Kenny Koretsky's expanded Nitro Fish team resumes NHRA Full Throttle Series competition at his home
track of Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, Pa., Aug. 20-23.
The apparel company's multi-hued logos will be on his Pro Stock Pontiac GXP, driven by Dave
Northrop; Tony Pedregon's series-leading Impala Funny Car; Matt Smith's Don Schumacher Racing
Suzuki; and a 2005 G Super Modified Chevy Cavalier that Kyle Koretsky - Kenny's youngest son - will
drive in his Competition Eliminator debut.
Kenny Koretsky, who also answers to Captain Chaos, was proud of Kyle's performance last week when
he earned his Comp Eliminator license at Virginia Motorsports Park near Richmond. "I'm real proud
of 'Kid Chaos'," he said. "I was impressed with how well he did in his first runs in the car."
Car owner Mike Iacono felt the same way. "The car is a five-speed and I didn't think he would be
that smooth shifting gears so soon," he said.
"I'm excited to be racing at a national event with my dad," said Kyle. "I want to follow in his
footsteps. We are planning to use Comp Eliminator as a learning curve for me to eventually move
into Pro Stock."
"Tony Pedregon and his team did a great job Sunday winning the race in Brainerd (Minn.) after his
crew chief and assistant crew chief resigned," said Koretsky. "That put him in the lead by 28
points. Tony will be driving the same Nitro Fish car that was a winner at Englishtown (N.J.)
earlier this year and we're hoping to get the same results at Maple Grove."
Northrop and crew chief Eddie Guarnaccia are eager to get back on the track after sitting out the
last four races, including NHRA's traditional Western Swing.
"It is going to be nice to go to Maple Grove again," Northrop said. "It's my home track, too - the
first one I ever raced on and where I got my competition license.
"There was a good side to the time off. Eddie and I had the opportunity to go through the car. We
found a few things that needed fixing, and we think we may have helped improve our 60-foot times."
"We are looking forward to this weekend," added Guarnaccia, another team member with strong ties to
Maple Grove. "We are using a Steve Spies motor and it looks like we'll have something to work
with. Steve ran well at Brainerd over the weekend and qualified 12th."
Northrop, meanwhile, would be pleased to have his qualifying numbers improve enough to break into
the starting lineup. "We wound up 17th a lot this year, missing out by only thousandths of a
second too many times," he remarked. "It's time for a change."
