BOWMANVILLE, ON (August 25, 2019)- DJ Kennington and the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge team once again showed speed and constancy during round number ten of the 2019 NASCAR Pinty’s Series this past Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) near Bowmanville, Ontario. With a seventh-place finish Kennington has now scored five consecutive top-ten finishes, including two podiums.
During Saturday’s practice session Kennington was very pleased with the performance of the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge and was careful not to overdo it.
“The car felt so good right away” said Kennington. “I didn’t want to run too many laps on it. We just made a few minor changes to be ready for qualifying” he added.
Kennington would post the ninth fastest time in the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge and line up on row five for the 200km race on Sunday. Showing the same performance as the day before Kennington was quickly on the move into the top five.
“Some of the guys were pushing pretty hard and I tried to take it easy” said Kennington.
As the race moved forward the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge team made scheduled pit stops for fuel and fresh tires. With service complete the job was now in the hands of the driver. Kennington continued to work his way back toward the front of the field and climbed to up to seventh place at the checkered flag.
“Another solid day by everyone” said Kennington. “We’re up near the front every week and to get seventh against all these road course guys, that’s good for us. If we maybe had stopped a bit later and had fresher tires, we had a chance for a top five. But still, really great job by the Castrol team” he added.
Of note: DJ Kennington was a last-minute substitute and drove the #02 Truck for Young’s Motorsports in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series race on Sunday. Kennington claimed tenth spot in Stage 1 of the race and scored a 15th place finish in the race, the highest result amongst the three team drivers.
DJ Kennington and the Castrol Edge Dodge team return to action Saturday September 7that the Autodrome St. Eustache in St. Eustache, Quebec.
All NASCAR Pinty’s Series races are streamed live on TSN.ca, the TSN App and at fanschoice.tv
Race fans are encouraged to keep up to date with the latest team news. Please bookmark the team website www.djkracing.caand follow @djkracing on twitter and Instagram. Fans should also “like” the DJK Racing Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/DJKenningtonRacing/and follow @CastrolCanada on twitter and Facebook.
Prepared by Todd Lewis and TL Sports & Entertainment, todd@tlsportsent.com(239) 961-2618
About Castrol: With well over 100 years of experience and 13 R&D centers worldwide, Castrol is a global technology leader.
Castrol is more than oil; it’s liquid engineering, which provides lubricants and support for passionate race teams and consumers. As the number-one brand in Canada, Castrol Edge Synthetic dominates the market providing performance and strength for your engine.
Today, Castrol operates in over 60 countries. In Canada, Castrol lubricants are marketed, manufactured and distributed by Wakefield Canada, a privately owned, entrepreneurial company focused on Automotive, Heavy Duty and Industrial lubricants.
For more information please visit castrol.ca
Discussion about this post