”We struggled this weekend. It got hot and we just didn’t have a car like we had at the (season-opening) Winternationals but, bottom line, we got it to the final and we moved up in points. Not too bad." — Force after smoking the tires and finishing runner-up in the final
“It left good and I thought it was on another 4.80; then I could feel it coming loose and I had to pedal it three times. On raceday, you just have to keep if floored and hope they don’t drive around you.”— Johnson Jr. on his final-round ride
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"Our starting position showed we didn't initially have the right set-up for this race track, but we kept working on improving our performance, getting it close enough to where we could win, which is what's important. It wasn't pretty, but sometimes you get paid for getting the job done."— Warren Johnson referring to his 11th-place start and elimination round wins that saw Jason Line redlight against him in the second round and Greg Anderson break in the final
"It certainly wasn't our plan to wait until the weather got the worst and the track got the hottest to make our best run.”— Anderson on securing the 42nd top qualifying position of his career with a 6.671-seconds pass at 206.83 mph
 Rickie Smith and Erica Enders |
“You have to learn that loose is fast in these cars, and that's not something that your body tells you is okay.”— Erica Enders on the steep learning curve she’s experienced since entering the class last season
"Our goal is to have them chasing us, and they were for three of the qualifying runs, and that was cool.”— Enders again, on leading qualifying until Anderson took the position away in his 4th and final attempt
"It's just inevitable when it's going to happen. She's going to get a pole and she's going to get a win, but being a guy, like most the guys in the class, we're going to try and hold her off as long as we can, but we know it won't be forever."— Anderson on the likelihood of Enders wining a pole position and/or a race this year
