FUNNY CAR
"I'm still kind of in shock when I hear that. We all saw (teammate Gary) Scelzi DNQ at this race and it reminds you that you're only as good as your last pass—not even your last race. I mean, if the defending series champ can DNQ, anything can happen to any of us."
— Ron Capps on being announced as the points leader and winner of the last two events
"As soon as I put my foot down, my visor fogged up and it was like driving into a fog bank. I could kind of see shapes, and thankfully I could see the new little white strobe light they've
added to the center block at the finish line. That was pretty much my guide, just keeping my eye on the flashing white light and trying to keep it straight. Talk about driving by feel, that's what I was doing.”— Phil Burkart on the vision trouble many drivers experienced during Friday night’s qualifying session in nearly 100 percent humidity
"We were right there with all the humans in the field, basically running the same as (No. 3 qualifier) Eric Medlen on that run, but that other guy, Force, had to bust everyone's bubble with a 4.69 right at the end. On top of that, right up until he ran we had taken over the track speed record with our 327 mph. He ran 328 with the 4.69, so that's like taking your wallet and stepping on your foot, all at the same time."— Del Worsham on his Friday night efforts
“It was just ripping the first half of the track, but it made a quirky move to the center line on me, and even though I pulled it back once it darted that way again and I had to give up on it. The next thing that was going to happen was me hitting a timing block, so we called it a day. Usually I'm mad when we don't get a good number on the last lap, but it was running great so I'm not that upset about it. We know it will haul tomorrow, and I'll do whatever it takes to get it to the other end on raceday."— Worsham on having to abort his final qualifying attempt
"Boy, I was getting a little nervous there.”— Bob Gilbertson on securing the 15th-place starting position in the final session on Saturday
