Volume IX, Issue 4, Page 64


“Someone said to me 'Man, that was a great race!' I said 'No, not really. A great race is one that close that I win. This was a good race, because we lost.'”— Jeff Arend after finishing 11 thousandths behind Ron Capps in the opening round

"We put a good race until 900 feet when we dropped a cylinder due to a fuel system issue … I kept my foot in it, but I felt a cylinder go and we just got caught at the end."— Tony Pedregon on losing to Kenny Bernstein in the late stages of round one

"Let's face it, when you pull to the starting line, someone will win; someone will lose. I always expect to win, but I know that sometimes it just doesn't work that way. This sport is very humbling. One second you're the fastest car in the world, the next second you just can't get down the track. Ups and downs—just like life.”— Ashley after dropping the opening round to Jack Beckman

"What are you going to do? We were not going to try to step up a tenth in one run, and then get mad that we tried to do too much at one time. We wanted to improve, we wanted to keep the motor in the car, and we wanted to give them a good fight. We did all of that, but they beat us. I don't think we're the first, and we're not going to be the last.”— Worsham after losing to Hight in round two despite making a strong pass

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