Joey Chestnut, defending champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, left, works to outpace former champion Takeru Kobayashi, right, July 4, 2009, in New York. Chestnut, a ...
After eating 74 hot dogs and buns last year, Joey Chestnut has his sights set on breaking his own world record this Independence Day at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York.