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2013 TNT Super Series Driver of the Year
- Harry Phelps -
"First of its kind" award based on DRIVER PERFORMANCE!
NEWARK, NEW YORK (November 13, 2013) Known for the best sportsman payouts in the country, the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series developed a unique award in 2013 based entirely on driver capability. The Performance Improvements Driver of the Year, lubricated by Royal Purple for 2013 goes to Harry Phelps from Newark, New York. For his efforts, Phelps will receive a 2013 Royal Purple product sponsorship valued at $2500 and $250 of merchandise along with the one-of-a-kind award. Designed to showcase "driver performance"...

2013 TNT Super Series Champion
- JJ Jablonski -
Year-end awards to be handed out Saturday November 16 at Johnny Rocco's
ALDEN, NEW YORK (November 11, 2013) Winning any championship in sportsman drag racing is an accomplishment for certain. Winning two titles back-to-back is extremely rare and is the sign of a very talented driver. In the 2013 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series, that driver is JJ Jablonski out of Alden, New York. Jablonski's season started off slow. But then a runner up finish in July at Lancaster, followed by a sweep at the St Thomas double in August gave him the points lead...

COUNTDOWN to a Championship
- Sam LoVetro Jr -
2013 TNT Super Series Second Place
Year-end awards to be handed out Saturday November 16 at Johnny Rocco's
WEBSTER, NEW YORK (November 5, 2013) Solid performances all season long and accumulating 756 points earned Sam LoVetro Jr a second place finish in the 2013 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series. LoVetro, from Webster New York, was in the battle for the points lead all year, never falling below third place. The story started with a victory at the first race at Empire Dragway (along with a runner-up in Super Pro that same night)...

COUNTDOWN to a Championship
- David Surmatchewski -
2013 TNT Super Series Third Place
Year-end awards to be handed out Saturday November 16 at Johnny Rocco's
OAKLAND, ONTARIO (November 1, 2013) The name David Surmatchewski is one you'll often see in late rounds at Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series events. In 2013, the Oakland Ontario sportsman racer earned 745 points - finishing third in the championship chase - only 52 points out of top spot. In addition to his solid points run, Surmatchewski came in second for the Performance Improvements Driver of the Year Award, lubricated by Royal Purple, with an average winning package in 2013 of only 0.037. Surmatchewski put himself in the top five early in the year...

COUNTDOWN to a Championship
- Gary Kerl -
2013 TNT Super Series Fourth Place
WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK (October 24, 2013) The Kerl family is no stranger to the winner's circle in the world of sportsman drag racing. That was proven once again when Gary Kerl from Williamsville, NY earned a fourth place finish in the 2013 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series. Kerl went rounds in all but three events in 2013. Multiple round wins, a semi-final finish and an event win at Cayuga on Labour Day weekend earned him 732 points and placed him solidly in the top five...

COUNTDOWN to a Championship
- Chris VanBaalen -
2013 TNT Super Series Fifth Place
WELLANDPORT, ONTARIO (October 19, 2013) The 2013 season was the seventh for the highly popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series. The points battle was the tightest it has ever been. The 10.90 series sees some of the country's most talented sportsman racers battle for the points championship. Earning a fifth place finish in 2013 is Wellandport, Ontario's Chris VanBaalen...

Coonly Wins TNT Super Series Finale - Jablonski Takes Points Championship - Phelps Earns Driver of the Year
Jan-Cen Motorsports event draws huge crowd!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (October 2, 2013) Presented by Jan-Cen Motorsports, the final race of the 2013 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series was held last Friday at Lancaster, New York's Elegant Builders Raceway Park (EBRP) and it saw some of the best racing this year. Tom Coonly of Blasdell, NY lit five beacons as he marched through the field to victory while JJ Jablonski won his second TNTSS championship and Harry Phelps took Driver of the Year honors...

TNT Super Series 2013 Championship Comes Down to the Final Race - This Friday at Elegant Builders Raceway Park
No registration fee for new racers held over for this weekend too!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (September 25, 2013) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will finish the 2013 season this Friday September 27th at Elegant Builders Raceway Park (EBRP) in Lancaster, NY after yet another rainout two weeks ago. TNTSS officials are expecting a record car count for the final event of 2013. It will be RACE 13 in the series' seventh year and will be presented by Jan-Cen Motorsports. And once again, there will be no points registration fee for new drivers wanting to try index racing on Lancaster's 1/8th mile...

Jablonski, Karosik Both Winners in TNT Super Series Weekend
- Final Race Re-Scheduled -
Championship points not settled with one race to go in 2013!
LEICESTER, NEW YORK (September 18, 2013) Empire Dragway in Leicester NY hosted two events in the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series this past weekend, presented by Steve's Electric and Autos Direct of Buffalo. The 28 car fields saw points leader JJ Jablonski take Saturday and TNTSS newcomer Joe Karosik win on Sunday. Friday's event at Elegant Builders Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY was rained out and has been re-scheduled for Friday September 27th...

TNT Super Series SEASON FINALE has THREE RACES in THREE DAYS
Closest points chase ever AND no registration fee for new racers this weekend!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (September 11, 2013) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will crown its seventh champion this weekend September 13-15 with a New York TRIPLE-header. Three separate races start Friday night on the 1/8th mile at Elegant Builders Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY and then shift to the 1/4 mile at Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY for events on both Saturday and Sunday. Making things even more interesting...

Gary Kerl wins Saturday; Rain takes Sunday in TNT Super Series at Cayuga
Moves Kerl into the top five in championship points chase!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (September 4, 2013) Powered by REVS Full Throttle Powersports, the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series returned to Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park for the Labour Day weekend event. Saturday night’s winner was Williamsville, New York's Gary Kerl while Mother Nature shut things down on Sunday after round one...

TNT Super Series re-schedules two rained out events creating triple-header weekend
New dates return 2013 season to a full schedule
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (September 3, 2013) After battling with Mother Nature early in the season, the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series has a full schedule once again.
RACE 2 and RACE 6 have been re-scheduled at Empire Dragway in Leicester, New York for Saturday September 14 and Sunday September 15 presented in partnership with Steve's Electric and Autos Direct of Buffalo. These new dates will make a three-race weekend as the TNTSS is already scheduled to be at Elegant Builders Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY on Friday September 13...

TNT Super Series at Cayuga this Labour Day weekend
Double race weekend brought to you by REVS Full Throttle Powersports!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (August 29, 2013) For the seventh consecutive season, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will roll into Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park for a Labour Day weekend double-header. With REVS Full Throttle Powersports behind the two race weekend and the points chase the tightest it's ever been...

Barnes and Stoneman take event wins in TNT Super Series double header
Average car count in 2013 is over 30!
NEW YORK (August 28, 2013) Another very strong turnout in the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series with 33 cars on day one and 28 cars on day two of the western New York double-header August 23-24. Caistorville, Ontario's Ted Barnes won on Friday at Elegant Builders Raceway Park and Jamie Stoneman from Clarence, New York won at Empire Dragway on Saturday...

TNT Super Series hits western New York with two races this weekend
The Sister Act Band presents US double-header!
NEW YORK (August 21, 2013) The toughest sportsman drag racing series in the country hits two different racetracks this weekend for a US double-header. The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series visits Elegant Builders Raceway Park in Lancaster, NY on Friday followed by a trip to Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY on Saturday. Presented by The Sister Act Band, this weekend looks to showcase competition at its highest level. The championship points chase is the closest it has been in years...

Jablonski Doubles Up in TNT Super Series at St Thomas and Young Wins Race of Champions
Record Canadian car count with 33 entries PLUS a new championship points leader!
SPARTA, ONTARIO (August 11, 2013) The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series saw a Canadian record of 33 cars this past August 3-4 weekend at St Thomas Raceway Park in Sparta, Ontario. JJ Jablonski from West Seneca, New York dominated the field, winning both Saturday and Sunday’s regular events - including two $1000 payouts - presented by Kevin Orr Mechanical. In Saturday’s Dilts Piston Hydraulics Race of Champions, Akron New York’s Paul Young made easy work of the 18 car ROC field as he marched to his first ROC victory and pocketed the $1200 winner's purse...

TNT Super Series heads to St Thomas Raceway Park for two race weekend PLUS Race of Champions
Mid-point of the season sees a very tight championship battle!
SPARTA, ONTARIO (July 30, 2013) This weekend has the country’s best sportsman racers heading to St Thomas Raceway Park in Sparta, Ontario for the second of three Canadian double-header weekends on the 2013 TNTSS schedule. Presented by Kevin Orr Mechanical, this weekend will host two events in the 2013 Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series, races 7 and 8 of thirteen. Also this weekend is the Dilts Piston Hydraulics Race of Champions on Saturday night. This is an “invitation only” FREE event...

Jason Vitez tops 35 car TNT Super Series field at Elegant Builders Raceway Park
Sam LoVetro Jr takes back championship points lead!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (July 29, 2013) Finally, after four attempts, the popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series got an event completed at Elegant Builders Raceway Park without weather cancelling the show. A series high 35 cars showed up to do battle - presented by Sam LoVetro Automotive - at Lancaster’s 1/8th mile and Elma, New York’s Jason Vitez took home the win and the $1000 purse...

TNT Super Series kicks off EIGHT races in SIX weeks with a New York double this weekend
Sam LoVetro Automotive and Steve's Electric present western New York double!
NEW YORK (July 24, 2013) After a rainy start to the season, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will begin a marathon of events between now and Labour Day. This weekend will see the popular sportsman series return to Elegant Builders Raceway Park (Lancaster, NY) on Friday night and Empire Dragway (Leicester, NY) on Saturday.
With three rainouts at EBRP so far this year, this Friday will mark...

TNT Super Series Rob Holden, Ryan Boniferro and Roy Lister Clean House at Grand Bend IHRA Nitro Jam
Four of the final six cars were TNTSS regulars... on both days!
GRAND BEND, ONTARIO (July 23, 2013) If close sportsman drag racing is what you're looking for, then you didn't have to go any further than the IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals this past weekend at Grand Bend Motorplex. In the Hot Rod class, regular competitors from the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series were making their mark. Rob Holden (Parkhill, Ont), Roy Lister (Welland, Ont) and Ryan Boniferro (Niagara Falls, Ont) all made it to final rounds...

TNT Super Series re-schedules RACE 1 and RACE 2 after rainouts
Sam LoVetro Automotive and Steve's Electric events combine for double header weekend!
NEW YORK (June 28, 2013) Mother Nature has not been kind to competitors in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series so far this season. The first two events were cancelled due to rain and now today, a third has been postponed. The good news is RACE 1 and RACE 2 will be paired up and a new double weekend created...

TNT Super Series rolls into Elegant Builders Raceway Park this Friday
Autos Direct Of Buffalo presents the Friday night sportsman drag racing event!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (June 25, 2013) The competitors in the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series will return to Lancaster, New York's Elegant Builders Raceway Park this Friday June 28th. The event, presented by Autos Direct Of Buffalo, will be the first Friday night race of the 2013 season as two previous EBRP events had been cancelled due to rain. Bill Elekes from Autos Direct Of Buffalo has been...

Stirk and Surmatchewski are winners at Cayuga's TNT Super Series double
David Surmatchewski is the new TNTSS points leader!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 12, 2013) The most competitive sportsman series in the country - the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series - saw 28 cars return to Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park this past weekend. Andrew Stirk from Brampton, Ontario and David Surmatchewski of Oakland, Ontario both took event wins in the REVS Full Throttle Powersports weekend. Both Andrew and David are familiar with the TNTSS winner's circle and this weekend's performances improve both of their qualifying positions for the Dilts Piston Hydraulics Race of Champions coming up in August...

TNT Super Series takes to Cayuga Dragway for two races this weekend
2013 season gains momentum heading into heat of the summer!
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (June 5, 2013) Cayuga Dragway at Toronto Motorsports Park will host a double race weekend June 8-9 in the 2013 Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series with REVS Full Throttle Powersports presenting the highly competitive sportsman drag racing series. TNTSS Director Ted Barnes is excited to have REVS Full Throttle Powersports partner again in 2013. "These guys have supported us for many years and drag racing events of the calibre of the TNTSS don't happen without high performance partners like REVS.” Currently known as Bieda's Powersports...

Sam LoVetro Jr takes early points lead after dominating 35 car field in TNT Super Series season opener
LoVetro saw two finals that night, earning a runner-up in Super Pro and a win in Hot Rod!
LEICESTER, NEW YORK (May 29, 2013) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series finally got the 2013 season started at Empire Dragway this past Saturday May 25th and did it in a huge way. After two rained out attempts to start the season, a record thirty-five cars qualified for the Steve's Electric event. The Memorial Day weekend was supposed to see two TNTSS events however Mother Nature scrapped Friday night's race in Lancaster, NY leaving just Saturday at Empire. When qualifying was complete, rookie contender Ryan Boniferro...

TNT Super Series heads to Western New York for two races this Memorial Day weekend
Second annual Memorial Day weekend events powered by Steve's Electric!
NEW YORK (May 22, 2013) For the second consecutive year, the Memorial Day weekend will see the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series hold a two-race weekend in Western New York, powered by Steve's Electric. With RACE 1 being rained out two weeks ago, this double header will be the first time the drivers hit the drag strip for TNTSS competition in 2013. Friday May 24th will see the series return to Elegant Builders Raceway Park (EBRP) in Lancaster, NY and then Saturday May 25th the series heads to Empire Dragway in Leicester, NY...

TNT Super Series gets SEVENTH season underway at Elegant Builders Raceway Park
Sam LoVetro Automotive presents 2013 points opener on Friday May 10th!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (May 2, 2013) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series begins its seventh season on Friday May 10th at the newly renamed Elegant Builders Raceway Park in Lancaster, New York. Presented by Sam LoVetro Automotive, the season opener brings new opportunities for some of the best sportsman racers in the country...

TNT Super Series Announces Innovative New Award - The Performance Improvements DRIVER OF THE YEAR Award Lubricated by Royal Purple
Trend-setting award will be based on driver's best average package over the 2013 season!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (May 1, 2013) The popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series has created a unique yearend award that will showcase a sportsman drag racer's performance statistics. The Performance Improvements DRIVER OF THE YEAR Award, lubricated by Royal Purple, will go to the TNTSS competitor with the best overall average package in the 2013 season. The winner will receive a 2014 product sponsorship from Royal Purple valued at $2500 and along with $250 in Royal Purple merchandise. "We wanted to create something...

TNT Super Series Enhances Payouts for 2013 Including Over $9000 in Cash and Prizes at Yearend
New structure will see more $1000/win paydays for 10.90 sportsman racing series
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (February 19, 2013) The Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series continues to be a leader in the world of sportsman drag racing. The series based solely on 10.90 racing will pay back more to the racers in 2013 than it has in any previous season. The TNTSS will hand out more than $9000 in cash and prizes, not including event payouts and contingency postings, making the TNTSS one of the most lucrative sportsman series in the country. More importantly, changes to the event payout structure should attract even higher car counts. According to Ted Barnes, TNTSS Director of Operations, more events will pay $1000/win...

TNT Super Series Releases 2013 Schedule
Season SEVEN looks to be most exciting yet for 10.90 sportsman racers!
CANFIELD, ONTARIO (February 11, 2013) After much anticipation, the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series has released its 2013 schedule. This will be the seventh season for the 10.90 sportsman drag racing series, with events in both Canada and the US. There are eleven races confirmed with two more in the works according to TNTSS Director of Operations, Ted Barnes...

Dilts Piston Hydraulics to Present the 2013 TNT Super Series Race of Champions
ST CATHARINES, ONTARIO (December 20, 2012) The 2013 season will be the SEVENTH for the popular Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series, a 10.90 based sportsman drag racing series that holds events in both western New York and southern Ontario. Series officials are excited to announce the return of the prestigious Race of Champions with Dilts Piston Hydraulics presenting the 3rd annual event. With no entry fee and the highest winner’s purse of any TNTSS event, the Dilts Piston Hydraulics Race of Champions...

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