Kenny Koretsky, a regular on the NHRA Pro Stock tour, is expanding his KPK Motorsports team and venturing into a different competitive arena.  

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, a NASCAR-sanctioned track in Bechtelsville, Pa..