February 18, 2009. DJK Racing with Canada’s Most Popular NASCAR Canadian Tire Series driver as voted by the race fans DJ Kennington is set to expand their operation for the 2009 season. While Kennington is preparing to return to the series and fight for the championship for a third season, the DJK race shop will also be fielding a second team for the entire season with Joey Hanssen at the wheel.
Hanssen is from the Netherlands and a highly talented young man of only seventeen. Hanssen has already achieved some remarkable successes in his racing career. Competing most recently in Formula Cars and in numerous European Karting series, Hanssen has claimed numerous pole positions, podium finishes and race victories. Now he prepares to make the biggest leap of his racing career and move across the Atlantic to compete in the 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and challenge for the rookie of the year title.
The key to making such a move successfully is having top level equipment that is immaculately prepared for the races. After several meetings and discussions with DJK Racing the two parties entered into an agreement for DJ Kennington and DJK Racing to supply the cars for Joey Hanssen to drive. “It was something that I’ve thought about before,” said Kennington, “but this was different. All of the pieces were in place and it was a good fit for both of us. We’ve got the necessary time to get the cars put together and make sure everything is right prior to starting the season,” he added.
DJ Kennington and his father Doug Kennington have been working together putting together very good race cars and motors with plenty of horsepower for many years. With his years of experience Kennington will also be able to help the young Hanssen through some of the adjustments necessary to make the switch from Karts & open wheel cars to be successful in stock cars.
Expanding the effort of DJK Racing doesn’t simply mean making two of everything. There is a significant commitment of time and resources to make it a successful endeavor for everyone involved. There will be announcements outlining the sponsorship program on behalf of Joey Hanssen detailed in the coming days. “I couldn’t even imagine doing something like this without a solid sponsorship program and the effort and support of my team,” said Kennington. “All the guys who work so hard in the shop to get us ready each week are ready to dig into this as well.”
The 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will open competition on May 23rd at the Autodrome St. Eustache in the first of thirteen events on ovals, road courses and temporary street circuits.
This release prepared by TL Sports & Entertainment.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series: DJK Racing will field two cars in 2009
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No mention of Castrol on DJ's car?
Castrol will be on DJ's car
Makes Ashley Taws' statement about 'losing the fire for oval racing' seem sort of fishy, doesn't it?
Guess they couldn't find a Canadian ride buyer.
Well that makes sense, Canadians know how NCTS works, don't they?
A kid with very little experience past karting, no oval racing experience and no stock car experience is going to get his first lessons in stock car and oval racing in what is supposed to be Canada's premier series. That is a recipe for mayhem. Will Kennington help pay for the collateral damage?
You're surprised to find out it ended up like this why, exactly?
I expected better from Kennington.
If it helps pay the bills for the NNS efforts...
If it helps pay the bills for the NNS efforts...
...then it doesn't matter if it makes Canada's top series look like a joke.
Again, where have you been?
OK Mobil1fan, you don't like NCATS. We get it. So we should just accept stuff like this and say nothing?
What I'm saying is that the situation NCTS finds itself in didn't exactly come out of the blue. Being disappointed is one thing, being surprised about things being disappointing out of the blue one day is another.
I don't see anyone expressing surprise. The only one who used the word is you, Mobil1fan. I do see disappointment in Kennington and ride buying in general. NCATS has had ride buyers with questionable records, but even they had more experience than this kid.
It's your bubble, enjoy.
And you can go on mindlessly carping about everything without adding anything to the discussion.
What is there to add? Most of this is pretty obvious, or at least it is outside of the bubble.
I know Joey and he drives extremely good!! Trust you'll be suprised this season!!
Greetings from the Netherlands
ok anonymouse first you shouldn't judge the talent of someone you do not even know or know anything about if you seen what this kid has done its very impressive. in open wheel, karts and stock cars on road courses in the on a dry and wet track.. search for benelux racing league research your facts before you open your mouth and if he can drive on a road course and dominated through europe that dosent mean he dosent have what it takes to compete on an oval
plus hes been racing for thirteen years i dont know how you think thats little experiance
and again do some research he has stock car experience your just scared that a european may do well in our canadian series and possibly attract more forigners to the sport
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