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Apr. 12, 2008 Copyright ©
Las Vegas Review-Journal Koretsky all about business Drag racer involved
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Some play golf. Some go to the opera. Some have a stiff drink. Kenny Koretsky either visualizes making a 200 mph pass down a dragstrip in his Pro Stock Pontiac GXP or moves mountains in a gargantuan bulldozer at his gravel pit near Philadelphia. "Sometimes
after lunch I'll go hop in one and push around some dirt and rocks for
about an hour," said Koretsky, known as "Captain Chaos." Most
Popular Stories "I get in, turn off my cell phone and relax." The 50-year-old veteran drag racer has a personality about as big as his bulldozer, which is about the size of a small house. He owns and runs nine successful corporations -- including his gravel pit quarry, a landfill, a concrete crushing operation, real estate developments and Nitro Fish racing gear. "Lots of stuff," he said. He's a land developer in Florida and plans to expand into Southern Nevada. But he hasn't been able to engineer what he has yearned for most since 1987 -- an NHRA professional race title. "You know, if I ever win one I might retire," he said, half joking. "But it's great stress relief." He took a good step toward that Friday when Eddie Guarnaccia, Koretsky's crew chief for 20 years, helped him claim the provisional Pro Stock pole in the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's dragstrip. If Koretsky's elapsed time of 6.724 seconds (204.05 mph) holds up, it will be his first pole in 215 NHRA events. Two more qualifying sessions remain today for Sunday's championship eliminations. Tony Schumacher is best in Top Fuel with an elapsed time of 4.51 seconds (328.38 mph), and Tim Wilkerson is No. 1 in Funny Car with a run of 4.850 seconds (318.24 mph). If Koretsky stays on top, he will be riding as high as one of the towering construction cranes he occasionally escapes to when he needs a lift. Koretsky and his family live in a suburban Philadelphia home he bought from Charles Barkley when the former All-Star was traded from the 76ers to the Phoenix Suns in 1992. "I stole it. You know the Captain," he said. It's a safe bet former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen didn't get a steal when he recently bought one of Koretsky's former homes in Florida. Koretsky is a long way from his middle-class roots. What has remained constant is his 35-year passion for drag racing and motor sports. This year he added a NASCAR Dirt Late Model team to his stable of racing operations that also includes a monster truck and motorcycles, which makes sense because he owns several motorcycle dealerships. He received his first "Wally" trophy, named after NHRA founder Wally Parks, as an owner two weeks ago when Matt Smith won the Pro Stock Motorcycle title at Houston Raceway Park. "That was exciting, and it happened on my birthday," Koretsky said. "But I want to win one on my own in Pro Stock." Koretsky has made it to two NHRA final rounds in his career, including one last year. Through four events this season, he failed to qualify once and lost in the first round the other three times. Maybe Koretsky will be a big winner this weekend. If it doesn't happen for him on the dragstrip, he might find success in a high-roller slot tournament at the MGM Grand. He's a regular at $100 and $500 slots. As any calculating businessman knows, the best way to win is to diversify. Contact
reporter Jeff Wolf at jwolf@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0247. |
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Frank Koretsky's brother Kenny Koretsky is an ihra and nhra top fuel drag racer. NHRA CRASH IN DALLAS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVZuwSgG1hw
Kenny Koretsky, Drag Racing’s Captain Chaos, Creates New NASCAR Dirt Modified Race Team Kenny
Koretsky, a regular on the NHRA Pro Stock tour, is expanding his KPK
Motorsports team and venturing into a Koretsky, known as Captain Chaos on the drag racing circuit, Thursday announced the creation of a new NASCAR Dirt Modified Series team that will race at oval tracks in the Northeast beginning in April. “This Captain Chaos team will be going in circles,” he said. “Dan Hieber will be driving our new Dirt Modified car with sponsorship from Nitro Fish Wear. I’ve known Dan a long time. He’s a good driver and we believe we will be very competitive.” Koretsky, an entrepreneur with varied business interests, has been trying to “define the direction we want to go with our Nitro Fish Wear apparel brand. The company needs more exposure and we believe this is an excellent way to accomplish that.” He is partners with Greg Hill in the NHRA Pro Stock team and drives the Nitro Fish/Indicom Electric Chevy Cobalt. Koretsky has been drag racing for more than 25 years. The team is competing in the Checkers Schuck’s Kragen Nationals, February 22-24, at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Ariz. Hieber, 40, will be climbing back into the driver’s seat for the first time in several seasons. He most-recently competed in NASCAR’s Craftsman Sportsman Truck Series for two years. “I’ve known Kenny almost all my life,” said Hieber. “My dad and Kenny were partners in the Truck Series team. We have run dirt cars and asphalt cars over the years and Kenny has always helped sponsor them. We haven’t raced in the last couple of years. I always wanted to get back into driving a dirt car so everything has worked out for us this year. Hieber
said the car will make its debut in early April at Grandview Speedway,
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Kenny Koretsky's Nitro Fish! 
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