KORETSKY'S CHAOTIC WEEKEND

Warren Johnson nicknamed Kenny Koretsy "Captain Chaos" for a reason. This weekend, race fans will witness a prime example.

Koretsy won't be driving, but he'll have four teams in competition this weekend.  

Koretsky, owner of Nitro Fish apparel and the Nitro Fish/Indicom Electric Pro Stock Pontiac GXP driven by Richie Stevens, also has sponsored entries in Top Fuel, Pro Stock Motorcycle and Super Comp for the Toyo Tires Nationals at his home track.

Popular driver Clay Millican returns to Top Fuel racing in the Nitro Fish/Hope4Sudan entry of MPE Motorsports, LLC, with new team owner Mark Pickens. Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith will be seeking his second consecutive victory on the Nitro Fish Wear Buell and perhaps regain the NHRA POWERade Series point lead. 

Warren Johnson nicknamed Kenny Koretsy "Captain Chaos" for a reason. This weekend, race fans will witness a prime example.

Koretsy won't be driving, but he'll have four teams in competition this weekend.  

Koretsky, owner of Nitro Fish apparel and the Nitro Fish/Indicom Electric Pro Stock Pontiac GXP driven by Richie Stevens, also has sponsored entries in Top Fuel, Pro Stock Motorcycle and Super Comp for the Toyo Tires Nationals at his home track.

Popular driver Clay Millican returns to Top Fuel racing in the Nitro Fish/Hope4Sudan entry of MPE Motorsports, LLC, with new team owner Mark Pickens. Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith will be seeking his second consecutive victory on the Nitro Fish Wear Buell and perhaps regain the NHRA POWERade Series point lead. 

Kyle Koretsky, Kenny’s youngest son, makes his second national event appearance at the controls of the Nitro Fish Super Comp Sportsman dragster.

“I’m excited about watching the Nitro Fish cars race at Maple Grove,” said Koretsky, who began his long racing career at the Mohnton, Pa., track more than 30 years ago.  “And I’m excited about Matt’s win at Brainerd (Minn.) on Sunday.  That was my third Wally (nickname for winner’s trophy) from Matt this year.”

Stevens, meanwhile, had a good weekend at Brainerd, turning in four consistent qualifying runs and qualifying ninth.  He had a mechanical problem in the first round.

“We left Brainerd on a positive note,” said Stevens, of New Orleans.  “We want to run well this weekend because it is Kenny’s home track.  Eddie (Guarnaccia, Koretsky’s longtime friend and crew chief) knows the Reading track, probably better than anybody.  It’s our goal to qualify in the top half of the field and go some rounds on Sunday.”

“I’m looking forward to this race,” said Guarnaccia. “We’ll have a lot of family and friends watching. We’ll be able to use the motor we ran at Brainerd and we have good data from that race.  That’s four more rounds than we had before the race.”

The Brainerd outing was the team’s first series appearance in a month.  They did not compete in the three-race Western Swing in July.


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