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Chris in a wheelchair
Chris in the shop
Chris during his birthday party
Chris working on the blower
Chris Working on the car
Chris getting photographed
Chris getting in his racecar
Chris when he was in the army
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Chris and Luigi
Chris with a pretty lady
Chris and the blond
Chris and the blond
Chris at the races
Chris in the pits
Chris and another blond
Chris and Ron Capps
Chris on the NHRA podium
Chris and his "Personal" bartender
Chris and a friend
Chris with Krista Baldwin
chris with Krista Baldwin
Chris with Krista Baldwin
Chris a chassis and a friend
Chris and Steve Torrance, one of todays top fuel drivers
Chris with Steve Torrance
Chris at the track
Chris doing an autograph
Chris with some servicemen
Chris with Don Prudomme
Chris suited up
Chris posing at the track with his crew
Chris and Big Daddy
Chris and Fred Miller
Chris interviewed
Chris interviewed
Chris with a friend
Chris with Big Willie the one time Drag strip operator in the Long Beach, Ca area
Chris with Linda Vaughn
Chris getting a drawing of an early Chizler
Chris at an awards banquet
Chris with Broadway Bob
Chris interviewed
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Chris looking at a motor
Chris fueling the car
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Chris with a new driver? Hardly!
Chris working on his car
Chris still working
Chris working
Chris and crew with his Rod Stuckey built car. Note the key style push bar that was on all Stuckey cars
Chris with the same car
Chris and an older Chizler and the crew
Chris with his car in a museum
Chris with his Chizler
Chris with his car
Chris still adjusting his Chizler
Chris posing with his Stuckey car
Chris with an early Chizler
Chris with one of his prettiest swoopy bodied front motor cars
Chris with that pretty car
Chris with his car
Chris and some kids with his Chizler
Chris and his car
Chris working on the car
Chris and crew working
Chris and another Chizler
Chris and another Chizler
Chris still working on his car
Chris working on a rear engined Chizler
Chris with his 2 motored car, very few pics of this car
Chris and his latest car
Chris with his ride
Chris and his car
Chris working on the car
Chris and the car
Chris and more work
Chris and a crewman
Chris visiting with fans
Chris celebrating
Chris still celebrating
Chris working
Chris with the crew
Chris with the crew
Chris getting ready to go
Chris with Kenny Hirata and Larry Jones
Chris with Art Malone
Chris and his crew
Chris and his crew
Chris and the crew
Chris and a few others
Chris in the seat
Chris getting ready
Chris buckling up
Chris smiling
Chris fired up
Chris in the seat
Chris in the car
Chris getting in the car
Chris getting ready
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Chris in the seat
Chris getting a push
Chris at a cacklefest
Chris in the car
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Chris in a slick Chizler
Chris in early carburated on nitromethane Chizler
Another shot of the car, his first dragster
Chris with Don Maynard
Chris at Fremont in 1971
Chris moving to the line
Chris in his car
Chris turning around
Chris getting pushed
Chris at Lions a long time ago
Chris getting pushed off
Chris ready to rock
Chris getting pushed back after a burnout
Chris on the line
Chris pulls a wheelie
Chris and his car
Chris on a run
Chris
Chris in a go cart
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Chizler in 1960
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Chizler at Alton, Ill 1959
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Chizler next to his 2 motor model
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Chizler getting lined up
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The Chizler in line to run exibition at Barona, Ca
Chizler getting prepared
Chizler parked and ready
Chizler looking cool at Green Valley, Tx
Chizler with other antique race cars
Chizler ready to push off
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Chizler ready for the cacklefest
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Chizler in line
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Chizler relaxing between rounds
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Chizler at Lions
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Chizler doing 204 at Alton. ILL. NHRA didn't sanction that track, but Chris was the first over 200
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Chris against Jack Williams
Chris uses his hand to put his car in the lights
Chris against the Frantic Four
Chris out even
Chris a little late out of the gate
Chris out on Don Prudomme
Chris against the Young American fueler
Chris smokin' it
Chris going after the Frantic 4
Chris even on the start
Chris in a cloud of smoke
Chris with wheels up against Vance Hunt and Don Garlits the starter
Chris and Vance Hunt go at it again
Chris in another race
Chris off the line
Chris getting ready
Named 50 Greatest NHRA Drivers in 2001 2006 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inductee Chris Karamesines is an American drag racer and one of NHRA's early pioneers and nicknamed "The Golden Greek". In 2009, he became the first driver in NHRA history to compete and become the fastest driver at over 78 years old at the final event of the 2009 season at Pomona driving in the Top Fuel category. But he would lose in the first round against Brandon Bernstein. The following year, he made an attempt at Firebird International Raceway in Arizona and made the field, but again lost in the first round. On June 19, 2011, Karamesines defeated Doug Kalitta in the first round of final eliminations at the NHRA event at Thunder Valley. It was Karamesines' first round win since 1990. Chris has never won an NHRA National Event but has come close several times. His last final round appearance came in 1990 in Seattle, Washington. Karamesines also reached the final round at Le Grandnational Molson in Quebec Canada that same year. On June 15, 2014 at Bristol, Karamesines the #16 qualifier knocked out #1 qualifier Brittany Force in the first round and then lost to Antron Brown in the second round. At the same event two years later, Force defeated Karamesines in the first round. At the 2016 Charlotte 4-wide nationals, Karamesines' granddaughter, Krista Baldwin, was entered alongside her grandpa. Karamesines scored a round win at Gainsville in 2016, deafeating number one qualifier Richie Crampton. The Greek would run 5 times in 2017. Before the 2018 season, Karamesines had to have his hip replaced, and would miss the opening of the season. He would return for the Route 66 Nationals in Chicago, his home race.
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