He was the crew chief for Rusty Wallace's 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship for Blue Max Racing.
[1] Felix Sabates hired Dodson for the 1995 season and driver Kyle Petty recorded Dodson's final win as a Cup crew chief;[1] the union lasted for the first 25 races.
[1] Dodson was the crew chief in the NASCAR SuperTruck Series from 1995 until 1998 for Ultra Motorsports with owner Jim Smith.
[1] Wallace later hired Dodson as the general manager for his Xfinity Series team.
[2] Dodson grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with Chocolate Myers and the two sat together at the grandstands of Bowman Gray Stadium in their youth.
[7] Dodson died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at age 64 after a brief illness on December 20, 2017.