The thrill of claiming his first NHRA Pro Stock low qualifier award in 214 races is still a sweet memory for Kenny Koretsky. 
 
It was just 10 days ago in Las Vegas when Koretsky ended one of his career droughts with a 6.724-second elapsed time that was one-thousandth of a second quicker than that of Jason Line.
 
And it merely whetted his performance appetite.  He wants more – like his first national-event victory. 
 
“Eddie (Guarnaccia) and I have been racing together for 20 years and we want to get that first win,” Koretsky said. “It felt great to qualify first, and we want to do it again.  We don’t want to wait another 214 races.”
The thrill of claiming his first NHRA Pro Stock low qualifier award in 214 races is still a sweet memory for Kenny Koretsky. 
 
It was just 10 days ago in Las Vegas when Koretsky ended one of his career droughts with a 6.724-second elapsed time that was one-thousandth of a second quicker than that of Jason Line.
 
And it merely whetted his performance appetite.  He wants more – like his first national-event victory. 
 
“Eddie (Guarnaccia) and I have been racing together for 20 years and we want to get that first win,” Koretsky said. “It felt great to qualify first, and we want to do it again.  We don’t want to wait another 214 races.”
 
His next opportunity comes in the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals, April 25-27, at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga. 
 
The affable Koretsky will be testing the Nitro Fish/Indicom Electric Pontiac GXP in St. Louis on Tuesday and Wednesday.  It’s a two-fold visit: Guarnaccia wants to put some laps on a new Sonny Leonard motor and get some data on Gateway International Raceway’s quarter-mile asphalt. 
 
“It’s good for me to be getting more laps in our GXP, too,” Koretsky said.  “It helps Eddie figure out chassis setups.  We need to get more race-day experience.  The more runs we make, the more we learn.  I’m starting to feel comfortable in the car.  That also makes a difference.”
 
Koretsky’s first NHRA race came in 1987 and he has driven in both Pro Stock and Top Fuel.  He is the first – and only – driver to qualify in Top Fuel and Pro Stock (at Phoenix, 1990).  His finest NHRA season was 2004.  He finished ninth in points and made his first final-round appearance, at the U.S. Nationals, losing to Greg Anderson.