“On our last run, we were the fastest car to the 330 mark and 11th at half-track. So, it's a real slug our there.” -- Tim Wilkerson on his Friday night qualifying pass that placed him 4th on the ladder after two sessions

"This was the run we've been working for and waiting on." -- Bob Gilbertson after running a career-best 4.801 on Friday night

"If anyone says you can't drive a Funny Car with your visor up, tell them they're wrong. I accidentally rolled into both beams and lit both sets of bulbs, and that threw me off my routine. Usually I roll into the first set of bulbs, put down my visor, relax, put the fuel on the high side, and roll into the second beam. This time, when I rolled all the way into the second beam, I forgot to put my visor down. It was noisier than I'm used to, but not windy. The problem is the clutch dust swirling around in there, but I wanted to get a good lap on the board so my brain registered that I was going to stick with it until I couldn't see. I could see all the way, so I just legged it out and we put a nice lap on the board.” -- Phil Burkart on his 4.863-secs, Saturday-afternoon qualifying pass that placed him 7th on the list

"We were just going for it too much on the first run. We knew that after the run. We had to see what we could get away with for race day. We made a few changes and made a nice, good run on the last pass.” -- Tommy Johnson Jr. on blowing the tires off in Saturday’s first session, but going 4.842 seconds to place 13th with his fourth and final qualifying attempt

"We're not in a very good place right now as a team.” -- Whit Bazemore after suffering his first DNQ in nearly two years

“The week before every race I tell my wife, 'I've got to win this race, I've got to win this race,' and she always yells back, 'You have to qualify first.' And sometimes we forget that. With the equipment that we have and the resources that Don gives us that shouldn't be an issue, but sometimes it is, even for a good team like theirs.” -- Scelzi after qualifying 9th, expressing support for teammate Bazemore

"I would prefer to not have to race against him in the first round; but at least we know that one of us will move to second race -- and I am racing to win." -- Tony Pedregon on facing off against brother and teammate Cruz in the opening round of eliminations

"In this sport a red light can happen to anyone. You try to get an advantage anywhere you can, but it is a very fine line between a perfect reaction time and leaving too early. I like racing in the edge because it pays off most of the time.” -- C. Pedregon on leaving just a little too soon in the brothers’ matchup

"We went up there with all intentions of rotating the earth, but after watching all those dragsters smoke the tires, we backed it up. But it didn't like it. It did just what you think it would, it went backwards.” -- Wilkerson on losing a close, side-by-side race against Johnson Jr. in the first round

"The car looked good after the run too, which is a big improvement. There may be a cut or two, but there wasn't any hemorrhaging like some of the races earlier in the season. We're learning as we go and it's a great thing knowing we are getting better as the season progresses.” -- Gary Densham on the positives of running a season-best 4.843, despite coming up short against Eric Medlen in round one