ly ▁were ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁finished ▁out ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁closing ▁down ▁and ▁s elling ▁its ▁equipment ▁and ▁shop , ▁but ▁that ▁was ▁soon ▁ret ract ed . ▁ ▁D . J . ▁Ken ning ton ▁ran ▁eleven ▁races ▁for ▁Mac Donald ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁twenty - third ▁at ▁D over . ▁Mac Donald ▁switched ▁to ▁D od ges ▁and ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁attempted ▁a ▁full ▁schedule , ▁with ▁Ken ning ton ▁running ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁races . ▁During ▁the ▁races ▁Ken ning ton ▁missed ▁he ▁was ▁racing ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Canadian ▁T ire ▁Series . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁for ▁another ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁but ▁left ▁after ▁nine ▁races ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁Canadian ▁T ire ▁championship ▁bid . ▁After ▁his ▁departure , ▁many ▁drivers ▁took ▁over ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁Patrick ▁Sh elt ra , ▁Bobby ▁Hamilton , ▁Jr ., ▁Kevin ▁Ham lin , ▁Se an ▁Mur phy , ▁J . ▁J . ▁Ye ley , ▁Jeff ▁Green , ▁Mike ▁Bl iss , ▁Bobby ▁Hill in , ▁Jr ., ▁Bla ke ▁Koch , ▁and ▁Alex ▁Tag li ani . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Michael ▁Mc D ow ell ▁drove ▁the ▁ 8 1 ▁for ▁M MS , ▁finishing ▁ 2 1