D. J. Kennington

D. J. Kennington
D. J. Kennington
	Phoenix)
Last race	2019 STP 500 (Martinsville)
Memphis)
Last race	2019 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 (Daytona)
Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2019 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
2007 Mopar 300 (Barrie)
Last win	2022 Leland Industries Twin 125s Race 1 (Sutherland)
	Statistics current as of May 21, 2023.

Douglas James "D. J." Kennington (born July 15, 1977) is a Canadian professional

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He is the son of Doug Kennington, a CASCAR driver and founder of St. Thomas Raceway Park.^[1]

Sprint Cup Series debut at the 2016 Can-Am 500 at Phoenix in the No. 55 for Premium Motorsports, where he finished 35th.^[2] In 2017, he joined newly-formed Gaunt Brothers Racing to run the Daytona 500 in the No. 96 Toyota Camry.^[3] He qualified in 28th after racing his way in during the second Can-Am Duel qualifying race,^[4] but got collected in a 16-car crash on lap 129. He attempted to qualify again for the team at Talladega, but failed to do so. He ran the No. 15 Premium Motorsports

at Daytona in July.

In 2018, Kennington returned to Gaunt Brothers Racing, with the team attempting a part-time schedule in the No. 96. At Bristol, Kennington, who is Canadian, ran a paint scheme in memoriam following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.^[5] He finished 27th in the tribute car, with the hood being auctioned for charity.^[6]^[7] For the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan, Kennington drove the No. 7 for Premium Motorsports.^[8]

For the 2019 STP 500, Kennington joined Spire Motorsports' No. 77 Chevrolet.^[9]

Xfinity Series

In 2007–2009 he ran the

Nationwide Series part-time for MacDonald Motorsports in a Dodge Charger. He has over 30 starts but has never cracked the Top 10.^[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.^[11] Kennington has also raced for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2011 Montreal event.

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

In 2010, he ran some races with

Camping World Truck Series start at Martinsville Speedway

.

In 2013, Kennington returned to the Camping World Truck Series at

Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Martinsville Speedway, finishing 14th and 23rd, respectively.^[13] In 2017, he and Gaunt Brothers Racing contested the Truck race at Mosport in the No. 96 Toyota Tundra.^[14]

He rejoined Premium Motorsports' No. 15 truck at Talladega where he finished 15th.

In August 2019, Kennington replaced a suspended Tyler Dippel in the No. 02 Young's Motorsports truck at Mosport.^[15]

Pinty's Series

In 2007 he drove the No. 17

Auto Clearing Motor Speedway; he won seven total races during the season on his way to the 2012 series championship.^[17]

At Jukasa Motor Speedway at the end of September 2018, Kennington claimed his first career win since 2013.

CASCAR

Kennington made his debut in 1998 season, driving the No. 17

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

in 2007 season. Kennington had 7 wins, 38 Top 5, 60 Top 10 and 7 pole-positions in 83 races. Kennington best championship result was runner-up in 2002 season.

Hooters Procup Series

In 2004 and 2005 he ran a partial schedule in the

USAR Hooters Procup Series

as an owner/driver for DJK Racing.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	MENCC	Pts	Ref
2016	Premium Motorsports	55	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	KAN	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	BRI	MCH	DAR	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	CLT	KAN	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO 35	HOM	60th	0¹	^[18]
2017	Gaunt Brothers Racing	96	Toyota	DAY 36	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL DNQ	KAN	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON																					39th	17	^[19]
	Premium Motorsports	15	Toyota																	DAY 38	KEN	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	CLT
		55	Toyota																															TAL 33	KAN	MAR	TEX
		15	Chevy																																			PHO 26	HOM
2018	Gaunt Brothers Racing	96	Toyota	DAY 24	ATL	LVS	PHO 31	CAL	MAR 28	TEX	BRI 27	RCH	TAL 20	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC				DAY 13	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV			MAR 27	TEX			53rd	0¹	^[20]
2018	Premium Motorsports	7	Chevy															MCH 34	SON	CHI														TAL 34	KAN			PHO 27	HOM	53rd	0¹	^[20]
2019	Spire Motorsports	77	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	MAR 32	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	KAN	CLT	POC	MCH	SON	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	TAL	KAN	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	62nd	0¹	^[21]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2017	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota	28	36
2018	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota	30	24

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2006	MacDonald Motorsports	72	Chevy	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT					121st	82	^[22]
2006			Dodge																																MEM 27	TEX	PHO DNQ	HOM DNQ	121st	82	^[22]
2007				DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO 27	TAL	RCH 39	DAR	CLT	DOV 23	NSH	KEN	MLW 26	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP 25	CGV 37	GLN	MCH	BRI 30	CAL	RCH 36	DOV	KAN 29	CLT DNQ	MEM 43	TEX DNQ	PHO 43	HOM DNQ	56th	719	^[23]
2008		81		DAY 33	CAL 26	LVS 29	ATL 34	BRI 34	NSH 34	TEX 30	PHO 26	MXC 25	TAL 26	RCH 27	DAR 20	CLT	DOV	NSH 23	KEN 26	MLW 24	NHA	DAY 29	CHI 31	GTY	IRP	CGV 27	GLN	MCH 29	BRI 29	CAL	RCH 27	DOV	KAN	CLT 25	MEM 20	TEX 31	PHO 22	HOM 26	24th	2099	^[24]
2009		81		DAY 17	CAL 24	LVS 33	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO 23	TAL 19	RCH 24	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI												66th	625	^[25]
2009	Specialty Racing	61	Ford																									CGV 32	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	66th	625	^[25]
2010	Team Rensi Motorsports	24	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV 11	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	GTY	TEX	PHO	HOM	103rd	130	^[26]
2011	Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing	13	Dodge	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW	GLN	CGV 40	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX				75th	15	^[27]
2011	MacDonald Motorsports	80	Dodge																																	PHO 33	HOM		75th	15	^[27]
2016	MBM Motorsports	13	Dodge	DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO 36	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX					69th	16	^[28]
2016	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	15	Ford																																PHO 30	HOM			69th	16	^[28]
2019	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	99	Toyota	DAY 33	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	CLT	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			102nd	0¹	^[29]

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NGOTC	Pts	Ref
2010	Rick Ware Racing	6	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR 17	NSH	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	MCH	IOW	GTY	IRP	POC	NSH	DAR	BRI	CHI	KEN	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	93rd	112	^[30]
2013	Rick Ware Racing	1	Chevy	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO 35					61st	26	^[31]
2013	Rick Ware Racing	84	Chevy																						HOM 26				61st	26	^[31]
2016	Premium Motorsports	49	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	KEN	ELD	POC	BRI	MCH	MSP 14	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR 23	TEX	PHO	HOM			93rd	0¹	^[32]
2017	Gaunt Brothers Racing	96	Toyota	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP 14	CHI	NHA	LVS								88th	0¹	^[33]
2017	Premium Motorsports	15	Chevy																			TAL 15	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM			88th	0¹	^[33]
2018	Premium Motorsports	49	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	MAR	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	CHI	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP 12	LVS	TAL	MAR 25	TEX	PHO 21	HOM 26			40th	65	^[34]
2019	Young's Motorsports	02	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	MAR	TEX	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	CHI	KEN	POC	ELD	MCH	BRI	MSP 15	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO	HOM			72nd	23	^[35]

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	NBNSC	Pts	Ref
1999	Info not available			LEE	RPS DNQ	NHA	TMP	NZH	HOL	BEE	JEN	GLN	STA	NHA	NZH	STA	NHA	GLN	EPP	THU	BEE	NHA	LRP	N/A	-	^[36]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	NKNPSWC	Pts	Ref
2011	Bill McAnally Racing	12	Toyota	PHO 10	AAS	MMP	IOW	LVS	SON	IRW	EVG	PIR	CNS	MRP	SPO	AAS			48th	264	^[37]
2011		81															PHO 11		48th	264	^[37]
2012				PHO 10	LHC	MMP	S99	IOW	BIR	LVS	SON	EVG	CNS	IOW	PIR	SMP	AAS	PHO	62nd	34	^[38]
2013				PHO 7	S99	BIR	IOW	L44	SON	CNS	IOW	EVG	SPO	MMP	SMP	AAS	KCR		44th	55	^[39]
2013	Dwight Kennedy		Dodge															PHO 26	44th	55	^[39]
2014			Dodge	PHO 5	IRW	S99	IOW	KCR	SON	SLS	CNS	IOW	EVG	KCR	MMP	AAS	PHO 7		31st	76	^[40]
2015			Toyota	KCR	IRW	TUS	IOW	SHA	SON	SLS	IOW	EVG	CNS	MER	AAS	PHO 9			49th	35	^[41]

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
2011	Ron Sheridan	17	Dodge	TMP	STA	STA	MND	TMP	NHA	RIV	STA	NHA	BRI	DEL 8	TMP	LRP	NHA	STA	TMP	42nd	142	^[42]

Pinty's Series

NASCAR Pinty's Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	NPSC	Pts	Ref
2007	DJK Racing	17	Dodge	HAM 25	MSP 5	BAR 1*	MPS 5	EDM 4	CGV 4	MSP 10	CTR 12	HAM 3	BAR 1	RIS 3	KWA 25		2nd	1793	^[43]
2008				HAM 22	MSP 2	BAR 3	ASE 2	MPS 5	EDM 5	CGV 4	MSP 3	CTR 4	HAM 10	BAR 7	RIS 21	KWA 2	3rd	1972	^[44]
2009				ASE 16	DEL 1*	MSP 4	ASE 2	MPS 4	EDM 16	SAS 3	MSP 3*	CTR 3	CGV 4	BAR 10	RIS 18	KWA 1	2nd	2023	^[45]
2010				DEL 1*	MSP 6	ASE 1	TOR 3	EDM 15	MPS 2*	SAS 1*	CTR 4	MSP 6	CGV 28	BAR 1	RIS 1*	KWA 3	1st	2117	^[46]
2011				MSP 5	ICAR 20	DEL 3	MSP 1	TOR 5	MPS 2*	SAS 2*	CTR 9	CGV 18	BAR 7	RIS 4	KWA 1*		2nd	1881	^[47]
2012				MSP 2	ICAR 5	MSP 1*	DEL 1*	MPS 1*	EDM 1	SAS 1	CTR 5	CGV 5	BAR 21	RIS 1*	KWA 1		1st	517	^[48]
2013				MSP 4	DEL 4	MSP 10	ICAR 6	MPS 9	SAS 4	ASE 16	CTR 1	RIS 2	MSP 4	BAR 2	KWA 4		2nd	471	^[49]
2014				MSP 5	ACD 7	ICAR 12	EIR 5	SAS 8	ASE 9	CTR 18	RIS 3	MSP 7	BAR 3	KWA 5			3rd	402	^[50]
2015				MSP 4	ACD 3	SSS 16	ICAR 9	EIR 4	SAS 16	ASE 5	CTR 7	RIS 16	MSP 4	KWA 3			7th	382	^[51]
2016				MSP 3	SSS 6	ACD 10	ICAR 4	TOR 25	EIR 10	SAS 6	CTR 9	RIS 8	MSP 8	ASE 2*	KWA 4		6th	438	^[52]
2017				MSP 17	DEL 3	ACD 4	ICAR 8	TOR 6	SAS 2	SAS 2*	EIR 6	CTR 8	RIS 3	MSP 9	ASE 7	JUK 17	5th	486	^[53]
2018				MSP 4	JUK 6	ACD 5	TOR 8	SAS 5	SAS 5	EIR 5	CTR 6	RIS 3	MSP 6	ASE 7	NHA 5	JUK 1*	3rd	511	^[54]
2019				MSP 8	JUK 8	CHA 12	TOR 9	WYA 16	WYA 2	EDM 10	TRO 5	RIV 2	MOS 7	STE 6	NHA 3	JUK 8	5th	480	^[55]
2020				SUN 4	SUN 6	FLA 5	FLA 4	JUK 4	JUK 1*								3rd	247	^[56]
2021				SUN 17	SUN 2	CTR 6	ICAR 6	MSP 6	MSP 24	FLA 2	DEL 1	DEL 1	DEL 5				3rd	378	^[57]
2022				SUN 11	MSP 11	ACD 3	AVE 3	TOR 11	EDM 7	SAS 1	SAS 6	CTR 2	OSK 6	ICAR 12	MSP 7	DEL 5	3rd	494	^[58]
2023				SUN	MSP	ACD	AVE	TOR	EDM	SAS	SAS	CTR	OSK	ICAR	MSP	DEL	-*	-*	-*

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

Gallery

Kennington's 2010 Nationwide car at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Kennington's 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship car
Autodrome Chaudière in 2015

References

^ D.J. Kennington's big break: Can a journeyman driver from small-town Ontario make history at the Daytona 500? - Nick Faris, National Post, 17 February 2017
^ McCallum, Ian (November 15, 2016). "St. Thomas driver D.J. Kennington made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut Sunday in Phoenix". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^ "Gaunt Brothers Racing Sets '17 Schedule; Kennington to Compete at Daytona". NASCAR. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved June 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Southers, Tim (February 24, 2017). "DJ Kennington celebrates making first Daytona 500". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^ Hembree, Mike (April 14, 2018). "Canadian D.J. Kennington has drive to honor tragedy-stricken hockey team". USA Today. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ Long, Dustin (April 16, 2018). "Gaunt Brothers Racing to auction hood for Humboldt Broncos charity". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "2018 Food City 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
^ "DJ Kennington to Drive the Premium Motorsports #7 in the Irish Hills with APC". Premium Motorsports. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
^ "Spire Motorsports partners with Go-Parts for STP 500". Spire Motorsports. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - 2008 Nationwide Series Drivers/Team Table". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
^ D.J. Kennington Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
^ "2013 Lucas Oil 150". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
^ "2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ Wilson, Steven B. (August 28, 2017). "Gaunt Brothers Racing, DJ Kennington to Compete in NASCAR Truck Race". Speedway Digest. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ Cheek, Adam (August 23, 2019). "Tyler Dippel Indefinitely Suspended by NASCAR, Replaced By DJ Kennington". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ [1] Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ McNulty, Dean (September 22, 2012). "Kennington wins race, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series title". Welland Tribune. Welland, ONT. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 1999 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2007 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2014 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2017 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2019 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
^ "D. J. Kennington – 2020 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "D.J. Kennington – 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ "D.J. Kennington - 2022 NASCAR Pinty's Series Results". Racing-Reference.

External links

Official website
D. J. Kennington driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andrew Ranger	NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion 2010	Succeeded by Scott Steckly
Preceded by Scott Steckly	NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion 2012	Succeeded by Scott Steckly

[1] D.J. Kennington's big break: Can a journeyman driver from small-town Ontario make history at the Daytona 500? - Nick Faris, National Post, 17 February 2017

[2] McCallum, Ian (November 15, 2016). "St. Thomas driver D.J. Kennington made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut Sunday in Phoenix". St. Thomas Times-Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

[3] "Gaunt Brothers Racing Sets '17 Schedule; Kennington to Compete at Daytona". NASCAR. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved June 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] Southers, Tim (February 24, 2017). "DJ Kennington celebrates making first Daytona 500". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

[5] Hembree, Mike (April 14, 2018). "Canadian D.J. Kennington has drive to honor tragedy-stricken hockey team". USA Today. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[6] Long, Dustin (April 16, 2018). "Gaunt Brothers Racing to auction hood for Humboldt Broncos charity". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[7] "2018 Food City 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

[8] "DJ Kennington to Drive the Premium Motorsports #7 in the Irish Hills with APC". Premium Motorsports. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

[9] "Spire Motorsports partners with Go-Parts for STP 500". Spire Motorsports. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[10] "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - 2008 Nationwide Series Drivers/Team Table". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-07-31.

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v t e Gaunt Brothers Racing
Years active	2010–2021
Personnel	Marty Gaunt
Former drivers	Jason Bowles Alex Bowman Harrison Burton Landon Cassill Ty Dillon Jeffrey Earnhardt Drew Herring D. J. Kennington Parker Kligerman Jesse Little Dylan Lupton Daniel Suárez
Partnerships and affiliations	Toyota Racing Development Joe Gibbs Racing

v t e Team Rensi Motorsports
Years active	1997–2012
Personnel	Ed Rensi Sam Rensi Ronnie Russell Gary Weisbaum
Former drivers	Kelly Bires David Blankenship Johnny Borneman III Chad Chaffin Ricky Craven David Donohue Tim Fedewa Chad Finley Jeff Finley Rick Fuller Mark Gibson David Gilliland Bobby Hamilton Jr. Jimmy Hensley Ron Hornaday Jr. Andy Houston Shelby Howard Matt Hutter Richard Johns D. J. Kennington Scott Lagasse Kevin Lepage Tracy Leslie Ashton Lewis Jr. Mike Lorz Eric McClure Mike McLaughlin Butch Miller Ryan Newman Elliott Sadler Boris Said Sammy Sanders Andy Santerre Jay Sauter Ken Schrader Randy Tolsma Billy Venturini Kenny Wallace Mike Wallace Vince Whitmire
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Ron Hornaday Jr.

Racing career

Monster Energy Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

Pinty's Series

CASCAR

Hooters Procup Series

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

Monster Energy Cup Series

Daytona 500

Xfinity Series

Gander Outdoors Truck Series

Busch North Series

K&N Pro Series West

Whelen Modified Tour

Pinty's Series

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References

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