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It was a late Canada Day announcement for D.J. Kennington and Gaunt Brothers Racing, but the team will return to action at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.
The Canadian driver along with Canadian team owner Marty Gaunt will wheel into Florida with a pair of all-Canadian sponsors Lordco Auto Parts and Castrol Canada.
“We’re fortunate to have our original combination of sponsors, as well as D.J., with us for Daytona,” said Gaunt in a team release. “We started our program with restrictor plate racing and with Lordco and Castrol on our Toyota Camry. We’ve improved our result with every restrictor plate start, and we hope that trend continues.”
The race will mark Kennington’s seventh start of the season, and sixth with Gaunt Brothers Racing. In seven races this season, Kennington has a best finish of 20th at Talladega in April.
It’s been a busy season for Kennington whose been juggling his occasional Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts with a full-time NASCAR Pinty’s Series schedule on his plate.
“We keep gaining speed with every restrictor plate race and had a good day at Talladega last time out,” said Kennington. “It’s great to have Lordco and Castrol back on board. I can’t wait to get to Daytona and get back behind the wheel of the GBR Toyota Camry.”
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 will take place on Saturday evening. The green flag is scheduled for 7:19 p.m. ET.
