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200 MPH PLUS
41 YEARS
EQUALS 300 MPH

by Chris Martin
 

Champion is offering you the opportunity to be part of its winning team. This offer is extended to competitors and members of the motorsports community who use and support Champion ignition products.

This membership includes:

Member Discounts
Club Newsletter
 Decals
 Patches
 Racing News
Results

We are very interested in your competive results and your history with Champion products, and welcome any submissions about these subjects.

 
 
Photo by Jeff Burk

Forty-one years ago Chris "the Golden Greek" Karamesines registered the first 200-mph time at Alton Dragway in Illinois with an 8.87/204.54. This past May 4th at Atlanta Dragway, Karamesines, 73 years young, ripped the best pass of his nearly 50-year career when he qualified for Top Fuel at the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Southern Nationals with a 4.80 at 302.89-mph, his first run over 300.

Photo by Ron Lewis

We've beaten this drum before, but that 302-mph run by a guy racing when JFK was president is like NFL all-time running back Jim Brown scoring a touchdown in a contemporary football game. Absolutely unheard of. "The Greek," already a drag racing Hall of Famer, is no stranger to astounding elapsed times and mile per hours. Below are just a few of his many deeds.

 

 
 

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