Janis tightens points race with quarter- final finish at Torco Race Fuels Northern Nationals

Courtesy Of: Rob Kozak (8-16-2005) ELMA, NY - With just over 100 points separating the top five cars in points heading into the Torco Race Fuels Northern Nationals the Eaton sponsored Mike Janis team felt this was the race for them to gain ground on the leaders. With point’s leader Shannon Jenkins failing to qualify for the event that left the door open for Janis to gain some ground. On the Eaton team’s first qualifying attempt driver, Mike Janis, guided his Jan-Cen Powered 05’ Stratus to a 6.261 elapsed time at 230.80 miles per hour, good enough for a provisional second. On their second attempt Janis and crew slowed to a 6.29 at just over 229.16. During the final qualifying session Janis was bumped to 4th on the ladder but the Eaton team had other plans as Janis rocketed down the Martin 1320 with a 6.214 at 230.61, moving him into third position on the qualifying ladder. By virtue of his qualifying position Janis was paired with the number 14 qualifier, John Russo. Janis quickly disposed of Russo with a 6.234 elapsed time to Russo’s uncharacteristically slow 8.219. The win over Russo put Janis against Dennis Radford in round two. Radford, who qualified 11th, defeated Quain Stott in round one. As the two left the starting line Janis held a slight reaction time advantage, which Radford quickly overcame. Janis then began to run down Radford but just as Janis was about to go around Radford Janis’ engine expired ending his weekend and handing the win to Radford. "As of right now we don’t know why she let go but it doesn’t look real bad because she’s still in one piece," said Crew Chief Mike Janis Jr. referring to the team’s engine. Although Janis lost one position on the points ladder he was able to gain over 40 points on the leaders and now sits just 67 points out of first with four races remaining on the Hooters IHRA schedule. "Coming into this event we knew we needed to go some rounds to start gaining on the guys ahead of us and we did, just not enough. With the top half of the ladder this tight the championship is still up for grabs and anyone in the top eight still has a good chance," said cylinder head specialist Joe Janis. In other Jan-Cen Motorsports News: Paul Cambria took runner up honors in Top Stock at the 24th Annual Torco Race Flues Northern Nationals with his Jan-Cen Powered Hustler Firebird. Next up for the Eaton Pro Modified Team is the Woodward Dream Cruise presented by Eaton. Held Saturday August 20th, the Woodward Dream Cruise is the world's largest one-day celebration of car culture that attracts over 1.7 million visitors, and more than 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles. Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2004 sales of $9.8 billion. Eaton is a global leader in fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety; and intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy. Eaton has 55,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. Don’t forget to stop by Mike Janis Racing’s new website at http://jancen.com/mikejanisracing and check out the new merchandise section to order your latest Mike Janis t-shirt. Sponsors: Eaton Corporation www.eaton.com Aeroquip Performance Products www.aeroquip.com Jan-Cen Automotive www.jancen.com Torco Racing Fuels www.torcoracefuels.com Denny’s Driveshafts www.dennysdriveshaft.com Pautler Oil Service www.pautleroilserviceinc.com Skinny Kid’s Race Cars www.skinnykidracecars.com Royal Purple www.royalpurple.com Nology Inc. www.nology.com Mac Tools www.mactools.com RAM Clutches www.ramclutches.com JE Pistons www.jepiston.com Weber's Mustard www.webersmustard.com Weld Wheels www.weldracing.com Unlimited Awnings www.unlimitedawnings.com Goodyear Racing Tires www.racegoodyear.com PPG Auto Refinish www.ppg.com/cr-refinish/ Burke Designs www.hotrodsbyburke.com Precision Graphics Bank Street Auto Vicious Cycles Photo courtesy of CompetitionPlus.Com