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Milan, MI – There's an old saying in the sporting world about wins that are less than spectacular. "When it's all over they don't ask how. They ask how many". This was one of those wins for Mike Janis and his Eaton Team. After making it look easy in Friday's first qualifying session running a jaw dropping 6.053 at 238.05 and taking the Last Man Standing Bonus points the Eaton crew showed that hard work and a little luck help win the "ugly ones".
After struggling through Saturday's qualifying, including wounding a bullet, Janis fell to fourth on the ladder pairing him in round one with fellow Western New Yorker, Mike Stawicki. When both Stawicki and Janis went into tire shake it was at the hit it was Janis who was able to recover first and take the win running an off pace 6.39 elapsed time at just over 215 miles per hour.
The win over Stawicki set up a second round against, nitrous standout, Pat Stoken. This time the Eaton team put it all together with Janis getting the jump off the tree and taking a smooth ride to a win light with a 6.12 to Stoken's 6.14.
Janis' semi-final opponent Scott Cannon junior showed lumberjack like prowess cutting a .014 light and was out on a tire shaking Janis when he encountered traction problems. With neither driver willing to say uncle it turned in to an old fashioned driver's war with both drivers on and off the throttle looking for traction. As Cannon nearly tagged the wall Janis regained control and motored to what could only be called an ugly win.
"I don't care how ugly that was we needed it," said Janis. "If we want to have a shot at the title we have to win those races".
In the final Janis gave up lane choice to Burton Auxier. Auxier, who defeated Chip King, Danny Rowe, and, number one qualifier, Kenny Lang held lane choice in the finals after running a 6.18 in the semis. With the two staged it was Auxier out of the gate first and the first into tire shake. Janis also hit some shake but was able to feather the throttle and drive through it to earn his 17th career IRON MAN.
"We earned this one as a team. My guys busted their humps all weekend and I wouldn't be here without them," said an elated Janis. Mike (Mike Janis junior), Steve (Hermann), and Joe (Janis) really shine when they need to.
Janis' team credits their recent success to the support they receive from both Eaton and it's employees. "Everyone I meet and deal with from both Eaton and Aeroquip are top notch people. Being able to tap into Eaton's brain trust has done wonders to help this team continually move forward and I can't thank them enough for their support," said Driver/Team Owner Mike Janis.
With only two events remaining on the 2007 Knoll Gas Nitro Jam (following this weekend's event in Milan, Mich.), the $19.5 million drag racing series will stop at Maryland International Raceway, Mechanicsville, Md., September 28 – 30.
In other Janis family news: The Janis family received notification this weekend that family patriarch and co-founder of Jan-Cen Motorsports, the late Jim Janis sr., will be inducted into the New York State Amateur Trap Shooting Hall of Fame in a ceremony next Summer. nysata
Eaton has been the title sponsor of Mike Janis racing since 2003 and shared in the joy of winning the IHRA World Championship in 2004. Janis serves as an ambassador for Eaton in the competitive drag racing market. He also uses Eaton performance and racing components, and serves as a technical adviser for improving our performance product portfolio.
For nearly a century, Eaton has strived to understand the needs of all types of drivers in order to design and manufacture products that provide the best possible performance, fuel economy, emissions, safety and security. In addition to serving global vehicle manufactures, Eaton is also a leading manufacturer of performance products available in the automotive aftermarket through a network of qualified distributors and retailers. For more information, visit Performance Products - Eaton.com.
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 61,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com .
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Janis Earns Second Victory of 07' and 17th of His Career At Eaton's Home Track
Milan, MI – There's an old saying in the sporting world about wins that are less than spectacular. "When it's all over they don't ask how. They ask how many". This was one of those wins for Mike Janis and his Eaton Team. After making it look easy in Friday's first qualifying session running a jaw dropping 6.053 at 238.05 and taking the Last Man Standing Bonus points the Eaton crew showed that hard work and a little luck help win the "ugly ones".
After struggling through Saturday's qualifying, including wounding a bullet, Janis fell to fourth on the ladder pairing him in round one with fellow Western New Yorker, Mike Stawicki. When both Stawicki and Janis went into tire shake it was at the hit it was Janis who was able to recover first and take the win running an off pace 6.39 elapsed time at just over 215 miles per hour.
The win over Stawicki set up a second round against, nitrous standout, Pat Stoken. This time the Eaton team put it all together with Janis getting the jump off the tree and taking a smooth ride to a win light with a 6.12 to Stoken's 6.14.
Janis' semi-final opponent Scott Cannon junior showed lumberjack like prowess cutting a .014 light and was out on a tire shaking Janis when he encountered traction problems. With neither driver willing to say uncle it turned in to an old fashioned driver's war with both drivers on and off the throttle looking for traction. As Cannon nearly tagged the wall Janis regained control and motored to what could only be called an ugly win.
"I don't care how ugly that was we needed it," said Janis. "If we want to have a shot at the title we have to win those races".
In the final Janis gave up lane choice to Burton Auxier. Auxier, who defeated Chip King, Danny Rowe, and, number one qualifier, Kenny Lang held lane choice in the finals after running a 6.18 in the semis. With the two staged it was Auxier out of the gate first and the first into tire shake. Janis also hit some shake but was able to feather the throttle and drive through it to earn his 17th career IRON MAN.
"We earned this one as a team. My guys busted their humps all weekend and I wouldn't be here without them," said an elated Janis. Mike (Mike Janis junior), Steve (Hermann), and Joe (Janis) really shine when they need to.
Janis' team credits their recent success to the support they receive from both Eaton and it's employees. "Everyone I meet and deal with from both Eaton and Aeroquip are top notch people. Being able to tap into Eaton's brain trust has done wonders to help this team continually move forward and I can't thank them enough for their support," said Driver/Team Owner Mike Janis.
With only two events remaining on the 2007 Knoll Gas Nitro Jam (following this weekend's event in Milan, Mich.), the $19.5 million drag racing series will stop at Maryland International Raceway, Mechanicsville, Md., September 28 – 30.
In other Janis family news: The Janis family received notification this weekend that family patriarch and co-founder of Jan-Cen Motorsports, the late Jim Janis sr., will be inducted into the New York State Amateur Trap Shooting Hall of Fame in a ceremony next Summer. nysata
Eaton has been the title sponsor of Mike Janis racing since 2003 and shared in the joy of winning the IHRA World Championship in 2004. Janis serves as an ambassador for Eaton in the competitive drag racing market. He also uses Eaton performance and racing components, and serves as a technical adviser for improving our performance product portfolio.
For nearly a century, Eaton has strived to understand the needs of all types of drivers in order to design and manufacture products that provide the best possible performance, fuel economy, emissions, safety and security. In addition to serving global vehicle manufactures, Eaton is also a leading manufacturer of performance products available in the automotive aftermarket through a network of qualified distributors and retailers. For more information, visit Performance Products - Eaton.com.
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 61,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com .
Mike Janis Racing Would Like To Thank Their Sponsors:
Eaton Corporation www.eaton.com
Aeroquip Performance Products Welcome to Eaton Aeroquip
Jan-Cen Automotive Jan-Cen Motorsports - High Performance Automotive Parts & Accessories, Snowmobiles, ATVs, Dyno Tested Racing Engines, Aluminum Trailers, and Custom Racing Repairs
Torco Racing Fuels www.torcoracefuels.com
Royal Purple Royal Purple Consumer, Industrial, & Racing Divisions
Nology Inc. Nology HotWires Spark Plug Wires and High Performance Ignition Systems
NGK NGK Spark Plugs USA
Denny's Driveshafts Dennys Driveshaft High Speed Balanced Steel and Aluminum Driveshafts Specialist drive shaft parts Denny's
Mac Tools Initializing....
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Weber's Mustard www.webersmustard.com
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