About

Gary Balough

Born: September 17,1947

From: Miami Florida

Bio: Over the course of his driving career, Gary Balough has won in almost everything he was able to get behind the wheel of compiling a winning list of over 1000 races. The “Batmobile” is one of the most famous, or infamous, cars ever in short track racing. Running the car was one of the many stories that Balough was synonymous with. It the late 70’s Balough drove a black car that looked much like it should have been in Gotham City and not on the mile at Syracuse. The legendary car, designed by Kenny Weld, helped Balough win four times on the mile, a record that has only been passed by Brett Hearn.

Accomplishments:

Gary has now teamed up with TNT Custom Racing.

Tom Fares, Jr.

Tom Jr. is the driver of the 07x Late Model 2012 TNT Custom Racing Ford Fusion.  He has driven the car for the past 3 seasons, guided by crew chief and car owner Tom Sr.

In 2012, TNT Custom Racing has grown a bit more with the addition of racing legend Gary Balough as Tom Jr.’s new Crew Cheif. The TNT Custom Racing team with be fielding 2 cars for Tom Jr. at Speedweeks in New Smyrna and as he races his way through the 2012 TBRA Series.

Tom Jr. competed in the 2011 TBRA Series of Champions and took an overall 4th place Points Chase Finish. In 2010, he completed the Bounty Series with several top 10 finishes and an overall points series finish in 8th place of the 33 drivers in the series.  Tom Jr. continues to hone his knowledge of racing and gain seat time as he gears up for another great season of racing.

Off the track Tom Jr. owns TNT Custom Equipment, a full service machine shop offering machining, fabrication, assembly and gear cutting services. Tom Jr. has a mechanical engineering degree from Ohio University and has over 15 years experience working in the machining industry. Tom Jr. is always up on the latest in new technology, processes, and tooling serving his industry and brings this same strength to the team at TNT Custom Racing.

Tom Jr. will work closely with Tom Sr. on a new venture, with race industry insights from Gary and Scott, to begin manufacturing custom racing parts for the performance racing industry.  The new product venture is in the early stages but is growing rapidly since the partnership formed in January 2011. Tom Jr. is spearheading the project to offer our customers the best performing and most cutting edge products to keep them on the track and racing toward the finish line.

To contact Tom Jr. about specific custom part inquiries or with mechanical and technical questions please visit our contact us page.

Tom Fares, Sr.

With almost 20 years experience owning and managing businesses that offer machining, fabrication and assembly services, Tom Sr. brings a very technical and experienced eye to the team. His expertise is in mechanical applications, shop floor decisions, supplier relations management and business sales.

Tom Sr. has recently acted on his interest in the performance racing industry by buying a late model car driven by Tom Jr. and being the crew chief for the race team through its first two successful race seasons. Tom Sr. gained a quick and thorough understanding of the car from his vast mechanical and technical experience and plays a lead role in spearheading the company’s new growths.

With Tom Sr.’s experience the team is now beginning to launch operations in custom parts manufacturing for the performance racing industry and labeling them under the TNT Custom Racing name. Look for these parts to begin selling as an industry leader in the near future.

Tom Sr. is continuously seeking new opportunities to grow and better serve the performance racing industry and our customers. Please feel free to contact him with any questions or opportunities via our contact us page.

Scott Baker

Bio and Background Coming Soon…