FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Barry Lingle wins his first TNT Super Series event before Mother Nature postpones second race
Don't put your stuff away yet - One more Hot Rod race - Oct 23rd at DTRP!
LANCASTER, NEW YORK (October 5, 2010) "When it's your day, it's your day!" commented Barry Lingle in the Dunn Tire Raceway Park (DTRP) winner's circle this past Saturday after winning his first Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series event. Barry bested twenty-five of the toughest sportsman racers in the northeast to take the event win on the Lancaster, New York eighth mile.
The Leicester, NY racer won the day's first race, presented by The Second City Toronto, which was a makeup race from earlier in the season. The second event scheduled that same day got rained out and has been re-scheduled for Saturday October 23rd.
Barry qualified well with a 7.009 landing him in the number two spot, behind Dave Surmatchewski of Oakland, Ontario who posted a perfect 7.000 to qualify at the top of the 25 car field.
Round one saw Barry eliminate Scott Jahren of Tonawanda, NY. Both very close on the tree at .521 to .526, it was Barry's 7.006 that beat Scott's 6.994.
A bye run in round two set him up to face the high mph Mustang of Alden, NY based Brian Young. When the tree activated, Barry had the advantage and carried it through the big end to take the third round win.
It was in the semi's that Barry got lucky. Facing Jason Vitez out of Elma, NY, Barry missed the tree. Didn't matter though as Jason went .480 red, handing the round to Barry and sending him into the final round against Dave Surmatchewski. Dave had some tough battles of his own, defeating Chris VanBaalen, Pete Maduri Jr and Wayne Sipos on route to the final round.
Off the starting line, both got away clean with Barry drilling the tree with a .503 light. Dave had a valiant effort however his uncharacteristically late .575 light put him too far behind and even his almost perfect 7.006 ET wasn't enough. Barry's outstanding starting line performance allowed him to take the win running a 7.025 - and becoming the 19th different winner since the TNT Super Series' inception back in 2006.
Barry also received four passes for dinner and a show courtesy of The Second City Toronto. He was quick to thank his wife Dorothy and his crew chief Bill Kern. "Bill comes to all the divisional races with me and really is a lot of help," Barry added.
Sponsoring the 1968 Camaro is Mitrano Tire of Piffard, NY. It's powered by a 468 Chevrolet with a Powerglide transmission and Ford 9" rearend. Barry has owned the car for 10 years. "It was a pro street car when we bought it. Started racing it in Hot Rod about 3 years ago. It's currently for sale!" Barry started racing in 1963 at Spencer Speedway and has been hooked ever since. Now he runs at select IHRA divisional races - he finished in 7th place last year.
Specialty Awards
Dave Surmatchewski (Oakland, ON) with a perfect 7.000
Kevin Orr (Orangeville, ON) with a 7.005
Jim Flanigan (Holland, NY) with a .511
The 2010 season for the Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series is not over yet. They will return to DTRP on Saturday October 23rd - the same day as their 1st annual big money PUMPKIN RUN bracket race. Visit www.dunntireracewaypark.com for complete details.
Joe's Transmission TNT Super Series Points (Top 10 of 44) After 12 of 13 Events
| 1 | Pete | Maduri Jr | 867 |
| 2 | Dave | Surmatchewski | 719 |
| 3 | Mark | Herbold | 648 |
| 4 | Ted | Barnes | 642 |
| 5 | Bill | Elekes | 634 |
| 6 | Chris | VanBaalen | 607 |
| 7 | Fred | Gross | 602 |
| 8 | Wayne | Sipos | 556 |
| 9 | J.J. | Jablonski | 554 |
| 10 | Tom | Coonly | 538 |
About the TNT Super Series:
The Joe’s Transmission TNT Super Series www.tntsuperseries.com began in 2006 and is entering its fourth full season in 2010. Based on NHRA’s Super Street & IHRA’s Hot Rod classes, the multi-event series runs on a 10.90 index in the 1/4 mile (7.00 in the 1/8 mile), guarantees a MINIMUM of $500 for an event win and pays round money for EVERY round win. Competing at facilities in southern Ontario and western New York, there are only two exceptions to the rulebook - no weight minimum and left-hand drive open-bodied cars are allowed.
Joe’s Transmission has been in business in Niagara Falls, Ontario since 1984. They sell & install high performance parts & accessories however their specialty is building & repairing high performance transmissions. Contact Joe and his team at (905) 374-6116 or visit them online at www.joestransmission.com
2010 is our fourth season - with more than 100% payback!
Photo credit: Ted Barnes and Ron Rigby - ronrigby@rochester.rr.com
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Lewis Robinson
TNT Super Series - Media Relations Director
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