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"It's a lot of fun to be along for the ride
when my teammate (Worsham) wins, like he did
in Phoenix, but I know these guys in the blue
CSK shirts want to stand in front of the car,
with their driver, when the pictures are taken.
There's no good reason that can't happen this
weekend." -- Phil Burkart
on his chances in Gainesville
"The new Monte Carlo is much better, but we've
yet to discover the mph advantage. We're still
learning the top end tune-up on the car." --
Tommy Johnson Jr. on the tuning nuances of this
year's body style compared to last season's
Camaro shell
"We spent the time and money and stayed over
in Phoenix and tested out our hot weather/track
tune-up and learned a lot." --
Bob Gilbertson on what should help him to succeed
in Florida
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"The attendance at the Gatornationals is unbelievable.
When you drive into the track, you pass all
the fans camping and hanging out. It's kind
of like Brainerd, Minnesota; people plan vacations
around the Gatornationals."
-- Ron Capps on what helps make the Gators special
to him
"I consider every round win monumental and
we want to collect as many as we can. As far
as I'm concerned, you can never win by too many
points." -- Jerry Toliver
on the NHRA POWERade points chase
"Seriously, it is really cool to see your name
at the top of the list but it's the middle of
March. Talk to me in September, and if we're
still up here, at or near the top, we can discuss
it for hours but it's not really worth talking
about now." -- Worsham
again, on being the points leader for the first
time in his F/C career
PRO STOCK
"Pro Stock cars want the best race track they
can get and Gainesville has always been that
for us. It's a great time of year; you can get
cool temperatures so we can run real fast there."
-- Greg Anderson on
the traditionally fast conditions at the Gators
"If you make the mistake of concentrating on
beating one car, someone else is going to blow
right by you. We're not about to let that happen."
-- Kurt Johnson on the need to focus beyond
frontrunner Anderson on raceday
"We just need to translate our solid qualifying
efforts into round wins on Sunday."
-- Jeg Coughlin Jr. on what it will take to
return to Gainesville's victory lane
"As most people know, we've never tiptoed through
the tulips when it comes to the set-up, preferring
instead to go for the throat. Gainesville has
been one track that has consistently suited
that aggressive style."
-- Warren Johnson on his approach to qualifying
PRO STOCK BIKE
"We don't have any sponsor worries like we
did last year at this time. We can just concentrate
on going out and winning races."
-- Angelle Savoie on her US Army deal
"I've dropped a few pounds this off-season
and we took the bike out to Kenny Williams'
shop to get a complete carbon fiber body mounted.
This left the bike between 20 to 25 pounds light
so we can move the ballast around to where it
will do the most good."
-- Blaine Hale on a renewed effort to climb
the NHRA POWERade points standings
"I'm prepared to challenge for the championship."
-- Antron Brown on his
plans for 2004
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