Canadian Tire Series

During this time he drove #17 Castrol

Castrol

Castrol is a brand of industrial and automotive lubricants which is applied to a large range of oils, greases and similar products for most lubrication applications...

 sponsored car in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series , commonly abbreviated as NCATS, is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada that is based from the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981.-History:...

. He won both the Barrie Speedway

Barrie Speedway

The Barrie Speedway is a 1/3 mile tri-oval racing track located in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, north of Barrie. It is a member of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for the Ontario Provincial and continental championships, and hosts a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race, with D. J. Kennington...

 races in 2007 plus D.J. got a pole and ended up Second in the points. Kennington struggled in the 2008 season with no wins. In 2009, he won at Delaware from pole and had a solid season including the pole at Riverside Speedway

Riverside Speedway

Riverside Speedway is a 1/3 mile, high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about ten kilometres southwest of the town of Antigonish.- History :...

 and won the season finale at Kawartha Speedway

Kawartha Speedway

Kawartha Speedway is a 3/8 mile paved oval located in Fraserville, Ontario, approximately 10 km southwest of Peterborough. The paved track is within the harness racing track, temporary grandstands are brought onto the harness racing tracks surface. In 2006 Kawartha Speedway held the final CASCAR...

, lead to him finishing second in points. He started off the 2010 season by defending his win at Delaware Speedway

Delaware Speedway

Delaware Speedway is a half-mile paved race track that is one of the oldest continuously operating tracks in Canada. It is located a few minutes west of London, Ontario northeast of Delaware, Ontario. It hosts stock car racing every Friday night during the summer...

 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

Kerry Micks

Kerry Micks is a Canadian race car driver in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drives the #02 Beyond Digital Imaging/Dickies Ford Fusion for his own team which he and his wife created in 1990. From 1990 to 2006 he drove in Cascar he is the all time leader in starts with 165 and second in wins...

 and Scott Steckly

Scott Steckly

Scott Steckly is a Canadian auto racer and driver from Milverton, Ontario, Canada. He is a driver and owner in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He drives the number 22 Canadian Tire Dodge Charger for Erb Racing, a team in which he is a partial owner...

 en route to victory at Autodrome St-Eustache. 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. DJ picked up his third win from the pole at Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

 but after problems in Montreal D.J. fell back in the points. He won at Barrie Speedway

Barrie Speedway

The Barrie Speedway is a 1/3 mile tri-oval racing track located in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, north of Barrie. It is a member of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for the Ontario Provincial and continental championships, and hosts a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race, with D. J. Kennington...

 and Riverside Speedway

Riverside Speedway

Riverside Speedway is a 1/3 mile, high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about ten kilometres southwest of the town of Antigonish.- History :...

, retaking the points lead. A pole and a third-place finish at the final race at Kawartha Speedway

Kawartha Speedway

Kawartha Speedway is a 3/8 mile paved oval located in Fraserville, Ontario, approximately 10 km southwest of Peterborough. The paved track is within the harness racing track, temporary grandstands are brought onto the harness racing tracks surface. In 2006 Kawartha Speedway held the final CASCAR...

 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.

American Racing

In 2007-2009 he ran the NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Nationwide Series part time for MacDonald Motorsports

MacDonald Motorsports

MacDonald Motorsports is a NASCAR team owned by former driver Randy MacDonald and his wife Pat. They field the #81 Eagle Convenience Stores/Heartland Harley Davidson Dodge Challenger for Donnie Neuenberger, Scott Wimmer and rookie Blake Koch in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...

 in a Dodge Charger

Dodge Charger

The Dodge Charger is an American automobile manufactured by the Dodge division of Chrysler. There have been several different Dodge vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate...

. 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

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. In 2010, he ran some races with Rick Ware Racing and finished seventeenth in his first and only truck start at Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...

. In 2004 and 2005 he ran a partial schedule in the USAR Hooters Procup Series. He also won races and did very well in the old CASCAR Super Series. D.J has also raced for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing in the NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Nationwide Series in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...