"There is new asphalt out there from mid-track to the finish line and it's very green. There is basically no rubber on it at all and that's why so many guys are spinning their tires out there.”— David Baca after securing the final qualifying spot with his last attempt at making the raceday field
“We're running in testing mode the rest of this year to try and create a solid baseline for next season. We're working on some new parts and with some new people to make sure next year we're a top runner."— Doug Herbert looking to the future after suffering another first-round loss, this time at the hands of Fuller
“It was running good until about 300 feet when I felt the engine nose over real hard because the timers never went off. When that happened, Larry went around me so I shut it off. There wasn't any need to keep my foot in it and maybe blow it up."— Steve Torrence on losing to Larry Dixon in round one of his Top Fuel debut
“That might be the single biggest round win of my career.”— Baca after beating a tire-smoking Schumacher in round one
“We ended making a crucial mistake and he was able to capitalize. That's what separates the winners and losers at times in this sport."— Schumacher on Baca’s first-round success over him
"Track conditions weren't ideal this weekend. The new asphalt at the other end just never quite came around.”— Melanie Troxel after a top-end sashay probably cost her the win against J.R. Todd in round two
"The track was going away.”— Todd after losing a tire-smoking duel in the semis to Fuller
"Man, I didn't think we were going to make it. Once I got the car under control I knew the engine was hurt but I wasn't about to give up. Just before we got to the 1320 mark, she let go. These cars don't like you to work the throttle too much and it told me so that time."— Fuller on his semi-final win over Todd
“It’s been a long time, a long struggle. The Carrier Boyz have been great; they never doubted my ability or questioned anything that happened. We just stayed together and went after our goals. This win is for them and all our sponsors. I don’t know that anyone would have picked me at the start of the day to win the race.”— Cory Mac referring to his team owners after winning the 29th race of his career, his fourth at Virginia Motorsports Park, and his first event since May 2004 in Atlanta
