MOVERS & SHAKERS
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Car
chief Cole Pesz, son of Pro
Modified driver and tuner
Brandon Pesz, opens the
injector blades and squirts fuel
into the injector hat on Jeff
Jones’ Imperial Construction
Pro Mod Corvette.
BACK IN BLACK: Occasional Pro Mod racer
Jonathan Gray, who returned to the seat of a
Rickie Smith-owned nitrous car at the World
Doorslammer Nationals, takes in some Pro Stock
action while waiting to make a pass of his own.
BIRTHDAY BOY: Alex Laughlin snaps a photo
with ATI Performance Products’ Harvey Baker,
who was celebrating his birthday at Orlando. In
addition to sponsoring Laughlin’s Pro Mod entry
at the race, ATI also signed on as an associate
sponsor of his Pro Stock car for the year.
NITRO FISH CREW: “Captain Chaos” Kenny
Koretsky, who made the Nitro Fish name a
household name in the NHRA community in the
mid-to-late 2000s, is flanked by Randi Lyn Shipp
and Bo Butner, who’ve taken over the Nitro Fish
brand and run the popular merchandise trailer on
the midway at NHRA national events.
MEAN GREEN: Deric Kramer waits his turn in the
Pro Stock fueling line in his American Ethanol
Camaro. Kramer made the trip from Colorado with
his family-based operation, which also includes his
father Dave’s Factory Stock Showdown entry.
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