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PRO STOCK
"It was just a freaky thing." --
Jim Yates on the clutch troubles that prevented
him from qualifying in Atlanta
"If we get this car to go straight for the
first hundred feet we can make a charge and
get back to the top-half of the field." --
Jeg Coughlin Jr. on being 15th after the first
day of qualifying. He eventually started 4th,
but lost in the first round to Kurt Johnson
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"We
had a little luck against Rickie. We probably
wouldn't have won if he hadn't had mechanical
trouble." -- Kenny Koretsky
on his opening-round win over Rickie Smith
"In drag racing, we get four passes in qualifying,
and if you miss the combination, you could be
facing a short day on Sunday."
-- Warren Johnson before bowing out in round
one against Bruce Allen
"I guess we've found a new way to lose one
of these." -- Kurt Johnson
on being counted out of his semi-final match
against Larry Morgan after his car failed to
start due to an arcing starter cable, then not
being able to quickly replace the hood after
the wiring problem was jury-rigged to start
PRO STOCK BIKE
"When this engine starts and revs to 14,000
rpm on the dyno the entire facility shakes.
There are not a lot of things more exciting
than this kind of motorcycle going almost 200
mph in a closed-off dyno room."
-- Steve Johnson on pre-race testing conducted
at his shop in Birmingham, AL. Johnson ended
up 17th in qualifying, missing the cut by .010
second
"We're just looking to do the same exact thing
we did last year." --
Geno Scali, defending Pro Stock Bike champion,
before qualifying 3rd, then going out in round
two against Shawn Gann
"Personally, I really needed this performance
for my confidence. I was beginning to wonder
if I had lost my edge." --
Angelle Savoie after stealing the top qualifying
spot away from Michael Phillips with a 7.121
in her final attempt
"I must have been too anxious." --
Craig Treble on his .005 redlight in the first
round against Fred Collis
"I thought I had to cut a real good light against
Angelle to have a shot and I just went too far."
-- Brown on his redlight
start (-.008) against teammate Savoie in round
two
"It's been a long time getting back here (to
winner's circle). I thought this would never
happen again. I really was beginning to have
my doubts. But, my team gave me a great bike
this weekend and as far as I'm concerned the
curse is over." -- Savoie
on scoring her first win since the Chicago event
last May 
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