D. J. Kennington | |||||||
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Kennington in 2015
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Born | Daniel Joseph Kennington July 15, 1977 St. Thomas, Ontario |
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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) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
50 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 13 (MBM Motorsports) No. 15 (B. J. McLeod Motorsports) |
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2016 position | 69th | ||||||
Best finish | 24th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
Last race | 2016 Ticket Galaxy 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 26, 2017. |
Daniel Joseph "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.