"The first thing I asked them at the top end was, 'Are you guys absolutely sure I've won this race?' " — Matt Smith referring to his “win” at Indy last season that was reversed and given to Steve Johnson after a top-end timing malfunction
"I am out to win, and coming from the 14th-qualifying position, I knew I had to be aggressive against some great motorcycles to have a chance to win. So, when you see yellow, you have to go." — Angelle Sampey on her .001 redlight start against Craig Treble in the opening round
“I’d rather qualify down on the ladder and get to the final rather than qualify on the pole and lose first round.” — Stoffer on qualifying 15th, but making it to the final round against Smith
"We never want to make excuses for this team, but the weather really threw us for a loop. During Saturday's qualifying it was actually cool and not humid at all. We woke up Sunday and it was hot and humid. We just didn't make enough changes to accommodate the atmospheric conditions." — G.T. Tonglet on his loss in round one to Matt Guidera
"As soon as I saw yellow, I left. I don't know why I'm getting so many reds (he also fouled out last week in Joliet). I just have to figure it out. Maybe I practice too much. I think I'll skip working with my practice tree this week and see what happens next week in St. Louis." — Antron Brown, Sampey’s teammate, on also leaving too son against Smith in round two
"The motor kind of laid over a little bit. That was probably worth about a hundredth and maybe the win. But there's nothing we can really do about it now. We got our asses handed to us." — Ryan Schnitz on his narrow second-round loss to Karen Stoffer
“For me to go rounds is what I really, really needed to get the handle on the competition side of things as a driver. It's a huge, huge boost for my confidence level … We held our own and I feel like a dragbike rider again. When you go rounds, you get settled in.” — Tom Bradford after making it to the semis against Smith, marking the first time he’s gone past the opening round
“It feels like this has been a long time coming, for sure. I'm glad Dad [Pro Stock driver Rickie Smith] was down there waiting for me.” — Smith on breaking through with his first NHRA event title 
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