"There when the track started getting hot, it started getting away from us a little bit.” — A. Johnson after falling in the semis to Line

“We have felt really bad and a little embarrassed since we haven't been performing well the last few races. We sort of lost our way. Yes, we've been testing but we needed to find the way back and it has been a struggle. This is a big pick me up.” — Anderson on getting his seventh win this year, but his first since the Englishtown race in June

“Dad won his first race here and I was in that picture so it's special to come back and win one for myself." — Matt Smith after defeating Eddie Krawiec in the final, referring to his father, former Pro Stock driver Rickie Smith

"I couldn't believe it to be honest. I pretty much fish-tailed the whole way down the track and figured this was sort of a throw away run. Obviously, I was dead wrong.” — Angelle Sampey on her 6.924-seconds pass at 193.40 mph in the final qualifying session that vaulted her to the top starting position for raceday

"I thought, perhaps, this might be our turn around weekend, but it wasn't to be.” — Antron Brown after his opening-round loss to Krawiec

"I'm crushed. I couldn't believe what happened.” — Sampey on being disqualified when her bike bolted left off the start in her first-round match against Shawn Gann, then crossed the centerline, taking out a timing block along the way

"We're lucky to win. We've been fighting major tire shake in first and second gear all weekend. That's why we were off in qualifying. I just could not get it fixed. I got on the phone with Dad trying to figure it out and we still never fixed the problem. Like I said, we got lucky and now I'm sitting here with the Wally." — Smith explaining it was no easy road to the event win

“Dang, I love POWERade and I love the NHRA, but I sure wish they didn't have this Countdown deal because if they didn't we'd be looking real good right about now.” — Smith again, on his sizable points lead that’s about to be essentially wiped out when the new playoff format begins at Indy in a few weeks  

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