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CHARLOTTE, NC - Driver of the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge DJ Kennington was recognized for his superb season this past weekend at the annual NASCAR Night of Champions Awards Gala.  The event took place at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC and Kennington along with the race team were acknowledged for their tremendous season in which they set records for most victories and most top five finishes in a single season and Kennington claimed his second NASCAR Canadian Tire Series title.

In this episode, two-time NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion DJ Kennington delivers a speech during the October 20 (2013) Recognition Event, in downtown Toronto. The driver of the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge thanked his sponsors, team, family and fans for their support in 2012. Kennington, who hails from St. Thomas, Ontario, won seven of the series' 12 races in 2012 to secure the title.

FRASERVILLE, Ont. (Sept. 22, 2012) – D.J. Kennington won it all.Kennington capped his 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship with a victory Saturday in the final race of the season, the Pinty's 250 presented by Dodge, at Kawartha Speedway.

BARRIE, ON - September 9, 2012. Normally at NASCAR Canadian Tire Series events we see DJ Kennington piloting the familiar #17 Castrol Edge Dodge. But for round number 10 at Barrie Speedway on Sunday Kennington caught the racing world of guard with an eye catching new look. For this one event Kennington would race the #17 SuperClean Dodge.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 3, 2012) – No one is happier than D.J. Kennington.In the Wahta Springs 300 on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Barrie (Ont.) Speedway the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 takes to an oval track for the first time since July 25. And Kennington is happy not only because he won that evening in Saskatoon, Sask., but also for the fact that he has emerged victorious in each of the four races on ovals this season.

MONTREAL, QC - The strong season in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series for St. Thomas, ON driver DJ Kennington continued Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.  The #17 Castrol Edge Dodge was up front at the final road course event of the season and Kennington recorded his ninth top five finish of the year in as many events.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2012) — D.J. Kennington's five-race win streak may have ended in Trois-Rivieries, but his hot streak through July and August has not only kept him atop the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 standings, it has him being recognized as one of the hottest drivers across NASCAR's touring and regional series.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA (July 22, 2012) – D.J. Kennington charged into the lead in a wild scramble at the finish of the Edmonton 100 at the Edmonton City Centre Airport on Sunday to score a record fourth consecutive victory in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1.He gained the lead when the first and second-place cars of Scott Steckly and J.R. Fitzpatrick came together on a restart as the field headed for a green-white-checkered finish.

July 15, 2012 - As the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series opened up the annual western Canadian swing, St. Thomas, ON driver DJ Kennington and the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge team were looking to keep their hot streak intact at round number five at MotoPlex Speedway near Vernon, BC. After runner-up finishes at the track the last two seasons, Kennington claimed the victory, his third consecutive series win and extend his overall championship lead.

VERNON, British Columbia (July 14, 2012) – When you're hot you're hot. That could be the best way to describe the streak D.J. Kennington is on right now in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1.Kennington of St. Thomas, Ontario took the lead from defending series champion and defending race champion Scott Steckly on Lap 249 and remained out front the rest of the way to win the A&W Cruisin' The Dub 300 at Motoplex Speedway and Event Park for his third consecutive win of the season.