Karamesines would break his own record in 2018 at Brainerd Raceway, running a 305-mile per hour pass at 86 years old.

While NHRA has it listed as 1931, other sources, including The Drag Racing Hall of Fame, say he was born in 1928.

Karamesines served during the Nuremberg Trials, and while escorting a prisoner to the washroom, the man escaped from a moving train and he had to chase him down.

While driving a tank, Karamesines noticed one of the twin Cadillac engines not running properly.

By the late 50s, Karamesines was a regular on the AHRA (American Hot Rod Association) circuit.

Karamesines only had one primary sponsor, Strange Engineering, who was able to cover costs, but was unable to provide enough to be a top team.

During the latter 80s, Karamesines started becoming less of a major threat, and would frequently be eliminated early, or miss the race altogether.

During another event, Karamesines volunteer crew was to blame, as the parachute packs had not been properly secured, causing the chutes to deploy on launch.

He would acquire one of the new sleek 300 inch wheelbase dragsters, as well as the talents of crew chief and mechanic Lance Larson.

Following the 1993 season, Karamesines would take a sebatacle from NHRA, assisting his son in law Bobby Baldwin with his top fuel career.

The 2001 season would end on a somber note for Karamesines and family, as his son in law, Bobby Baldwin, would pass away unexpectedly at age 54.

2009 saw the introduction of the "1000 Foot Rule" for Top Fuel and Funny Car following the death of Scott Kalitta in 2008.

During qualifying, ESPN's commentary team of Paul Page and Mike Dunn would make mention of the fact that Karamesines last won a round of racing in 1990.

Lucas agreed to fully sponsor Karamesines dragster for as long as he would choose to race.

Following this race, Don Shumacher would present The Greek with a gift, a canopy enclosed cockpit for his dragster.

At the 2016 Charlotte 4-wide nationals, Karamesines' granddaughter, Krista Baldwin, was entered alongside her grandpa running her Alcohol Dragster.

Karamesines scored a round win at Gainesville in 2016, defeating number one qualifier Richie Crampton.

The event at Brainerd in 2018 saw Karamesines set a record, becoming the oldest driver in NHRA to run a speed over 300 mph.

The following Monday, his granddaughter Krista would complete her top fuel licensing run in her grandfather's dragster.

He would also run the final race of the season at Las Vegas, where he revealed that he would indeed step out of the cockpit and that granddaughter Krista would takeover driving duties.

Following his retirement, Karamesines would place his granddaughter Krista Baldwin behind the wheel of his top fuel dragster for the 2021 season, retaining sponsorship from Strange Engineering and Lucas Oil.

However, a broken reverse gear would keep the team from making a pass, resulting in a first round elimination on race day.