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'
Kenny Delco: 'We were fast, we qualified fourth at Pomona and Phoenix'
KENNY DELCO| KD Racing Chevrolet Camaro
Current points position: 4th | Best season e.t. to date: 6.553
Early-season report card: Kenny Delco began the 2020 season with refreshed power courtesy of Frank Iaconio and Gray Motorsports with impressive results. The East Coast racer qualified No. 4 at Pomona and Phoenix. In Phoenix, under the pressure of a condensed schedule due to weather, Delco made the quickest pass of the Q2 session and proved to everyone that his Pomona performance wasn’t a fluke. A red-light in round two on race day against Bo Butner may have been the only thing that kept Delco out of the final.
Looking back: “If I didn’t red-light in the second round of Phoenix I would’ve been in the final. Because when I ran Bo [Butner], he broke. Then the next round he didn’t make it down, and Alex Laughlin broke. I had a good shot if I didn’t screw up, but that’s life. We were fast. We qualified fourth at Pomona and Phoenix – so it’s not like we weren’t running good.”
Looking ahead: “I’m staying active. I’m jogging, biking, working around the house – what else do you have to do? I’ve cleaned out two sheds, even rebuilt one because it was rotten. I cleaned out my three-car garage so now you can see the floor again. I’m replanting all kinds of stuff – I’ve never done this much work around the house in my life. I’ve also gotten to spend a lot of time with my wife, and I’ve enjoyed it.”
Shop talk: “I just got the car back; it was in the trailer down in Texas for the longest time. We were getting some work done on the trailer during the pause in racing, so the car has just been sitting ready to go. We use Frank Iaconio motors, and we’ve gone through all five of them, even though they’re fresh, just to make sure. We freshened everything, really. Now is the time.”
The final word: “You know what’s going to be tough in 2020? Dinners. I miss seeing everybody, I miss all of the people. Dinner is when we were all able to get together. We’re planning to eat a lot more at the track now, so I’ve added a grill to my trailer.”