Dodson started his career in
go-kart racing before moving up to
dirt modifieds at the age of fourteen. A few years later, he stopped racing around his Maryland home and traveled to
North Carolina and
South Carolina to compete in
late model racing. In 2018, Dodson stepped up to regional touring series, competing with
Jefferson Pitts Racing for a limited schedule in the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. The choice to travel to the West Coast and race with JPR was based on the value per start with Dodson not having major corporate backing. On July 26, 2019, it was announced that Dodson was scheduled to make his
NASCAR national series debut driving the No. 32 for
Reaume Brothers Racing in the
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series in the
2019 Eldora Dirt Derby, with the potential to add more races with the team later in 2019. The announcement came after an opportunity with a different team fell through. Dodson would finish the race in 30th. He also competed in two NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races with
JP Racing, finishing 8th at
Evergreen Speedway and 17th at
Meridian Speedway. Dodson would run four
ARCA Menards Series West races with
JP Racing in
2020, scoring a best finish of fifth at
Irwindale. == Personal life ==