"The car stood up and shook the tires at the top of low gear and we lost the momentum."— Connolly explaining his loss to Edwards in the semis
"We've stumbled a little bit, but I tell you what, we stuck in that right lane all day long, which wasn't the choice, and we finally got it figured out the last couple runs. I closed my eyes and guessed right, I guess."— Edwards after scoring the 13th win of his career and his second in 2006 to join Kurt Johnson, Dave Connolly and Jason Line as the only multiple-event Pro Stock titlists this year
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"It was just our day.”— Chip Ellis after getting a break in round one when Karen Stoffer went red against him, then running consistent mid-teens on his way to the final-round win over Michael Phillips
"Last weekend, Mark was fishing about 2,000 miles away from our race in Englishtown, NJ, but through the marvel of modern communications—that would be cell phones—he helped tune our bike long distance. Honestly, he did a better job from 2,000 miles away than I do with my hands right on the wrenches, so I'm convinced that from now on things are going to be better for our team.”
— Steve Johnson on naming longtime friend Mark Peiser as his new crew chief
“Tonight we're gonna’ eat like kings!”— Tom Bradford after qualifying number one in just his 11th Pro Stock Bike start
"For some reason my Suzuki just laid over at the top end of the track."— Antron Brown after losing in round one to Craig Treble
“I got left at the light and that scattered my focus and I didn't hit my shift points.”— Bradford explaining his loss to Ryan Schnitz in the opening round