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“I believe replacing the wiring harness
was the key because now the shocks work, the
computer works, with all the electrical functions
in the race car performing as designed. In
retrospect, I believe it was a progressive
thing that got us off center, and we made changes
around it, not knowing that it was indeed the
problem. We’ve never had an electrical
problem with these particular symptoms before,
and sometimes the doctor is off on his diagnosis.” — Warren
Johnson after finally breaking into the field
in 11th place on Saturday night
“The car is running really well and
I think we’ll have something to race
with.” — Eddie Guarnaccia,
crew chief for Kenny Koretsky, after qualifying
7th
“Obviously, starting 12th isn’t
exactly what we were looking for, but it’s
certainly better than what it could have been.
Looking at it in realistic terms, we’re
qualified, and that’s a start. After
all, you can’t strike if you don’t
have a position to start from.” — W.J.
looking on the bright side of things after
qualifying concluded
“Our problems started in qualifying.
We didn’t make good runs and we hurt
two engines. If we had made a good run, we
would likely have qualified in the top half
of the field and I would have had lane choice.
That was probably the difference this weekend.” — Dave
Connolly on qualifying 12th, then losing to
Jeg Coughlin in the opening round
“We were the quickest car in the right-hand
lane to 60 feet, which is a monumental change
for us, especially considering how undesirable
that lane was today.” — W.
Johnson after falling to Coughlin in round
two
“I was probably the happiest loser around.” — Koretsky
on making it to the final round against Anderson
“It’s such a great feeling to
win here. This place is just so special. It’s
just so much bigger than anywhere else we race.
Everybody races better, and everybody throws
their best shot at you. Everything about it
is like going from ‘B’ league to ‘A’ league
when you come here. It’s hard to explain,
but everybody runs better at Indianapolis.
I’m whipped right now. It’s like
a marathon. It’s longer than any other
race. You’ve just got to dig down and
find enough energy to get through Monday. You’re
just drained by the time you get up on Monday
morning. To survive at the end of the day is
a very special feeling.” — Anderson
on what it means to win at Indy
“We just tied John Force’s record
with our 13th win of the year. That’s
history, baby.” — Anderson
on setting yet another milestone in his career
PRO STOCK BIKE
“No one was expecting anything out of
me and I think we sort of caught them by surprise.
To lay one down like that, right off the truck,
was awesome. And the best part is that I think
we have more for them tomorrow.” -- Chip
Ellis, new rider for G Squared Motorsports,
hinting at what was to come after finishing
second in the opening round of qualifying
“Like I’ve said before, the time
off has paid off for us. Let me explain what
time off is for us. It means we work a lot
harder than when we come to the races. We stayed
home and did the development work required.
The S&S guys came up with some more horsepower.
The team at G Squared and Star Racing did a
lot of changes to the bike to make it user
friendly and tunable, resulting in better performance.” — George
Bryce, co-owner of Ellis’ ride, on the
four-race hiatus they took from NHRA competition,
after Ellis qualified on top for raceday with
a 7.115-secs pass at 186.85 mph
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