"The final felt like an exhibition, to be honest. I mean, we wanted it and we did our best. We loaded her up and tried to beat the guy. We might have, but it started eating itself up down there and blew up pretty big, actually. But hey, I'll take the runner-up and I'll absolutely take second place. I heard some other drivers talking earlier in the year, and they kept saying stuff about second not meaning anything. Well, it meant a lot to us. It meant an awful lot. We won more races than ever. We won more rounds than ever. I wanted to finish higher than ever before. I'm very happy we did it!" -- Worsham again, after falling short to Force in their final round of the season

"You win the championship and the pressure's taken off. You're watching the other two guys (Worsham and Scelzi) run for number two. But (crew chief Austin) Coil said you need to get up – and I just couldn't get up. When she won, though, I really felt an obligation. You know, Kenny Bernstein and his son, Brandon, they won together at Vegas (in 2001). I thought, if I have a shot here at beating Del, I don't want to fail because I'm not up for it. So, when she won, I just came to life. I went out there and did my job.” -- Force on the inspiration his daughter Ashley’s win in Top Alky Dragster provided for the final round

"I don't think I could be any prouder of her. If I never won again this would be okay. To have the composure and coolness she has, pressure doesn't seem to affect her like it does me. It's been scary watching her drive but she does so good. It's been a great year. Even my wife [Laurie] is talking to me again." -- Force again, on the effect watching his daughter succeed has on him

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"The car actually crept a little which is very uncharacteristic for us. When that happens it tends to rob some of your E.T. because it eats into your 60-foot time and you lose a little of the momentum you can gain down low.” -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. on his second qualifying attempt

“I shouldn't say this, but tomorrow morning, I promise you, you're going to see 6.60-something. It's got to happen.” -- Greg Anderson making his prediction for Saturday’s qualifying performance

"We had a transmission problem on our first run Saturday when a piece of metal got in there. I had to jam it into reverse after the burn out and it hurt the clutch.” -- Kenny Koretsky on his third qualifying attempt

"Job number one at any race you go to is always to get in the show and we were able to do that today so that's very exciting." -- Coughlin Jr. on securing the 12th-place slot with his final qualifying pass

"It was good to see we still have the potential." -- Jim Yates on breaking into the field in 14th place in his last qualifying attempt

"We know we'll be in the right lane, which has been significantly slower this weekend, so our work is cut out for us.” -- Kurt Johnson after qualifying 15th

"I guess I was wrong about us running in the 6.60s, but I'm just going to blame that on the track. No, I don't know, I really thought we would run faster than that. It's bizarre, but almost everybody struggled to go faster.” -- Anderson after going a track record 6.705 seconds at 205.38 mph to qualify number one

"I think that was just about the last record there was for us to get. Isn't that amazing? What a season. What are we going to do for next year? To break the win record with somebody like John Force is awesome, but this record feels even more special, especially with my ties with WJ. It means a lot." -- Anderson again, on earning his 16th pole position this year, breaking the mark held by his previous employer and mentor, Warren Johnson

"The car ran well. It was sixth-quickest down the back half of the track in the first round so things are looking up. The right lane was pretty slippery and now we must get the power to the ground.” -- Yates after losing to Steve Johns in round one