"This was the top Funny Car field in history as far as ET qualifying. We put four cars in (the field) and it is just really exciting for all of us that I made the right decisions as the owner when I took on these youngsters. They are the next generation. Eric and Robert have both proved themselves. Ashley has a lot to learn, but I think she showed that under pressure she can qualify and race with the big boys out there."— John Force after losing to Cruz Pedregon in round one
"It's most disappointing because I never got to get it to the finish line. This Brut Dodge Charger has driven so well and stayed in the groove and has been just a great car to drive and that time it got down there and we actually had a bolt break on the rear spoiler and the left side went down and the car just made a move to the left and got worse and worse. I didn't know where the finish line was and I basically was looking out the window trying to drive as far as I could without the header hitting the wall. As it turned out, I lifted early to keep it off the wall and we lost.”— Capps explaining his holeshot loss to Arend in round two
"I think results speak the truth, and the truth is we intend on being a championship contender all year long.”— Mike Ashley on making it to the semis against eventual race winner Scelzi
"One of the panels blew out of the parachutes, which made it grab the other chute, so they never opened. They tangled together. At 331 mph you're just not going to stop it."— Scelzi on what triggered his trip to the top-end sandtrap after disposing of Ashley
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"The car shook, and I pedaled it really quickly to give it a shot, but Hight looked like he was shot out of a cannon. I mean, he was gone. There was no use tearing anything up with him flying away like that, so I lifted, but let me tell you, on our best day we weren't going to beat a 4.64. Nobody was going to beat a 4.64. When they throw something like that at you, all you can do is get out of the car and shake the guy's hand. That was incredible.”— Arend on watching the quickest Funny Car pass in history (4.646 secs) being laid down by Hight against him in the semis
"It left nice. It was going straight. I think I was in pretty good shape until half track. Then it started drifting in on me. It wasn't that I couldn't see. I was aware of what it was doing. I just could not get it back.”— Hight after being DQ’d for crossing the centerline after a left-lane start in the final round
“It was a little bit of a letdown to know that he was running so well and then hit the cone, because it kind of takes a little away from the win, because they had a really good car. But we've given some away and we've had some bad luck and it's nice to get one back and it's great to win at the beginning of the season, especially with the Countdown, three new guys on the team, setting the tone, and a great race car.”— Scelzi again, on his unexpected good fortune