With nearly 60 years in the hands of the Stauffer family (since 1962), Maple Grove Raceway has new ownership – and it’s not the three-man group that had stated its intent to purchase the Reading, PA-adjacent drag racing track two years ago (see “New ownership group on tap for Maple Grove Raceway”).
Maple Grove went on the market in the fall of 2019 and was initially slated for sale to a group known as Motorsports Developers, located in nearly King of Prussia, PA. Joe Casella, Jordan Levitt and Chris Winter made bold announcements but were unable to complete the purchase during their allotted 90-day time frame. As NHRA commentator Brian Lohnes responded, when asked what happened to that trio, “They joined the list of thousands who have dump truck mouths and wheelbarrow asses when it comes to the racing business.”
But have no fear, the Koretsky family is here and they’ve come to the rescue of their home track. Kenny Koretsky, who famously earned the name “King Chaos” while driving NHRA’s Pro Stock class, is being joined by sons Kenny Jr and Kyle Koretsky in purchasing the property and will be certain to make the aging facility into a track that is friendlier to racers, fans and even media.
“It’s an honor to announce that Maple Grove Raceway will be under new ownership!”, Kyle Koretsky posted on Facebook. “Our family is super excited for this opportunity. We can’t wait for you to join us. Will see you at the Grove!”
Lohnes noted, in sharing the Koretsky family’s news, “Time for some GOOD news regarding drag strips and their ownership. Was a great pleasure to get the call up from the Koretsky family to lend some words and a voice to this. They worked their TAILS off to make this happen and here it is. On behalf of all of us that love the place, THANKS!”
While NHRA hasn’t officially or formally noted the change in ownership of this legendary facility, www.competitionplus.com’s Bobby Bennett was first to break…
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