TNT Super Series – Labour Day Championship Weekend Double PLUS Race of Champions

None of the top 7 drivers have ever won a TNTSS championship!

NIAGARA FALLS, ON – The first Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series championship was awarded in 2007. Now, nearly ten years later, the series just keeps growing. This weekend a new champion will be crowned as the series wraps up its best season yet.

Sam LoVetro Automotive presents championship weekend, kicking off Friday September 2 on Lancaster Dragway’s 1/8th mile and finishing up Saturday September 3 at Empire Dragway on the 1/4 mile. As in past seasons, the TNTSS points registration fee will be waived for BOTH Friday and Saturday’s races to allow people who want to try the best index class racing in the country, the chance to do so.

In the chase for the 2016 TNTSS title, Jim Thomson took over the points lead after a semi-final finish in last week’s TNTSS 5K. Dave Gunn is 69 points back in second at 499, Art Jones in third at 484, Harry Phelps at 476 in fourth and Mark Herbold rounds out the top five at 459 points. Back in tenth place there is a three-way tie and those guys are only 29 points out of the top five.

In addition to the two regular races this weekend, the annual REVS Full Throttle Powersports RACE OF CHAMPIONS will be held on Saturday night. The ROC is a FREE race for all past event winners in the TNTSS and pays $1200/win and $400/runnerup. There are currently 35 drivers eligible for the ROC.

Both Friday and Saturday’s races this weekend are qualifiers for the ROC so the field isn’t set yet. They will be laddered after the main event on Saturday and there will be no qualifying runs for the ROC.

Gates open at 3pm Friday at Lancaster with qualifying at 5pm and Saturday at Empire gates open at 9:30am with qualifying at 10:30am.

In addition to the TNTSS championship weekend, Lancaster is hosting the Buffalo Street Outlaws and Empire is having its annual 1/8 mile nationals. Visit www.lancasternationalspeedway.com and www.empiredragway.com for all the details.

To learn more about the Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series and how you can become a part of the excitement, visit www.tntsuperseries.com or www.facebook.com/TNTSuperSeries .