"We got our ass kicked.”— Gary Scelzi on his opening-round loss after going up in smoke against Jim Head
"We really didn't do much wrong other than not get the win light.”— Capps on losing a very close first-round match against Scott Kalitta
“Under these conditions, we're making more cylinder pressure because we're making more power. We broke a lifter and burned a piston which cost us the race.”— Tony Pedregon on the mechanical woes that cost
him a first-round win against Mike Ashley
"I know people think tuners and drivers are nuts when they say 'It shouldn't have done that,' but it really shouldn't have done that. On the computer it overlayed the other launches just perfectly, right to the point where it just spun the tires.”— Del Worsham after losing traction in round one and handing Beckman his career-first nitro Funny Car elimination-round win
"We messed up. It's just that plain and simple. We made the wrong tuning decisions and it cost us. What more can I say."— Wilkerson on losing traction off the hit against Medlen in round one
“I guess they were paying us back for the final in Reading, because I feel like we got spanked pretty hard."— Burkart, winner at the previous race in Reading, PA, on Hight running low E.T. and top speed of the round (4.760/307.30) to beat him in round one at Richmond
"It was pretty disappointing.”— Hight on losing traction against C. Pedregon in round two
"It ain't too bad; a lot better since [teammate] Eric [Medlen] won,” he said. “I've got some blisters and stuff, but I've had that before. It was really too bad because I had him covered. My ol' heap was truckin.' "— John Force after suffering a serious fire in his semi-final loss to C. Pedregon
We were close, but not close enough.”— C. Pedregon on coming up just a little short of Medlen in the final at Richmond
“I’ve been screaming so much inside my helmet my sides hurt.”— Medlen on celebrating his sixth career win and his second this season
