PRO STOCK

DRO staffers Jeff Burk and Chris Martin are definitely lovin’ Pro Stock newcomer Max Naylor’s Dodge Stratus. After debuting sponsorship from popular metal band Disturbed at Joliet, Naylor added Vegas associate sponsorship from Jagermeister!

“It's been an exciting year in Pro Stock. Nobody can say this year it was just one guy all year long and it's been boring. It's been pretty exciting in this class and it's made it tougher on us as drivers, but that's what it's all about and the way it's supposed to be, and I'm proud to be a part of this class. I think I'm getting a little bit more enjoyment out of this one because we had to dig ourselves out of a hole, and we had to really find a way to look inside ourselves and find out what we were made of.” — Greg Anderson after qualifying number one, on becoming the first driver since Bob Glidden (1985-89) to win three consecutive NHRA Pro Stock titles

"I got a cramp in my foot before the finals. I'm sitting in the car and thinking, 'Man, this is not a good time for this to happen.'” — Kurt Johnson on one last piece of adversity before going up against Anderson in the final round

“You leave on him (Anderson), and he's been on top of his game and then you get down there and it's just a few thousandths at the finish line.” — K.J. again, referring to the .002 light he cut in the final that led to just a .017 margin of victory over Anderson

"There's something wrong and I haven't been able to find it yet." — Terry Adams, crew chief for David Connolly, after they qualified 11th

"We do have a tough draw Sunday but she's new and maybe we can take advantage of that and cash in at Las Vegas." — Jim Yates on facing rookie Erica Enders in the first round on raceday

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"We just had a bad weekend . . . from the time we got here. We didn't have any luck at the track or in the casinos." — Connolly after exiting from round one against Ron Krisher

"I was fine. I went up there with a clear head. I went to bed early last night, had a good night's sleep, woke up fine, everything was good, no problems. I might have been up there staged a little deep. I was that much closer to breaking the beam. I will look at the video later. That's the only thing I could think of, because I saw yellow and I went. Just the normal routine. But the way my luck has been going lately, it went red, not green." — Richie Stevens on leaving .026 too soon in round one against Greg Stanfield

"This is our third semi in three races, so that's pretty good for us and we're really excited. We've got one race left this season, unfortunately, and I kind of wish it would keep going with the momentum we have right now.” — Enders after losing to a holeshot by K. Johnson in the semi finals