"This is a major bummer, without question." -- Coughlin on his redlight start against Kenny Koretsky in round two

"The right lane just didn't have the traction the left lane did. Our 60-foot time, which had been good all weekend, wasn't good on that run." -- Koretsky after falling to Anderson in the semis

"For the right lane I think that was probably a pretty good run. It got loose out there in the middle of the track, and I probably over-revved it a little bit in fourth, but other than that it was a pretty good run. That was my worst light of the day, unfortunately, but it was a good race and I'm just happy for Greg getting the 14th win.” -- Line on losing to Anderson in his 7th final-round appearance this year

“To achieve things like this, I feel awfully proud, but I almost don't feel like I'm worthy, I really don't. The bottom line is it's not me but the team I've assembled here. These guys are absolutely incredible. We're winning as a team, we're not winning because I'm driving better than anybody or anything like that. It's just a total team effort, and that's what it takes in this class. The day of one guy being able to beat other teams out there because he's smarter than everybody or he drives better, that's not going to happen anymore. It takes a complete team to win anymore, just like professional football, basketball, or any of them.” -- Anderson on rewriting the record books by winning his 14th single-season final, adding to his own record for round wins in a season to 72, and extending his record to 18 for the most final-round appearances in one year by an NHRA professional driver

“We had an advantage at the beginning of the year, and everybody said this is no fun, this is a one-sided deal. Well, it's not that way anymore. It's doggone hard to win right now, so I feel awfully special finally getting it done, the 14th win. It means a lot to me. I just can't imagine we'll have a chance to do anything like this again. Yes, records are made to be broken and somebody will come along and break it, but I think it's going to be awhile, I really do." -- Anderson again, on the magnitude of what he’s accomplished in 2004

PRO STOCK BIKE

"We're continuing to do the best we can with CMKXtreme Suzuki, but at this level you need to be at the top of your game with all the latest technology or you'll be passed by.”
-- Connie Cohen on attempting to break into the qualified field for the second time this year

"First we want to qualify high and then take it the proverbial one round at a time on Sunday. We have the potential and the performance to put this G2/S&S/Star Racing Buell in the winner's circle. It has always been a dream for me personally to race on the NHRA circuit. Therefore my first win, when it comes, will be one I'll never forget." -- Chip Ellis before entering just his 6th event on the NHRA trail

“The track record will fall this weekend and I think we have a very realistic chance of resetting it.” -- Geno Scali on the record-setting 7.16 posted by Craig Treble at this race last year