“I never saw him after we left the line, but I felt the engine stumble at the top of first gear. I looked up and he was out there, and I knew I couldn’t catch him, so I shut it down to keep the damage to a minimum.”— Mark Pawuk on his first-round loss to K. Johnson
"I was trying to throw something at him … It didn't work, obviously. He's a good driver; that's why he has three championships."— Stevens on going red against Anderson in the semis
“Everything is good right now, but the key is keep it going week after week, and that is what we are focused on doing."— K. Johnson on the need for consistency over the long haul
"It was Matt's first final, and that probably played in my favor. He ended up pushing the tree just a little too hard. I'm sure his pulse was up.”— Ryan Schnitz on Matt Guidera’s redlight start against him in the final round
"Sure, we think about getting in the championship race and making a run at it. That's why we're here. It's all about going rounds. I always feel like if I get to the semis I'm going to the final and I'm gonna’ have a good chance to win. By the time you get to the semis, you've had two successful runs down the track. You're pretty dialed in."— Schnitz again, after jumping from 9th to 5th place overall based on the strength of his latest victory
"Believe me, I'd like to point fingers and place blame, but what are you going to do? I know there are a lot of other competitors who felt the same way I did, because there's no curfew here in Joliet and the track has very good lighting for night racing, so why that fourth session was cancelled is something I just can't answer.”— Steve Johnson on being 17th and out of the show when the final qualifying session was axed due to time constraints, according to NHRA officials
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