PRO STOCK

"This is kind of the turning point of the season. Based on where you are and how you're doing, it can be tough to motivate yourself if you're not in it for the long haul. The races are back-to-back, the travel is grueling, and there are a lot of changes to contend with, from the highest corrected altitude at Denver, back down to racing at sea-level in Seattle, in less than a week." -- Bruce Allen on surviving the NHRA's western swing through Denver, Seattle, and Sonoma, CA, on successive weekends

"The air is awful thin up there, so in an effort to compensate for the bad air we gear these cars deep and stack the transmission with super low gears. From a driver's standpoint it really doesn't feel much slower, and trust me, with the deeper gear you're really occupied

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shifting and driving the racecar." -- Greg Anderson on the steps he takes to maintain performance in Denver

"We must drive differently because we can't feel when it's time to shift the car. We have to get used to the lack of acceleration because it's different than being at sea level." -- Jim Yates on the changes that Pro Stock drivers have to make at 5,280 feet ASL

"Basically, we're down 250 horsepower from our normal race conditions. That means you have to backtrack the set-up -- including the chassis configuration, four-link settings, gear ratios and weight distribution -- to what we would have run at other tracks in 1991." -- Warren Johnson on his approach to racing in Bandimere's unique climate

"We left a lot on the table down low and that really took the wind out of our sails. It takes even longer for the car to recover racing at this altitude." -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. on his first qualifying attempt that left him 14th on the ladder. He improved in the final session and started 11th on raceday

"We tested here a week and a half ago and that definitely helped." -- Anderson after earning his 10th number-one starting position this year with a track record 7.159-secs pass

"It's hard to beat a .021 light." -- Kenny Koretsky on losing to a holeshot by Kurt Johnson in round one

"We will just lick our wounds and head to Seattle." -- Coughlin Jr. after losing a close one to V. Gaines in the opening round