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"Obviously, you can see that this new tire
doesn't have as much grip in the heat, especially
on the Funny Cars. They really struggle because
they don't have the down force that the dragsters
have. This tire is really more suited for dragsters.
Obviously, when they decided to change tires
they were looking at what transpired with the
dragsters, so the Funny Car drivers have to
follow suit because they're 'fuel' cars." --
Lee Beard, crew chief for Bazemore, after they
went up in smoke against C. Pedregon in the
semis
"Well, we had a slight glitch which caused
the blower belt to break. Even at that, we were
just about a hundredth (of a second) behind
at every incremental. But we didn't smoke the
tires. With all the changes we had to make,
and with the 85-percent rule, the new tire,
the extreme heat, the coolness today, I think
Mike Neff and these guys did a great job. I'm
not unhappy at all."
-- Scelzi on his semi-final loss to Force
"He made a pass that was a little stronger
than I thought the track would even hold."
-- C. Pedregon complimenting Force on his victorious
final-round pass
"I feel like this team is really showing signs
of what we're made of. I don't want to sound
overconfident because I've been around long
enough to know the next race could be a tough
one -- but we're definitely in the hunt." --
C. Pedregon again, after reaching his second-straight
final round
"We knew we had a car that worked in the heat,
but when it turned off cool with cloud cover
in the first two rounds, we thought we might
be in trouble. So, when the sun came out, (crew
chief Austin) Coil said, 'We're right back in
the game.'" -- Force
after defending his Seattle event title and
wrapping up his 112th career win
"Schumacher and I got some points today and
we were talking about it. The problem is, we
could both be caught in one or two races so
we have to stay after it." --
Force again, on extending his points lead with
the win at Pacific Raceways
PRO STOCK
"Considering how treacherous the old track
was, anything should be an improvement."
-- Kurt Johnson on the track repaving efforts
"We're making ground. We are surely making
ground on him. I can guarantee we're going to
beat him." -- Larry
Morgan on Greg Anderson before qualifying began
"The hot weather didn't help us. We just aren't
running well on a hot race track right now.
The right lane was marginal in our first run
Saturday and we weren't able to get down it.
We needed to be in the field on that first run
because we knew we couldn't run better as the
day got warmer." --
Jim Yates after missing the raceday cut
"In my opinion, the cooler temperatures should
benefit Kurt and myself more than some of our
competitors, simply because we run lower compression
than they do. As a result, they tend to hurt
more parts, while we also seem to have a bigger
tuning window." -- Warren
Johnson on the forecast that called for a drop
of more 10 degrees from qualifying to raceday
"We just got real loose out there."
-- Morgan on his second-round loss to Dave Connolly
"I felt the rear of the car start to come up
in the middle of fourth gear. The car started
to move around and our day was over." --
Jeg Coughlin on shutting down after getting
loose about halftrack in his opening-round match
against Jason Line
"Anytime you run Greg, the odds are stacked
against you." -- Connolly
with the understatement of the day after falling
to Anderson in the final round
"Without a doubt, this is the best race I've
had yet. It was awesome just to have a chance
to double up. I want to win in Pro Stock so
bad, but I guess this is the next best thing."
-- Connolly again, after recording his third
P/S runner-up finish this year, and following
it up with a victory in Super Comp
"We overcame a big blunder that cost us the
No. 1 spot and we got scared a few times today
because guys were throwing bullets at us. But
when it gets down to reading a track and the
conditions, I'll match my guys up against anybody.
They are the best." --
Anderson after scoring his 27th career victory
and resetting both ends of the track records
along the way
"Everyone's been talking about records. I try
not to let myself think about it too much because
it's almost unbelievable to me. But now we're
at 11 wins and I guess I need to focus on that
stuff because a chance like this may not come
along again. I need to do it this year."
-- Anderson again, on being just one win shy
of his own single-season record with nine races
to go 
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