“I'd imagine I'll find him on top of the tower because I'm sure he jumped that high when the win light came on."— Treble referring to team owner Harry Lartigue after beating Tom Bradford to score his first win in more than two years
"It will be a big round, especially for Antron. But we'll take it just like any other round. I hope it ends up that we decide the championship, with me winning the round and Antron losing."— Ryan Schnitz after qualifying seventh, on his plans to be the first-round spoiler in Antron Brown’s championship quest
"Well, we're playing on Sunday.”— Bradford on squeezing into the 16th and final qualifying position
"I wasn't trying to push the tree, I was just trying to cut a really good green light.” — Schnitz on leaving .007 too soon against Brown in round one
"I'm disappointed for sure. We had destiny in our own hands, but we couldn't quite finish the mission.”— Brown on losing the championship to Hines by falling against Treble in the second round
“I guess we're going to the banquet party now. I need a tuxedo, and my wife gets to go shopping.” — Treble upon learning his win also propelled him to a top-10 points finish and a place on stage at the NHRA’s year-end banquet the next day
PHOTO EXTRA
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| Zak Hawthorne photo | Ron Lewis photo | James Drew photo |
