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D.J. Kennington

D. J. Kennington
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Kennington in 2015
Born Douglas James Kennington
(1977-07-15) July 15, 1977 (age 39)
St. Thomas, Ontario
Achievements 2010, 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion
Awards 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Most Popular Driver
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Car no., team No. 96 (Gaunt Brothers Racing)
2016 position 60th
Best finish 60th (2016)
First race 2016 Can-Am 500 (Phoenix)
Last race 2017 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
50 races run over 7 years
Car no., team No. 13 (MBM Motorsports)
No. 15 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports)
2016 position 69th
Best finish 24th (2008)
First race 2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race 2016 Ticket Galaxy 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
5 races run over 3 years
Truck no., team No. 49 (Premium Motorsports)
2016 position 93rd
Best finish 61st (2013)
First race 2010 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2016 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
159 races run over 13 years
Car no., team No. 17 (DJK Racing)
2013 position 2nd
Best finish 1st (2010, 2012)
First race 2001 Mopar 250 (Delaware)
Last race 2016 Kawartha 250 (Kawartha)
First win 2001 Blue Streak Presents the Mosport 250 (Bowmanville)
Last win 2013 JuliaWine.com 100 (Trois-Rivieres)
Wins Top tens Poles
26 126 16
Statistics current as of February 26, 2017.

Douglas James "D. J." Kennington (born July 15, 1977) is a Canadian professional driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Pinty's Series, driving the No. 17 for DJK Racing. He won the 2010 and 2012 Pinty's Series championships. Kennington also competes part-time in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 96 Toyota Camry for Gaunt Brothers Racing.

Kennington made his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at the 2016 Can-Am 500 at Phoenix in the No. 55 for Premium Motorsports, where he finished 35th. In 2017, he joined newly-formed Gaunt Brothers Racing to run the Daytona 500 in the No. 96 Toyota Camry, qualifying in 28th after racing his way in during the second Can-Am Duel qualifying race.

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. 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. Kennington has also raced for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2011 Montreal event.

In 2010, he ran some races with Rick Ware Racing and finished seventeenth in his first Camping World Truck Series start at Martinsville Speedway.


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