"I always like it when we make two good laps under totally different conditions. To be able to be ahead of almost everyone in the heat, and then come right back with a nice solid lap in the cooler conditions shows we can adapt, and that's what you have to do if you want to win a race.” -- Worsham on the 4.901 and 4.844 he ran in Friday’s qualifying sessions

"We have some body damage to take care of, and actually hurt the back-up on that run. The hood caved in a little, which robbed us of some boost and may have cost us that lap.”
-- Worsham explaining what happened in his lane for the semis

"We're not going to pat ourselves on the back too hard, but the blowers are starting to show promise and we're figuring out what to do with them.” -- Tim Wilkerson, 11th after two rounds of qualifying, on finally getting a handle on the new setback blower

"The weather changed and the track got really good. Yesterday we were in front of the track and today we were behind it. We made the wrong call. We're trying to figure out the combination still and obviously, it's not hitting like we think it would.” -- Wilkerson after falling to Eric Medlen in round one

"The Toyota really responds to the changes we're making, and it's a pretty easy car to drive. You're always a little edgy running under the lights, no matter what you're driving or how good the lights are. When the smoke and clutch dust get in the air, it can be a little tough to know where you are.” -- Phil Burkart on the Toyota body debuted on his car at Houston

"Of course, every joke has its punch line and this one has the words Tony Pedregon in it. It's not right to qualify second and have to face a car that fast, but that's the way this sport keeps you honest. There are some seriously stout cars in the bottom half of the field here, because it wasn't easy to tame this track. But you know, I think every car in the field can win in round one, so it almost doesn't matter who you run. If we go A-to-B as quickly as we should, we'll probably win. If we falter at all, we'll probably lose. We feel pretty good about going A-to-B, so we're excited." -- Burkart after qualifying second and referring to his first round pairing with number-15 qualifier Pedregon

“Let's remember that we won round one in Pomona on a big holeshot, so maybe this is just a balance-in-the-universe deal. These things usually even out, and today was a prime example." -- Burkart taking a philosophical approach to his first-round loss to T. Pedregon

"We're finally getting a handle on our new tune up and after struggling with the handling the first few races we seem to have that problem sorted out too. Now the car drives like dream, like it's supposed to.” -- Jeff Arend after qualifying 9th at Houston

"We've struggled this weekend, there's no question. This shows you how fickle this sport can be when, on the first day, the first run, we had low ET of the first round. We were kind of on a high. We knew it didn't mean that much, but it's still good to have low ET of any round.” -- Whit Bazemore, who wound up 12th based on his first qualifying attempt on Friday

"When it runs hard it starts to really get after it in the middle of the track and it becomes a handful. It never was a handful, and at about 800 feet I saw Cruz pop his nose out there and I knew it was going to be a close race.” -- Ron Capps after losing by .051 in round one to C. Pedregon

“I went to lift about four seconds into the run and it kept going. The throttle was stuck wide open. I was spending a lot of time, using the loop (a safety device on the throttle), trying to pull it back, and the throttle wouldn't come back. A lot of stuff goes through your mind. You're trying to get the car stopped and not hit your opponent and then you're thinking about not hurting the car at the finish line. But at that point when it sticks that far down - (co-crew chief) Dan Olson saw on the computer that it went over six seconds under power, which is way past the finish line - it turns into a pretty scary ride. I thought about making the turn at the end. I figured I was going a little too fast and just put it into the sand. We're lucky it went in at a good angle, and it didn't hurt the body too bad. It looks like it didn't hurt the chassis, which is the main concern. It got a little dirty.” -- Ron Capps on his wild ride into the sand trap after his final qualifying pass on Saturday afternoon