CLAY MILLICAN

DRO: With people like Shirley retiring out of drag racing, how do you feel about that?

CM: I'm glad she's doing what she wants to do because that's what Shirley does, but I'm sad. She's awesome. The first person I raced in a Top Fuel final was Shirley; I was fortunate that I won, but everybody's watched her, she's got a whole lot to do with Drag Racing being what it is today and she's one of the very few that she can go in any store anywhere in the world, and say Shirley Muldowney and they know what you're talking about. They may not know everybody else out here, but they know Shirley and I'm sad to see her retiring. I'm glad she's doing what she wants to do, but it's kind of sad, though.

DRO: Do you think there are any legends in the making out there?

CM: John Force is obviously - he's the man now and he's already a legend and you got - there's lots of people. Larry Dixon is obviously kicking serious butt and Gary Scelzi's not too shabby, they're still there.

JOHN FORCE

DRO: With legends like Shirley retiring, what do you think that does for the sport?

JF: I think it hurts the sport, I think that obviously we need the young Tony Pedregons and Del Worshams and the Larry Dixons. Shirley Muldowney is a legend, she's a lady that did it, you know my daughter looks up to her, that wants to race that even just being a girl, but for Shirley to do what she's done in the sport, it's sad to me but that's what she chose to do. But she's the top, because she's a lady that was the top and in my opinion that put her way beyond the men doing the job she does at the time she did it, and that's what the sport needed to move us up that ladder and elevate us to the status. I'd like to see that again, you know the women who stay in the sport make that feasible, but she's an entertainer, great race car driver and just one that we all grew to love and still do.

SCOTT KALITTA

DRO: What does it mean to you when a legend like Shirley retires?

SK: You hate to see anybody leave the sport. The sport needs all the people they can get. I had a little different relationship with Shirley than most people have. It's sad to see her go.

DRO: Has she taught you anything?

SK: I was too young back then, I wasn't even driving. Back then I was a tire wiper, so at that point when I was around her, I wasn't in that arena so to speak.

DRO: Has the time off between when you raced before, have you learned anything in that period of time, have you mellowed?

SK: Oh, absolutely I mean everybody mellows with age. I'm having a lot more fun and when you have two kids they tend to make you learn to be more patient.

DRO: Make you grounded?

SK: Yep.