D. J. Kennington

D. J. Kennington
Born	July 15, 1977 (1977-07-15) (age 34) St. Thomas, Ontario
NASCAR Nationwide Series career
2007 position	66th
Best finish	66th - 2007 (Busch Series)
First race	2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of july 4, 2010.

D. J. Kennington (born July 15, 1977) is a Canadian racing driver.

Canadian Tire Series

His 2009 Car

His 2010 Car in Montreal at the NAPA Auto Parts 200

During this time he drove #17 Castrol sponsored car in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He won both the Barrie Speedway races in 2007 plus D.J. got a pole and ended up Second in the points. Kennington struggled in the 2008 season with no wins. In 2009, he won at Delaware from pole and had a solid season including the pole at Riverside Speedway and won the season finale at Kawartha Speedway, lead to him finishing second in points. He started off the 2010 season by defending his win at Delaware Speedway and picking up the pole for that event. Kennington won the third race of the year after leading only the last lap passing both Kerry Micks and Scott Steckly en route to victory at Autodrome St-Eustache.^[1] At MOTOPLEX Speedway he started on the pole and lead the majority of the race but lost to Scott Steckly in the last few laps. DJ picked up his third win from the pole at Saskatoon but after problems in Montreal D.J. fell back in the points. He won at Barrie Speedway and Riverside Speedway, retaking the points lead. A pole and a third-place finish at the final race at Kawartha Speedway would clinch his first ever NASCAR Championship and a spot in the Toyota Showdown. He would finish second to Jason Bowles, the highest finish for anyone from the Canadian Tire Series.

American Racing

In 2007-2009 he ran the NASCAR Nationwide Series part time for MacDonald Motorsports in a Dodge Charger. He has over 30 starts but has never cracked the Top 10.^[2] His career best NASCAR Nationwide Series finish was an 11th place finish driving for Rensi-Hamilton in the Del Monte Ford in the 2010 race in Montreal.^[3] In 2010, he ran some races with Rick Ware Racing and finished seventeenth in his first and only truck start at Martinsville Speedway. In 2004 and 2005 he ran a partial schedule in the USAR Hooters Procup Series. He also won races and did very well in the old CASCAR Super Series. D.J has also raced for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in Montreal

References

1. ^ www.djkennington.com/
2. ^ ttp://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2008/2008nationwide-chart.htm
3. ^ http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=kennid.01

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Name	Kennington, D.J.
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Date of birth	July 15, 1977
Place of birth	St. Thomas, Ontario
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