your competitor's have many years of
experience at mastering Eastbay-the toughest track in the South.  Another highlight of the 2007 race season was entry
into the 2nd annual Florida 400 held at Desoto Speedway in December.  Dakotah and his team built the purple #79 entry, 
and made the starting field for this pretigious event.  However, an unexpected crash ended his bid for a top finish early
on lap 20.  Stephens Racing are looking forward to an exciting 2008 race season. 

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. One strength that contribute to Dakotah's 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 with a long range goal is earning a Triple Crown Championship.
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.