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D. J. Kennington | |||||||
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![]() Kennington at Martinsville Speedway in 2018 | |||||||
Born | Douglas James Kennington July 15, 1977 St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
Achievements | 2010, 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Champion | ||||||
Awards | 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
16 races run over 4 years | |||||||
2019 position | 62nd | ||||||
Best finish | 39th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2016 Can-Am 500 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 STP 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
51 races run over 8 years | |||||||
2019 position | 102nd | ||||||
Best finish | 24th (2008) | ||||||
First race | 2006 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 NASCAR Racing Experience 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
12 races run over 6 years | |||||||
2019 position | 72nd | ||||||
Best finish | 40th (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2010 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport) | ||||||
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NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
227 races run over 19 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 17 (DJK Racing) | ||||||
2024 position | 4th | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (2010, 2012) | ||||||
First race | 2007 Dodge Dealers 200 (Cayuga) | ||||||
Last race | 2025 WeatherTech 200 (Mosport) | ||||||
First win | 2007 Mopar 300 (Barrie) | ||||||
Last win | 2025 NASCAR Canada 300 (Riverside) | ||||||
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Statistics up to date as of September 14, 2025. |
Douglas James Kennington (born July 15, 1977) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 17 Dodge Challenger for his own team DJK Racing. He won the 2010 and 2012 Canada Series championships. Kennington also previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 99 Toyota Supra for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He is the son of Doug Kennington, a former CASCAR driver and founder of St. Thomas Raceway Park. [1]
Kennington made his 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 sixteen-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]
In 2007–2009 he ran the Nationwide Series part-time for MacDonald Motorsports in a Dodge Charger. He has over thirty starts but has never cracked the top-ten. [10] His career best NASCAR Nationwide Series finish was an eleventh 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.
In 2010, he ran some races with Rick Ware Racing and finished seventeenth in his first Camping World Truck Series start at Martinsville Speedway.
In 2013, Kennington returned to the Camping World Truck Series at Phoenix International Raceway, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for Rick Ware Racing; he finished last after an early accident. [12] Three years later, Kennington ran two Truck races for Premium Motorsports at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Martinsville Speedway, finishing fourteenth 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 fifteenth.
In August 2019, Kennington replaced a suspended Tyler Dippel in the No. 02 Young's Motorsports truck at Mosport. [15]
In 2007 he drove the No. 17 Castrol sponsored car in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He won both the Barrie Speedway races and a pole, ending up second in the points. Kennington struggled in the 2008 season with no wins. In 2009, he won at Delaware Speedway from pole and had a solid season including the pole at Riverside International 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 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 Saint-Eustache. [16] 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. Kennington picked up his third win from the pole at Saskatoon but after problems in Montreal Kennington 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. During the 2011 season, Kennington won the events at Kawartha and Auto Clearing Speedway to finish Second in the Points standings. In the 2012 Canadian Tire season, Kennington went to win a NASCAR touring record of 5 consecutive races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Delaware Speedway, Motoplex Speedway, Edmonton Indy and 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.
Kennington made his debut in 1998 season, driving the No. 17 Castrol sponsored car for his own team. He ran full-time in CASCAR Super Series from 1998 season until 2006 season when NASCAR purchased CASCAR and created the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2007 season. Kennington had seven wins, 38 top-fives, sixty top-tens and seven pole-positions in 83 races. Kennington best championship result was runner-up in 2002 season.
In 2004 and 2005, Kennington ran a partial schedule in the USAR Hooters Procup Series as an owner/driver for DJK Racing.
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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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2017 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 28 | 36 |
2018 | 30 | 24 |
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] | |||||||||||||||||
84 | HOM 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Premium Motorsports | 15 | Chevy | TAL 15 | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 49 | 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] |
NASCAR Busch North Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] | |||
81 | PHO 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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] | |||||
Dwight Kennedy | Dodge | PHO 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 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] |
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
NASCAR Pinty's Series results | |||||||||||||||||||
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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