"We knew that Cruz would be tough, but really, you can't worry about who's in the other lane. All you can do is go up there and race your own race and race your heart out; mash on the gas and hope you get the win light. If you do, awesome; if not, well, you get to try again next week."— Eric Medlen after overcoming a holeshot by Cruz Pedregon to win the final round
"We spun the tires at the top end of the race track on all four runs and I think tomorrow the winner is going to be the team that can spin the tires the least.”— Tommy Johnson Jr. after slotting into the 7th starting position
"The reality is that this is just part of nitro racing. Some of the best drivers in the nation have had their cars blow up. I feel bad because sometimes it's a chicken-and-egg thing. You're not sure if it's a tune-up issue that made the car get out of the groove or driver error that let the car get out and cause the tune-up issue. The reality of it is that you have a bunch of blown-up pieces.”— Jack Beckman, who started 9th, on experiencing his first Fuel Coupe fire in the final qualifying session
"You've got to be as on top of your game here as you're ever going to be, because there are small bumps out there and they throw you in either direction. I saw two cars in front of us move over next to the wall (in Saturday's first qualifying session), so I was actually ready for it, but it still pushed me over there. Knowing what it was going to do and still not being able to control the car and have it move around like it did tells me it's going to be a handful on Sunday. There's not one car that's gone straight down the groove. There are going to be some races won and lost by being able to keep the car planted in the center of the lane." — Ron Capps making predictions after qualifying 13th
“Do I like being 15th and running Robert (Hight) in round one? No. Is it better than being 17th and watching as spectators tomorrow? Absolutely—and by a long way.”— Phil Burkart after breaking into the field in the last qualifying session
"We've having some serious blower issues. We just got them back from being rebuilt, but neither one of them are right. They are dogs. So, for tomorrow, we've got one that we've had for a long time to back on there. We think it's better than the rest of them, so we'll see.”
— Tim Wilkerson after qualifying 16th
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