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DJ Kennington
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Sponsor Castrol Edge
Manufacturer Dodge
Owner Doug Kennington Sr.
Crewchief Dave Wight
Birthdate July 15, 1977
Hometown St. Thomas, Ont.
Occupation Professional Race Car Driver

Career Highlights

• Made NASCAR Canadian Tire Series debut at Cayuga Motor Speedway in 2007
• Won first NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race on July 1, 2007 at Barrie Speedway
• Won 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Statistics

Year Rank Races Wins Poles Top 5s Top 10s
2007 2 12 2 1 8 9
2008 3 13 0 0 9 11
2009 2 13 2 2 9 10
2010 1 13 5 5 9 11
TOTALS   51 9 8 35 41

WINS: 9 — Barrie (7/1/07), Barrie (9/8/07), Delaware (6/6/09); Kawartha (9/27/09); Delaware (6/5/10), St. Eustache (7/3/10), Saskatoon (8/4/10), Barrie (9/11/10), Antigonish (9/18/10)
POLES: 8 — Cayuga (5/26/07); St. Eustache (7/12/09), Riverside (9/20/09); Delaware (6/5/10), Vernon (7/31/10), Saskatoon (8/4/10), Mosport (8/21/10), Kawartha (9/25/10)

Year-by-year Canadian Tire Series Recap

2010: Won series championship. … Established career highs in wins (5) and poles (5). … Earned wins at Delaware (June 5), St. Eustache (7/3), Saskatoon (Aug. 4), Barrie (9/11) and Antigonish (9/18). 2009: Finished second in points to Andrew Ranger for the second time in three seasons. … Collected third career win on June 6 at Delaware Speedway. … Earned second win of season and fourth of career on Sept. 27 at Kawartha Speedway. Had a stretch of four consecutive top fives from July 29 to Aug. 30. … Won Mopar Cup, a season-long competition amongst Dodge drivers. 2008: Finished third in the standings. … Finished outside the top 10 just two times (Cayuga-1 and Antigonish). … Finished on the podium five times. … Reeled off eight consecutive top fives from June 28-Aug. 17. … Established single-season series record with 11 top 10s. … Along with Scott Steckly, established single-season series record with nine top-five finishes. … Voted by fans as the series’ Most Popular Driver. … Finished second in the Mopar Cup standings, a competition for the highest-finishing Dodge driver. 2007: Finished second, 103 behind Andrew Ranger in final driver standings. … Won first NASCAR pole in Canadian Tire Series’ inaugural race on May 26 at Cayuga. … Earned first win on July 1 at Barrie. … Picked up second win on Sept. 8 at Barrie. … Notched five straight top fives from June 17 through Aug. 4. … Won Mopar Cup, a season-long competition amongst Dodge drivers.

Noteworthy

Competed in 7 NASCAR Nationwide Series events in 2009. … Made 26 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts in 2008. … Made 11 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts in 2007. … Made NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in 2006 at Memphis. … Won three consecutive CASCAR Super Series events in 2005. … Competed in Hooters Pro Cup in 2003 and 2004. … Made CASCAR Super Series debut in 1993 at 16 years of age.

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Canadian Tire Series Drivers


St. Thomas, Ont.

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