Austin Prock: 'I felt pretty confident going that we were going to have the car to beat'
Paul Lee: 'It’s going to be great just to see our friends and the fans'
Jack Beckman: 'I don’t know if anyone wants to get back more than me'
Tim Wilkerson: 'I don’t think they’re ready for my attitude. It’s gonna be fun'
Kenny Delco: 'We were fast, we qualified fourth at Pomona and Phoenix'
Steve Torrence: 'You’ve got to come out and swing for every one of ’em'
Cristian Cuadra: 'I think I’m doing well, but I have a lot of room to improve'
Tommy Johnson Jr.: 'I’ve not wanted to win a championship more than this year'
Brittany Force: 'We’re ready for all this to be over so we get back to what we love'
Robert Hight: 'I can’t wait to get back and try to defend our championship'
Alex Laughlin: 'All we have to do is shove the car back in the trailer, and we are ready to go racing'
Shawn Langdon: 'I’m trying to stay as fresh as I can so we can be ready to go'
Chris McGaha: 'We’ve come up with some new ideas and we’ve beaten on some things'
J.R. Todd: 'I have all the confidence that we will be in contention when it counts'
Clay Millican: 'I can’t wait to stomp on that loud pedal ... it’s been way too long'
Bob Tasca III: 'Trust me, this Motorcraft car is going to have its day in the sun'
Antron Brown: 'I’ve been doing everything I can; I’m gonna come back hungry and ready'
Jason Line: 'It doesn’t matter what track we start with, the cars will all be ready to go when we get the call'
Fernando Cuadra Jr: 'We’re applying many of the things we learned from the first two races'
John Force: 'I’ll be ready. I know the car. I could drive it with my eyes closed'
Rahn Tobler maps out plans and goals for the NAPA Auto Parts Funny Car team
Leah Pruett: 'This is not the time to test or play; it’s time to run with what we know'
Ron Capps: 'It’s going to feel crazy the first time any of us steps on the gas for the first time'
Doug Kalitta: 'We’re all just really hungry and ready to make it happen'
Bo Butner: 'I feel like when we all come back racing we’ll be stronger than ever!'
Jeg Coughlin Jr: 'It’s time to go. Every round will be as important as the last'
Matt Hartford: 'We have a car that can run for the championship—bar none'
Alexis DeJoria: 'I just hope that everybody makes it back to the track safely'
Justin Ashley: 'Having a break like this really puts things in perspective'
Erica Enders: 'Our great start proves the organization’s hard work is paying off'
Chris McGaha: 'We’ve come up with some new ideas and we’ve beaten on some things'
CHRIS McGAHA| Harlow Sammons Chevrolet Camaro
Current points position: 6th | Best season e.t. to date: 6.565
Early-season report card: Chris McGaha is no stranger to Mello Yello NHRA Drag Racing Pro Stock competition. He’s fan favorite for those who root for the drivers who also work as their own crew chief. Coming into the season McGaha qualified mid-pack at Pomona and Phoenix, and is still working to get past round two of eliminations in 2020.
Looking back: “At this point, the first two races were like a glorified test session for the rest of the 2020 season. We’ve established that we need more horsepower, and we have finally come to terms with the reality some teams have more power than we do. Everything went really well for the first two races, except for getting timed out at Phoenix. That seems like it happened three seasons ago at this point. We spent most of the winter repairing all the carnage we had from the 2019 season and we didn’t get to look for anything new. Now that’s all we have done is look for new. We actually needed this break being a small team.”
Looking ahead: “When we come back to race, we will have treated this time as another winter. We’ve come up with some new ideas and we’ve beaten on some things and want to go test before we go race. We want to see if what we have found moves over to the track.”
Shop talk: “The only thing on the car that changed is the number. Or at least that’s all I’m going to disclose.”
The final word: “As far as goals for 2020, they are still the same since we started. We’re working on getting get second car going with [son] Mason [McGaha].”