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2012 TNTSS Rookie of the Year
- Jim Thomson -
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (December 1, 2012) The popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series is known for producing many talented sportsman drag racers. To see it, you don't need to look any further than Niagara Falls, Ontario's Jim Thomson - the winner of the 2012 Tim Thorne Rookie of the Year Award, presented by Sam LoVetro Automotive. Jim won the sought-after award by earning the most points of all drivers new to the TNTSS in 2012. The highlight for Jim's season...
2012 TNT Super Series Champion
- JJ Jablonski -
WEST SENECA, NEW YORK (November 09, 2012) JJ Jablonski has won a lot of drag races in the western New York area over the last 18 years. Winning events at both the local and divisional levels, he's a two-time IHRA Divisional Champion - once in Hot Rod and once in Super Rod. This year, he bested 64 of the best sportsman drag racers in the country and earned the title of 2012 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series Champion. For the West Seneca NY racer, 2012 was a season filled with many ups and downs. His season started off slow but then turned a corner...
Countdown to a Championship
- Tom Coonly -
2012 TNT Super Series Second Place
BLASDELL, NEW YORK (November 1, 2012) Tom Coonly from Blasdell, New York says that 2012 is the best year he’s had yet as a sportsman drag racer. Only five years into it, Tom has had more success than many see in an entire career.
In 2012, not only did Tom finish in second place in the highly competitive Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series after earning a strong 704 points, he also went to his second IHRA Tournament of Champions after finishing third in the IHRA Division One standings...
Countdown to a Championship
- Chris and Peter VanBaalen -
2012 TNT Super Series Third Place
WELLANDPORT, ONTARIO (October 24, 2012) Peter VanBaalen has been around drag strips in southern Ontario for over 20 years. When his son Chris was old enough to drive, he was quickly behind the wheel at the track. Now years later, Chris is piloting what was his father's Monte Carlo in TNTSS competition. Entering 2012, the father and son team had one goal in mind and that was to get a win in the toughest sportsman drag racing series on the planet, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series.
Countdown to a Championship
- Harry Phelps -
2012 TNT Super Series Fourth Place
NEWARK, NEW YORK (October 18, 2012) When he won the 2011 Rookie of the Year award, Harry Phelps from Newark, New York had one goal in mind - to get a Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series event win on his racing resume. This year in 2012, he met that goal and accumulated 695 points to place fourth in the TNTSS championship points standings, for the second consecutive year. Harry's season started off strong with...
Countdown to a Championship
- Roy Lister -
2012 TNT Super Series Fifth Place
WELLAND, ONTARIO (October 12, 2012) Roy Lister from Welland, Ontario is no stranger to highly competitive sports and that's likely what appealed to him about the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series. In 2012, only his fourth year of competition, Roy posted his best season yet by earning 673 points and a fifth place finish in the championship points standings. When the season started, Roy was behind the eight ball...
Bill Elekes returns to the TNT Super Series winner's circle; Jon Jablonski takes 2012 points championship
Staff at Empire Dragway gave 110% and made the sun shine!
LEICESTER, NEW YORK (October 3, 2012) The 2012 season in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series wrapped up this past Sunday at Empire Dragway with Bill Elekes of West Seneca, NY taking the event win and pocketing $1000 plus contingency for his efforts. At the same time, Jon (JJ) Jablonski - also from West Seneca, NY - capped off a spectacular season by earning his first TNT Super Series championship. The race to close out the sixth TNTSS season was presented by The Sister Act Band and was...
TNT Super Series final event for 2012 this Sunday at Empire Dragway
$1000/win for final event of the season!
LEICESTER, NEW YORK (September 24, 2012) The highly competitive Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series rolls into Empire Dragway this Sunday September 30 for the final points race of 2012. Presented by The Sister Act Band, Sunday's 10.90 event will featured an enhanced payout of $1000 to the winner. "This race was originally scheduled for September 8 but got rained out," said Ted Barnes, TNTSS Director. "We are also going to waive the $40 membership fee this weekend for anyone new who wants to try our series...
TNT Super Series returns to Empire Dragway on September 30 to finish 2012 season
Highly competitive 10.90 series will finish the 2012 season on the racetrack!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (September 12, 2012) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series final event for 2012 was set to take place back on September 8th, but Mother Nature had other plans that day. So the event has been re-scheduled for Sunday September 30th at Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York. Presented by The Sister Act Band, the season-ending event for 2012 will pay $1000 to the winner plus the normal TNTSS contingency postings, round money, specialty awards, etc. The TNTSS will also...
Rich Halleen takes 32 car TNT Super Series field on Friday; Mother Nature wins Saturday
Saturday's $1000/win event may be re-scheduled - Details to be posted shortly
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (September 10, 2012) It was Niagara Falls, New York's Rich Halleen in the winner's circle last Friday night as the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series kicked off its final double header weekend at Dunn Tire Raceway Park. Skies were overcast and rain was a constant threat but that didn't stop thirty-two of the best sportsman racers in the northeast from descending on the 1/8th mile facility for the TNTSS event presented by The Sister Act Band. Rich, who qualified tenth with a 7.011...
Barnes and Jablonski win TNT Super Series main events; Stoneman returns to take the Race of Champions
Jablonski takes commanding lead in the points chase!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (September 5, 2012) Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park hosted the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series final Canadian event this past Labour Day weekend. With perfect weather and great track conditions for the Bieda's Powersports event, it was Ted Barnes on Saturday and Jon Jablonski on Sunday coming out victors. In the Performance Improvements Race of Champions, Jamie Stoneman came out of retirement and marched through the field to win the prestigious event...
TNT Super Series to end season with double-header this weekend at Dunn Tire Raceway Park and Empire Dragway
$1000 guaranteed to win on Saturday!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (September 5, 2012) With eleven of thirteen races complete, the most popular sportsman drag racing series in the country will close off the 2012 season this weekend September 7-8 with another double-header, western New York style. The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series will return to Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY on Friday and then heads east to Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY on Saturday, all presented by The Sister Act Band...
TNT Super Series points battle extremely close heading into Cayuga double this weekend
Jon Jablonski and Chris VanBaalen tied for first place entering second last weekend!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (August 28, 2012) In the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series, Labour Day weekend has always brought intense competition as drivers vie for top spots in the popular sportsman series' points chase. This weekend will be no different when the TNTSS rolls into Cayuga Dragway on September 1-2 for a drag racing double-header powered by Bieda's Powersports. The final Canadian stop...
Twenty-eight are qualified for the Performance Improvements TNT Super Series Race of Champions set for Labour Day Weekend
Field is now locked for second annual sportsman 'bonus race'!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (August 22, 2012) Since the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series was created in 2006, there have been sixty-five events with twenty-eight different winners. As TNTSS event winners, all twenty-eight are qualified for the upcoming Performance Improvements TNTSS Race of Champions where they will battle for overall bragging rights as the best of the best. Saturday September 1st at Cayuga Dragway will see these drivers compete in a no entry fee, no qualifying session, winner/runner-up take-all shootout as part of the Canadian Funny Car Championships. This year's winner will receive a certificate for Performance Improvements valued at $1200 and the runner-up $600...
Harry Phelps and Jim Thomson join elite list of event winners in TNT Super Series
Great times had by all on yet another TNTSS double race weekend!
SPARTA, ONTARIO (August 8, 2012) St Thomas Raceway Park was host to a spectacular weekend of sportsman drag racing on August 4-5. The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series crowned two new event winners – Harry Phelps and Jim Thomson. Both Harry and Jim have now qualified for the 2012 Performance Improvements TNTSS Race of Champions. This past weekend - presented by Kevin Orr Mechanical - also saw the championship points battle get tighter than ever with Jon Jablonski catching Chris VanBaalen and the two currently tied for top spot at 500 points each...
Kevin Orr scores career-best finish at Grand Bend MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals
Two other TNT Super Series regulars finish in the semi-finals!
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 30, 2012) Kevin Orr has been drag racing for almost three decades and has never been to a final round at a national event...until now. Kevin and his wife Laurie finished in the runner-up spot in Hot Rod at the 2012 IHRA MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals at Grand Bend Motorplex. Falling to eventual triple class winner Jacob Elrod, Kevin put some very impressive numbers on the board. His average reaction time in eliminations was .017 and he ran on the good side of the 10.90 index in every round, with the exception...
Jamie Tupper wins TNT Super Series at Grand Bend's IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals
Local bracket racer wins Top Dragster in the main event as well!
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 25, 2012) Twenty-nine of the best sportsman racers in the northeast assembled on Friday at the Grand Bend Motorplex for a unique Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series event. This is the second time that the 10.90 sportsman drag racing series has held an event as part of the IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals weekend. Presented by Rosehill Auction House, it was Jamie Tupper from Tillsonburg, Ontario taking the victory and earning a spot in the Performance Improvements Race of Champions...
TNT Super Series competes Friday at Mopar IHRA Nitro Jam Nationals in Grand Bend
Super Rod AND Hot Rod racers can participate in specialty race!
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 15, 2012) For the second consecutive year, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will compete during the Mopar IHRA Nitro Jam Nationals this weekend. Grand Bend Motorplex will host a complete TNTSS 10.90 drag race on Friday July 20th presented by Rosehill Auction House. Paying $1000 to win, this is race #7 on the 2012 TNTSS schedule and counts towards the series points championship. It will offer...
Chris Van Baalen gets first TNT Super Series win and earns spot in Race of Champions
Becomes third Canadian to win in TNTSS competition in 2012!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (July 3, 2012) "I wanted to get an entry into that September race and now I got one!" said Wellandport Ontario's Chris Van Baalen after winning his first event in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series. Dunn Tire Raceway Park hosted the popular sportsman drag racing series last Friday with 31 cars coming through the gates. Scott Jahren Paint presented the mid-season event at a track where winning doesn't come easy and in a season where the average TNTSS car count is exceeding 28 cars...
Car counts higher than ever as TNT Super Series heads to Dunn Tire Raceway Park
Scott Jahren Paint presents mid-season event this Friday!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (June 25, 2012) As the midway point in the season approaches, the battle for the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series points championship is tighter than ever with the top ten separated by less than 70 points. The most popular sportsman drag racing series in the northeast will see the best of the best competing this Friday June 29th at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster NY, presented by Scott Jahren Paint. "Scott has been supporting the series since it began in 2006," said Ted Barnes, TNTSS Director. "Not only is Scott an event sponsor, he also pays contingency at every race!" Car counts have been very strong at the first five races with upwards of 32 cars...
TNT Super Series racers - Coonly, Jablonski, Stoutenberg - each take home Ironman at Skyview Pro-Am
Local sportsman series produces three IHRA divisional winners in two different classes!
TIOGA CENTER, NEW YORK (June 21, 2012) Producing top talent in the sportsman drag racing ranks is a key focus for the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series. That has never been more obvious than this past weekend during the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am presented by Amsoil at Skyview Drags in Tioga Center, NY. Three regular competitors in the TNTSS went to the IHRA winner's circle - Saturday it was Tom Coonly (Blasdell, NY) winning Hot Rod and Jon Jablonski (West Seneca, NY) taking Super Rod and then Sunday, Jerry Stoutenberg (Rush, NY) took Hot Rod...
Jon Jablonski and Andrew Stirk take home TNT Super Series victories at Cayuga Dragway
Record car count for the TNTSS at Cayuga with 27 cars!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 13, 2012) The first stop on the Canadian side of the 2012 schedule saw 27 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series competitors at Cayuga Dragway this past weekend. Presented by Bieda's Powersports, we could have used some watercraft to get around the pits as Mother Nature completely rained out Saturday's on-track festivities. So the TNTSS ran two races on Sunday with Jon Jablonski from West Seneca, NY and Andrew Stirk from Brampton, Ontario coming out on top...
TNT Super Series at Cayuga Dragway for two races this weekend
Bieda's Powersports presents first Canadian double of 2012!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 5, 2012) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series rolls into Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park this weekend June 9-10 bringing the best sportsman racers in the country to the southern Ontario facility. The first stop on the Canadian side of the 2012 schedule, Bieda's Powersports in Fenwick, Ontario is presenting the double race weekend...
Tom Coonly and David Surmatchewski Win TNT Super Series Memorial Day Events
Car counts are consistently stronger with 30 and 32 cars competing!
NEW YORK (May 30, 2012) With 30 cars on Friday and 32 on Saturday, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series produced some outstanding sportsman drag racing this past Memorial Day weekend powered by Steve's Electric. Tom Coonly returned to the TNTSS winner's circle at Dunn Tire Raceway Park and David Surmatchewski took home over $1000 at Empire Dragway's 1/4 mile...
TNT Super Series first ever Memorial Day double header this weekend
Steve's Electric powers the first western New York double of 2012!
NEW YORK (May 22, 2012) This Friday & Saturday, May 25-26, will see the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series bring the double race weekend back to sportsman drag racers in the western New York / southern Ontario area - including $1000/win on Saturday night! Friday's event will be on the 1/8th mile at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster NY and then it's 1/4 mile action Saturday at Empire Dragway in Leicester NY. The TNTSS has never raced on a Memorial Day weekend before and they couldn't be more excited about having Steve's Electric involved...
Mark Herbold wins TNT Super Series opener at Dunn Tire Raceway Park
26 cars compete for a jump on the points lead!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (May 8, 2012) The first event of the 2012 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series season saw 26 of the best sportsman racers on the planet assemble at Dunn Tire Raceway Park on Friday May 4th where Elma, New York’s Mark Herbold took the win and an early points lead. Presented by Autos Direct Of Buffalo, the event saw dry skies and a track surface that was in great condition for throttle-stop racing. After two rounds of qualifying, Rochester's Pete D'Agnolo (driving Sam LoVetro's '66 Nova) landed the #1 qualifying position at 7.002; and he did it in a field where you had to be better than 7.017 to make it into the top five...
TNT Super Series Enhances Rookie of the Year Award
Sam LoVetro Automotive rewards the best of new sportsman talent!
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (May 2, 2012) As the popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) approaches opening day, the 10.90 based sportsman series continues to promote new sportsman talent. The 2012 Tim Thorne Rookie of the Year Award by Sam LoVetro Automotive will award a cash prize of $250 to the winner at the yearend banquet. That winner will be...
TNT Super Series kicks off 2012 this Friday at Dunn Tire Raceway Park
Season opener presented by Autos Direct Of Buffalo
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (April 29, 2012) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) will kick off the 2012 season this Friday May 4th - in the same way it has for the past six years - on the 1/8th mile at Dunn Tire Raceway Park in Lancaster, New York. Presented by Autos Direct Of Buffalo, the season opener is a welcome sight after a long, cold off-season. And for most, it can't happen soon enough. "These guys have been chomping at the bit to get back on the racetrack," said Ted Barnes, TNTSS director. "And with the increased racer payouts along with the new contingency postings, they are going to earn even more!" Last year's event was...
TNTSS Increases Points Fund and Adds Contingency Program for 2012 Season
Grass roots sportsman series will pay back to eighth place at yearend!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (April 25, 2012) Officials with the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series (TNTSS) are extremely excited to announce the series is increasing the points fund for 2012. The TNTSS will now pay cash awards back eight spots at the yearend banquet - an increase from the top five in previous years. "We've been extremely lucky...
TNT Super Series - Sixth Season Begins In 30 Days
2012 looks to be the best yet for very popular 10.90 sportsman series!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (April 4, 2012) The competitors in the toughest sportsman drag racing series in the country have only one month before opening day. The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will see its most exciting season yet with increased payouts and more contingency postings than ever before. Based on heads-up, 10.90 index racing, the TNTSS will see thirteen races in 2012 - including stops at five different tracks in western New York and southern Ontario. Opening day is Friday May 4 at Dunn Tire Raceway Park...
TNT Super Series News Bite - Crew Chief Pro 7.1
MAPLETON, ILLINOIS (March 30, 2012) Crew Chief Pro Software has signed on as an associate sponsor for the 2012 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series season. Their popular Crew Chief Pro 7.1 drag racing software is a terrific pairing with any throttle-stop based drag racing effort. The official ET and throttle stop prediction software of the TNTSS, Crew Chief Pro 7.1...
Performance Improvements to present the 2012 TNT Super Series Race of Champions
Canadian performance industry icon supports grass roots drag racers
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO (February 25, 2012) With the inaugural Race of Champions (ROC) last year in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series drawing so much attention from sportsman racers across the northeast, the series is very pleased to announce the return of the ROC in 2012. Performance Improvements Speed Shops of Toronto (PI) will present the 2012 Race of Champions...
Altalab Instrument joins TNT Super Series for 2012
RENICK, WEST VIRGINIA (February 16 , 2012) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series is pleased to announce Altalab Instrument as the official paging weather station for 2012. In business since 1988, Altalab has supplied pro and sportsman drag racers with top quality reliable, user friendly weatherstations for tuning and performance prediction...
TNT Super Series Increases Payouts for 10.90 Sportsman Racers in 2012
Winner, runner-up AND round money all more this year!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (February 3, 2012) Going into its sixth season, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series is very excited to announce increases in its payout structure. According to Ted Barnes, TNTSS Director, the new system will put more money back into the hands of the racers. "We're going to a standard formula with the amount for a winner and runner-up going up at certain thresholds. Round money increases too... by $10 to $40 per round and still pays...
TNT Super Series Returns to Grand Bend Nitro Jam Weekend in 2012
Bonus Race on Friday Night – Heads Up 10.90 Action!
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (January 9, 2012) After a very successful event in 2011, the popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will return to the IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex in 2012. Friday July 20th will see a complete TNTSS 10.90 event, from two rounds of qualifying to final eliminations – A warm up for the Nitro Jam weekend. Last year's TNTSS event saw 35 racers pull through the water box in round one...
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