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2011 TNT Super Series Champion

- Dave Surmatchewski -

OAKLAND, ONTARIO (November 10, 2011)  Five years.  That's how long it's been since the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series had its first Canadian event and Dave Surmatchewski took his 1983 Cutlass to victory in what was then, his first race in 10.90 trim.  Since those days, Dave has achieved a third place finish in the 2008 TNTSS points chase, a second place in 2010 and two runner-ups in IHRA competition.  This year, the Oakland Ontario racer closed the deal and won his first Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series championship, bringing the title back to Canada for 2011...

Countdown to the 2011 Championship - Second Place - Mark Herbold

ELMA, NEW YORK (November 2, 2011)  Many drivers and teams wonder how to succeed in drag racing.  Well just look at what Mark Herbold and his partner Gary Schintzius achieved in the 2011 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series.  They accumulated an impressive 610 points, earning them a second place finish overall in the highly competitive sportsman series.  Having attended a few events here and there in previous years, Mark and Gary didn’t really chase the TNTSS points until two years ago, where they finished third.  Then in 2011...

TONAWANDA, NEW YORK (October 27, 2011)  For the sportsman drag racing team of Scott Jahren and Gerry Bartel, the 2011 season started with one goal in mind – to take Gerry’s 1973 Chevy Nova to the top of the field in the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series.  Early in the season, they were regularly going rounds against some very tough competition.  Then a late season charge catapulted them to a third place finish in what has become one of the most popular 10.90 series in the country...

Countdown to the 2011 Championship - Fourth Place - Harry Phelps

NEWARK, NEW YORK (October 19, 2011)  Missing the first few events in any competitive sportsman drag racing series would normally make it difficult to salvage a decent points finish.  But not in 2011 for Newark, New York's Harry Phelps.  Harry made it count when he needed to and accumulated 577 points; enough to place him fourth overall in the popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series.  With Harry not getting on the racetrack until June...

Countdown to the 2011 Championship - Fifth Place - Fred Gross

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO (October 12, 2011)  When Fred Gross began the 2011 drag racing season, his goal was the same as everyone else's; to get on stage at the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series yearend banquet.  And get on stage he will, as the Brampton, Ontario racer finished with 544 points placing him fifth in the highly competitive sportsman drag racing series.  After top ten finishes in both 2009 and 2010, Fred scored...

Jahren wins Friday; Surmatchewski wins Saturday and takes 2011 TNT Super Series Championship

High school teacher brings sportsman drag racing championship back to Canada!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (September 15, 2011)  The final weekend in the 2011 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series saw one new event winner and one new Champion crowned.  The fifth season of the very popular sportsman drag racing series culminated in a double-header at Dunn Tire Raceway Park last Friday and Empire Dragway on Saturday...

Surmatchewski doubles while Jablonski takes Race of Champions in TNT Super Series at Cayuga

Series front runner takes commanding points lead with only two races remaining!

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (September 8, 2011)  Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park saw an excellent weekend of sportsman drag racing in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series presented by Bieda’s Powersports.  Mother Nature co-operated and in the end, Dave Surmatchewski from Oakland, Ontario took his 1983 Cutlass to victory in both Saturday and Sunday's main events while Jon Jablonski scored the highly coveted Trailer Shop / ERD Race of Champions win.  To get in, you had to be a winner of any TNTSS event since the series began...

TNT Super Series heads to New York state for a double to wrap up 2011

The Balancing Act and Sam LoVetro Automotive present final weekend of the season!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (September 7, 2011)  The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series crosses the border this weekend into New York state for two events - Friday September 9 at Dunn Tire Raceway Park and Saturday September 10 at Empire Dragway.  This weekend's events - Friday presented by The Balancing Act and Saturday by Sam LoVetro Automotive - will close out the 2011 TNTSS season.  Gerry Bartel from The Balancing Act has added a specialty award for Friday.  The best winning package in both first and second rounds will each win a crisp, new $50 bill.  As an added bonus, Kevin & Laurie Orr of Kevin Orr Mechanical have posted a $200 bounty on points leader Dave Surmatchewski...

TNT Super Series returns to Cayuga Dragway for three races including 2011 Race of Champions

Bieda’s Powersports presents final Canadian double event of the season!

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (August 30, 2011)  Known for its double weekends of intense competition and solid car counts, the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series is heading back to the Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park this weekend for the final “Canadian” stop on the 2011 tour.  The double weekend, presented by Bieda’s Powersports, promises some of the best sportsman racing in the country with dozens of teams shooting for the title of 2011 TNT Super Series Champion.  Highlighting the weekend event will be Saturday night’s Trailer Shop / ERD TNTSS Race of Champions – the first specialty race of its kind for the TNTSS competitors...

TNTSS adds two new winners - Stirk and Vezina - while Surmatchewski takes points lead

St Thomas Raceway Park weekend was a huge success!

SPARTA, ONTARIO (August 24, 2011)  Competitors in the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series took on the 1/8th mile at St Thomas Raceway Park this past weekend for a spectacular two day drag racing event in partnership with the Can Am Stock / Super Stock Series.  Thanks to many supporters and volunteers, Saturday's racer barbeque raised over $1000 that will be donated to the Heart & Stroke Foundation in memory of Tim Thorne.  The weekend was a terrific celebration of Tim's life and his impact on the local drag racing community...

TNT Super Series dedicates St Thomas double header to the memory of Tim Thorne with $1000/win on Saturday

Racer barbeque Saturday night!

SPARTA, ONTARIO (August 15, 2011)  This weekend August 20-21 will see the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series descend upon St Thomas Raceway Park in Sparta, Ontario for a double header weekend in memory of Tim Thorne.  Presented by The Second City Toronto, there will be two races this weekend - both run on the 1/8th mile - with Saturday's race paying a guaranteed $1000 to win...

TNT Super Series - Trailer Shop / ERD Race of Champions Qualifying Heats Up

Only four chances remain to get in to prestigious Labour Day weekend event!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (August 4, 2011)  There’s only one way to get in to the Trailer Shop / ERD Race of Champions (ROC) – and that is to be an event winner in the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series.  There have been 44 TNTSS races since the series began in 2006 and so far, there have been 21 different winners with two new additions already this year.  The first event of its kind for the TNTSS, the Trailer Shop / ERD Race of Champions will put event winner against event winner in a classic Saturday night drag racing shootout...

TNT Super Series racers dominate at Grand Bend with Andrew Stirk winning Hot Rod

Local 10.90 sportsman series produces big talent!

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 21, 2011)  The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series had three of its regulars make it to final rounds at the IHRA Nitro Jam in Grand Bend, Ontario this past weekend.  First, Andrew Stirk from Orangeville ON drove his 1989 Mustang to victory in Hot Rod taking out tough competition from the likes of Dan Hawley, Frank VanDePeer and Friday night's TNTSS race winner, Rob Holden...

Rob Holden wins TNT Super Series event at Grand Bend's Nitro Jam

Local racer marches through record field to victory!

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 20, 2011)  The car count was 35 when the first round ladder was printed in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) event last Friday at Grand Bend's IHRA Nitro Jam.  After six rounds of competition, it was Parkhill, Ontario's Rob Holden taking the victory along with the $1000 payout and a spot in the Trailer Shop/ERD Race of Champions (ROC).  A non-points race on the 2011 TNTSS schedule, the event - presented by Rosehill Auction House - drew a record number of cars.  "Most of the Hot Rod cars on the property and a good portion of the Super Rod field took advantage...

TNT Super Series 10.90 race this Friday at Grand Bend's Nitro Jam

Rosehill Auction House presents $1000/win on Friday!

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 11, 2011)  The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) produces some of the toughest 10.90 competition on the planet and this weekend, the TNTSS will team up with IHRA’s Nitro Jam for a spectacular weekend of drag racing.  In addition to the regular Nitro Jam sportsman and pro classes, the TNTSS will run its own 10.90 race on Friday July 15 presented by Rosehill Auction House - giving racers two chances at the track and the win - this weekend...

TNT Super Series - Ted Barnes, Mark Herbold, Jon Jablonski - All Winners at Dunn Tire Raceway Park

Holiday weekend sees three TNTSS events come to completion!

LANCASTER, NEW YORK (July 6, 2011)  Finally Mother Nature cooperated and the highly competitive Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series crowned three winners this past weekend including the scheduled July 1-2 events and the completion of eliminations from June 10...

DTRP hosts TNT Super Series double header weekend July 1-2

Steve's Electric presents third double of 2011!

LANCASTER, NEW YORK (June 28, 2011)  The upcoming long weekend will see the third Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series double race weekend of 2011 – this time at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY on July 1-2.  Part of the biggest, loudest show of the summer featuring Cruz & Tony Pedregon Friday night and their nitro-burning 8000hp funny cars, the TNTSS will showcase some of the best sportsman drag racing action on the planet...

TNT Super Series drivers Jeff Sobczynski and Jon Jablonski win again at Skyview Drags

TNTSS has winners in both HR and SR!

TIOGA CENTER, NEW YORK (June 23, 2011)  The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series continues to produce some of the best sportsman drag racing talent in North America and it showed this past weekend at the Skyview Drags IHRA Pro Am in Tioga Center, NY.  Not one, but two TNTSS regulars took home an Ironman - Jeff Sobczynski of Depew, NY won in Hot Rod and Jon Jablonski of West Seneca, NY took the Super Rod win - both for the second consecutive year...

Gary Stowell wins TNT Super Series and earns spot in Race of Champions

First TNTSS event winner of 2011!

LANCASTER, NEW YORK (June 13, 2011)  The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series had 29 cars on the ladder for first round on Friday June 3rd at Dunn Tire Raceway Park.  When eliminations finished on June 10th, it was Gary Stowell from Macedon, NY who marched through the field from the 7th qualifying spot to take the first event win in the 2011 TNTSS season...

TNT Super Series meets Nitro Jam at Grand Bend

Highly competitive grass roots 10.90 series part of IHRA event

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (June 8, 2011)  The fifth anniversary season of the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) just keeps getting better.  For the first time ever, the popular 10.90 sportsman drag racing series will join an IHRA Nitro Jam event – and it will pay $1000 to the winner!  Grand Bend Motorplex on Friday July 15 is the day that a full TNTSS event will be contested – presented by Rosehill Auction House...

TNT Super Series - 29 Cars Last Week - Returns to DTRP this Friday

Last Saturday's TNTSS at Empire rained out

WESTERN NEW YORK (June 6, 2011)  With all the rain so far this year in western New York, last Friday’s forecast was a welcome sight.  Sunny skies and high 70’s brought 29 of the best sportsman racers to event number four on the 2011 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series schedule at Dunn Tire Raceway Park.  After two rounds of qualifying...

TNT Super Series double this weekend – Dunn Tire Raceway Park on Friday, Empire Dragway on Saturday

Eliminations from Cayuga to be completed at Empire as well

WESTERN NEW YORK (May 31, 2011)  The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series heads into New York state for another of its popular double headers this weekend.  This time, it’s Dunn Tire Raceway Park (DTRP) on Friday June 3rd then Empire Dragway on Saturday June 4th...

TNT Super Series events cut short at Cayuga’s Victoria Day Weekend Challenge

Saturday’s eliminations to continue at Empire Dragway – Sunday’s event cancelled

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 24, 2011)   The racing was cut short for the twenty-four Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series competitors that came to compete at Cayuga Dragway’s Victoria Day Weekend Challenge.  Saturday started off beautiful - powered by Bieda’s Powersports - with sunny skies and warm temperatures.  Mark Herbold from Elma, NY sat in the #1 qualifying position with a 10.910 at 150.80 mph...

TNT Super Series Double Header This Weekend At Cayuga Dragway's Victoria Day Challenge

First double race of 2011 is powered by Bieda’s

CAYUGA, ONTARIO (May 17, 2011)   It’ll be Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park this weekend for the next stop in the 2011 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series.  Presented by Bieda’s Powersports, the event promises the best in 10.90 sportsman drag racing action in southern Ontario.  On Saturday night of last year’s Victoria Day weekend event, it was Oakland Ontario’s Dave Surmatchewski taking his 1983 Cutlass to the winner’s circle...

TNT Super Series announces inaugural Trailer Shop/ERD Race Of Champions

Elite event promises to find the best 10.90 sportsman drag racer in the northeast!

JORDAN STATION, ONTARIO (May 14, 2011)  The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) is very excited to announce the first-ever TNTSS Race of Champions (ROC) presented by The Trailer Shop/ERD.  The ROC winner will receive $1200 and the runner-up will get $600.  "This is the biggest payout in the history of the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series..."

Mother Nature wins first TNT Super Series event of 2011

Rain showed up part way through first round

LANCASTER, NEW YORK (May 10, 2011)   Twenty-four competitors took to the eighth-mile at Dunn Tire Raceway Park (DTRP) for the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) season opener last Friday night.  After two rounds of qualifying, Jon Jablonski of West Seneca, NY sat atop the field with a stout 7.001 pass in his beautiful 1967 Chevy II.  Then four cars into round one, the rains came and ended the night forcing the event - presented by Kevin Orr Mechanical - to be rescheduled for Friday June 10th at DTRP...

TNT Super Series Kicks Off Fifth Season This Weekend

Kevin Orr Mechanical presents series opener at DTRP!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (May 1, 2011)   The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) will begin its fifth season this Friday May 6th at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, New York.  What's become one of the most competitive sportsman drag racing series in the northeast, the TNTSS is expecting to see record car counts in 2011.

Presented by Kevin Orr Mechanical, the season opener begins a twelve race battle for the highly coveted TNTSS championship title...

Hoosier Tire Canada DOUBLES the #1 Qualifier Award in 2011 TNT Super Series

Popular award jumps to $100 at every event in 2011!

ST CATHARINES, ONTARIO (April 15, 2011)  The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) is pleased to announce that Hoosier Tire Canada is doubling its commitment to the 10.90 sportsman drag racing series in 2011.  The highly coveted prize - given at every TNTSS points event to the #1 qualifier - will be a $100 certificate for use in either their Canadian or US locations...

Mickey Thompson Backs 2011 TNT Super Series

2011 TNTSS champion's prize package continues to grow!

STOW, OHIO (March 31, 2011)  One of the world leaders in the performance tire industry is returning as an associate sponsor in the 2011 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS).  Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels will provide a pair of drive tires to the series' overall points champion in 2011.  Carl Robinson, Motorsports Manager from Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels stated...

TNT Super Series Increases Racer Payouts for 2011

Event payouts go up - at least $600 to win - entry fee stays the same!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (March 7, 2011)  One of the most competitive sportsman series in the country, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) is now paying out more to the racers.  Both the guaranteed winner's purse and the round money will be higher in 2011 at every TNTSS event...

MSD Ignition System for 2011 TNT Super Series Champion

Ignition box, coil and wires to series champ!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (March 3, 2011)  The yearend prize package for the overall points champion in the 2011 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) just got better.  Autotronic Controls Corp (MSD) will provide an MSD digital ignition system for the year-end champion.  That includes a new digital 6AL ignition box, a Blaster SS Coil and a set of 8.5mm Super Conductor Wires...

DRE Engine Diapers returns to TNT Super Series for 2011

NHRA/IHRA legal diaper for 10.90 series champion!

CERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS (February 15, 2011)  The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) is pleased to announce the return of DRE Engine Diapers as an associate sponsor for the 2011 drag racing season.  DRE will once again provide a diaper to the overall 2011 TNTSS Champion along with other prizes for the yearend banquet.  According to Dennis Ridgeway, owner of DRE, supporting the racing community is very important.  "We offer our support and appreciation of their business through sponsorship and donations such as the TNT Super Series...

TNT Super Series Releases 2011 Schedule

12 Points Races PLUS Two Specialty Races!

CANFIELD, ONTARIO (January 29, 2011)  The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) is very excited to announce its 2011 event schedule.  The 10.90 sportsman drag racing series has new features for its fifth anniversary season.  For 2011, the schedule will remain centered around southern Ontario and western New York with twelve points races PLUS a non-points "open" and the first ever TNTSS Race Of Champions.  The season will open as always at...

Joe's Transmission Service returns for 5th season with TNT Super Series

Fifth anniversary season promises to be the best yet!

NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (January 15, 2011)  The TNT Super Series (TNTSS) is pleased to announce the return of Joe's Transmission as the title sponsor of the extremely popular sportsman drag racing series.  "We're very excited," said Ted Barnes, TNTSS Director.  "2011 will be the fifth full season for the TNTSS and Joe has been with us since day one as title sponsor."  A long-time supporter of racers at the local level, Joe's Transmission is the perfect fit to support one of the most competitive heads-up drag racing series in North America...