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ANTIGONISH, N.S. (Sept. 15, 2012) – D.J. Kennington bounced right back to the cusp of a second NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship. A week after a fuel pump failure took a large chunk of his points lead, the St. Thomas, Ont., driver dominated the Wilson Equipment 300 en route to his sixth win of the season. With the season-finale looming next week at Kawartha Speedway, Kennington looks to put the finishing touches on the 2012 championship to go along with the one he captured in 2010.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 10, 2012) – With four wins in four oval-track outings this season and three prior victories at Barrie (Ont.) Speedway, it was a good bet that D.J. Kennington would take a substantial step toward locking up his second NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship on Sunday at Barrie. That's not how it shook out.

NASCAR's Joey Logano has been named as the celebrity driver of this year's Cat Car for Kids in the IWK 250 presented by Steve Lewis Auto Body at Riverside International Speedway on July 21. Logano, nicknamed "Sliced Bread" - as in the best thing since..., is best-known as driver of the No. 20 Home Depot/Dollar General Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, a seat he's held since 2009 when he won the Rookie of the Year title in NASCAR's premier series. He also competes part-time on NASCAR's Nationwide Series driving the No. 20 Toyota. Both cars are fielded for Logano by Joe Gibbs Racing. He is currently 13th in Sprint Cup Series point standings after seven events; he has one Sprint Cup Series win on his resume along with 10 Nationwide Series victories. Logano is the youngest driver to ever win in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series.