CASCAR Super Series teams returned to Trois Rivieres, Quebec this past weekend to once again take on the challenging street circuit. DJ Kennington had claimed a second place finish five years earlier in the only other CASCAR event to take place here so confidence was high. However the mistakes of another turned that confidence into anguish.Through the first practice sessions DJ Kennington had the Castrol Dodge performing beautifully. “We were pretty good right away” said Kennington. “We know the characteristics of this car really well, and we did make some gear changes through the practice sessions to get us better”.
The switches paid off and Kennington qualified the Castrol Dodge in seventh spot. “I thought we might have been a little better, but knew that we had a car that would be very strong throughout the entire race” said Kennington. “Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to find out”.
On the opening lap of the 42 lap event Kennington was taking a guarded approach to the tricky first corner on the temporary street circuit, unfortunately others were not so alert. Kennington and the Castrol Dodge were the victims of heavy contact from behind causing irreparable damage that ended their day even before the conclusion of the opening lap. “It’s just terrible” said Kennington afterwards. “How somebody who is 14th runs all the way up to clobber us in 7th makes no sense, there was no possible way that was going to work. Not only are we out of the race but it ruins our season”.
CASCAR competitors return to the half mile oval at Mosport Speedway for Saturday night racing this coming weekend. “We had a big win at Mosport last year” said Kennington. “It was our third in a row, and we know that the Castrol Dodge will be strong again”.
You can watch DJ Kennington in all the CASCAR Super Series races on Rogers Sportsnet on Saturday July 29th. Check your local listings for times in your area. To follow the CASCAR Super Series all year long check out
www.cascar.ca From TL Sports & Entertainment
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