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"We'll try to keep the mistakes to a minimum, try to get the car from line to line, and hopefully we'll be well up the ladder when Saturday night rolls around. But, just because we've won these last two races doesn't mean we have any shortcuts. There aren't any shortcuts in this sport, and there aren't any freebies. We still have our work cut out for us." -- Del Worsham on the need to do well in qualifying at every event.

"Maple Grove's surface is very porous. It's going to be hard to keep the cars hooked up when they get off the concrete on the transition." -- Gary Scelzi on the condition of the quarter-mile at Reading

"It will be a lot faster than it was when we were there in September because the temperatures will be in the 60s." -- Tommy Johnson Jr. on how the postponed date may provide better air and lead to quicker times

"Consistency is a funny word, because it can go both ways. Right now, we're the picture of consistency. We win one and lose one every weekend. What I'd like to be is more consistently fast after first round." -- Phil Burkart on losing in the second round at the last four events

"We're working on the car's performance early and in the middle of the run. That's where it needs improvements the most. I'm getting more comfortable, but it's not second nature to me yet and that slows me down and hinders my decision making." -- Norm Grimes, recently installed crew chief for Jerry Toliver, on learning the intricacies of his new job

"I just called my mom and she almost cried on the phone." -- Ron Capps on being qualified number one at 4.796 seconds after Friday's sessions closed out

"I don't know how all of a sudden we went from a tiger to this weak suck." -- Tim Wilkerson on his team's drop in performance at the last couple of races

 






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