"That was respectable, but not what we had in mind."— Coughlin on expecting to run in the mid-6.50s, but winding up 8th for raceday after going a career-best 6.601 at 209.43 mph in Saturday’s first round of qualifying
"We just continue to struggle with these cars. I don't know how to work any harder or any smarter. This is a time when the big boys know what to do and work a little harder, I guess.”— Allen Johnson on qualifying 9th on a day when records were set and several other drivers posted career-best performances
“It's not a power issue, we definitely have power. We have a car problem.”— Richie Stevens Jr. after failing to qualify for the first time this year
"The lanes, of course, were worth a lot. We lost lane choice that last run in qualifying. That hurt us.”— A. Johnson after drifting ever so slightly out of the groove and losing a very close race to Coughlin in round one
“We didn't have lane choice today and did the best we could in the left lane. It's just so, so tough out here. You make one mistake and you can be going home.”— Tom Hammonds in his first Pro Stock race since the Gators in 2003, on losing to Morgan in round one
"Greg just outran us.”— Coughlin on Anderson’s come-from-behind win in the second round
“I don't think anyone was happy with the way we’re running.”— Connolly, teammate to Coughlin, on also being overtaken by Larry Morgan in round two
“I didn't make very good runs today and I'm kind of disappointed in myself with that, but hey, qualified well and went a couple of rounds, that's tough to do in this class, so I'll take it.” — Mike Edwards after losing to Morgan in the semis
"I can't thank the guys at KB Racing enough to trust us and give us some of that horsepower they just had laying around collecting dust.”— Matt Scranton after coming from the NHRA Sport Compact ranks and going to the semis in his inaugural Pro Stock appearance against Anderson
"“We did our usual David and Goliath win. We struggled in qualifying, but we didn’t give up. This year will be as difficult as ever with all the new teams but it goes to show that if you can qualify, you have a chance to win.”— Karen Stoffer, who has won twice in the past from the 15th starting position, on surviving from the 16th in qualifying at Gainesville to defeat Matt Smith in the final round
"This is a terrific way to begin the season.”— Angelle Sampey on going a national record-setting 6.911 at 191.65 mph to secure the 40th top starting postion of her career
"The runs we made today, we were over-clutched. And that's basically because we started running the 16-inch tire. So we need to learn the clutch set-up all over again, learn what it likes compared to the 15 inch. Without having any test runs prior to qualifying, we've sort of been in test mode while qualifying.”— Jim Schneider, crew chief for Tom Bradford, after qualifying 14th for the quickest Pro Stock Bike field in NHRA history
"I had one of the best 60-foot times in my career before the run went badly."— Andrew Hines after falling to Shawn Gann in the opening round
"The numbers say it all. When you leave the line late that usually spells trouble."— Sampey on losing to a .115 holeshot by Stoffer in round one
"I feel the same way as Angelle—horrible.”— Antron Brown, teammate to Sampey, after also losing to a first-round holeshot by Bradford
“Running in the six-second zone is everything. It separates you from all the other racers. It puts you among the elite in Pro Stock Motorcycle. We have just upped our game.”— Steve Johnson after running a career-best 6.987 to defeat Chip Ellis’ quicker-but-losing 6.966 in round two
"I could not have asked for anything more this weekend.” — Eddie Krawiec on making it to the semis against Smith in his career-first Pro Stock Bike race
