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"I know one thing that is going to happen tomorrow: whoever the winner is will get his first round win of the year.”— Dave Connolly alluding to first-round opponent K. Johnson’s similar struggles in the early going of the 2006 season
"I guess I bring out the best in everyone, but that's not a good thing out here.”— Richie Stevens after losing to a holeshot by Erica Enders in round one
"Our problems started when the linelock broke on the burnout. Even so, it still gave me enough pressure that I felt I could stage. However, when I put it on the rev limiter, it went right to the high side chip, putting the engine at 10,000 rpm, which dragged me over the starting line. It was one of those freakish things, but I guess if you do this long enough, you're going to experience it all.”— K. Johnson on being forced red in the opening round against Connolly
“It was going straight until it broke the rear end just as I was putting it into second gear. We haven't broken a rear end since 1987 in the first round at Atlanta. The unit we ran today only had ten or eleven runs on it, and looked fine when we checked it last night. I guess my X-Ray vision just wasn't working as well as it should.”— W.J. on his first-round loss to V. Gaines
"We did have a better time here than we did at Gainesville because we qualified. But we need to start going rounds on Sunday."— Connolly after losing in round two against eventual event winner Edwards
"I knew I was in trouble when I dropped the clutch. I saw him out my windshield all the way down the track, so I knew we had lost.”— Enders on her semi-final loss to Yates
"We just didn't do a very good job all the way around. That's racing and it's just one of those things. You can't be perfect every week, and you're going to have bad performances sometimes.”— Line after spinning the tires in the semis against Edwards
"Our improved performance this season is all about (engine builder) Frank Iaconia. He changed it 180 degrees. Our motor program has really, really changed and turned around. It's awesome this year. It's all about having the power to come out here and race these guys. We may not be the best, but we're a whole lot better than we were last year, so we're just going to build on that. I also want to thank my crew chief Al Lindsey and Josh Robinson for their hard work, and Don Winget, he's been with me forever, I think, ever since I started racing.”— Edwards giving credit where credit is due after winning the final in the closest Pro race of the day, edging Yates by .0098 seconds to win on a holeshot: 6.731/206.01 to 6.726/205.63