Max Papis, driver of the No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley"This win is fantastic To give the first win in Grand American racing toChip (Ganassi), Lexus and CompUSA is wonderful. We really wanted this onevery bad. Winning four consecutive poles was great, but we knew that we hadthe speed to win, and it was just a matter of putting it all together. Thiswin was a true team success."
Scott Pruett, driver of the No. 01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley"It was great for Chip Ganassi Racing, for Lexus, for CompUSA. The first winis always the most difficult to get and always the sweetest. Max did a greatjob, the guys did a great job, and the car never missed a beat. The car wasso much fun to drive and this is a fun track.
Chip Ganassi, owner of the No. 01 and No. 02 CompUSA Chip Ganassi RacingLexus Riley"Obviously, we've won a lot of poles, and we've had a good season so far,but we hadn't brought a victory home. That's what racing is all about."
Didier Theys, driver of the No. 27 Doran-Lista Racing Lexus Doran"It was a very competitive race. There were so many different leaders andthe cars are so closely matched. We tried different tire compounds today.When I was in the car I didn't like my tire compound; the track was veryslippery and I was not comfortable. Then when Jan was in the car we found acompound that we liked."
Kevin Doran"At least we didn't crash. It was a great race. It was really threetwo-hour sprint races running flat out. We lost the handle on it in themiddle when the surface got really greasy. Didier got it sorted out and thenwhen Jan was in it the second time he liked the tire compound. It wasdefinitely a different surface than we've ever had here before. I thinkit's because the race has moved to the spring, and this was one of the firstreally warm days they've had here. I think the oil in the track boiled upto the surface, and that was why some of the compounds didn't work like we expected them to. But it's great to see two DORAN JE4s on the podium."
Jan Magnussen, driver of the No. 27 Doran-Lista Racing Lexus Doran"I'm happy for the team; it didn't look like we'd get on the podium todayfor awhile. Obviously I'd like to win, but second is good. And I had notrouble with anybody today. We had some damage to the left front; Didier hadproblems with a Porsche on a restart and there was contact between me andthe Crawford--I think it's the No. 4 - he ran out of fuel or something andjust stopped in front of me. We worked through all sorts of tire compounds;we really chased the track today. Our Lexus engine was very good. I'm gladwe're on the podium. It was a hard-fought race all the way. You were alwaysfighting with somebody."
Andy Pilgrim, driver of the No. 54 Kodak Bell Motorsports Pontiac Doran"I think it was the hardest-fought third place I've ever had. We overcame somany challenges that it feels like a win. We did not have a top-three cartoday; we had a top-10 car. So to get third is a phenomenal achievement forthe team. I got hit by the Michael Shank car; that's why I spun. It wasjust a racing thing; they apologized. But the car was not straight afterthat. The wheel nuts were coming off; they came off twice while Terry was inthe car, and once the whole wheel came off and Terry had to drive it backinto the pits from the backstretch. But Thomas Blam, our strategist, did aterrific job and so did the entire crew. Terry drove the first two hours, Idrove the second two hours and Terry drove the last two hours. It was atough, tough race."
Forest Barber, owner of the No. 54 Kodak Bell Motorsports Pontiac Doran"I didn't drive because I was more concerned with our finishing positiontoday, and we had to go with our top drivers. In spite of a lot ofobstacles, we overcome them and got a podium finish for the Kodak EasyShareteam. Our Pontiac engine was terrific. We had great pit strategy by ThomasBlam; not pitting for fuel near the end gave us a chance. Mechanically thecar was good but we had a problem with our wheel nuts. But if was a goodpodium finish for the Bell Motorsports crew, and hopefully this is thebeginning of the end of some unfortunate luck we've had this year."
Terry Borcheller, driver of the No. 54 Kodak Bell Motorsports Pontiac Doran"To come out of the weekend with a podium finish is great. We had obstaclesfrom the beginning of the weekend throughout the whole race. Andy got hiton his first flying lap and we went a lap down. A front wheel came offtwice; luckily it was under yellow both times. One time it came totally offthe car. That happened on the backstraight; I had to drive it back to thepits on three wheels. But it was fun to always be in contention. I droveabout four hours and my muscles are tired, but I really feel fine. I coulddrink some water and go some more today. Phoenix was worse."
"To come out of the weekend with a third-place finish is just unbelievablefor everybody involved with Bell Motorsports. From the beginning of theweekend, it seemed like we struggled the whole time and it just continuedright into the race. Lo and behold, we got a podium, so it's pretty amazingfor the team. I had the front wheel come off twice, and thankfully it wasunder yellow both times. One time it came all the way off the car on theback straightaway, and I drove back to the pits on three wheels. TonyStewart did it, so ...
But we were still in contention the whole time. Even when Andy was hit andwe lost a lap, we were able to make the lap back, and that made it reallyexciting for the crew."
Jimmy Morales, driver of the No. 02 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley "The car was fantastic and extremely fast all day long. The tire puncturein the beginning really hurt us a lot. We worked very hard to get our lapback. When we got back up to fourth position on the lead lap, we thought wehad a chance to race for the win. We were running much faster than the frontrunners, and at that time we had a very good chance to win the race, thenthe right rear came off and that was the end of that."
Luis Diaz, driver of the No. 02 CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley"It was a very tough race. The CompUSA Chip Ganassi team did a great job toset up the cars during the weekend. Unfortunately, racing is like this. Wehad too many problems and bad luck. The guys all worked very hard and Jimmy(Morales) did a great job. I was just trying to score us a top-ten finish.We are learning more and more every race, and we will come back stronger.This is racing, sometimes we had bad luck and sometimes other guys do."
Michael Shank, owner of the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Lexus Doran"I think Burt drove the stint of his life in the middle stages of the raceto keep us in the game; it was a really impressive performance. It was along day, and this isn't the result we came looking for, but we are stillvery much in the fight for the team championship. My guys had the best raceI think I have ever seen them do as far as pit stops."
Oswaldo Negri, driver of the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Lexus Doran"It was looking promising until the last stint! Its good to finish on thelead lap, but we need to figure it out to get our pace closer to the No. 01car. We will build on this for the Glen, though, and keep fighting. I haveto mention that the guys did an outstanding job in the pits-we managed topick up at least one position each time we came in for a stop, and that isso important here in Rolex, as it's so competitive."
Burt Frisselle, driver of the No. 6 Michael Shank Racing Lexus Doran"We worked so hard, and we were right where we wanted to be until the No. 2car knocked us off track, and that changed our race considerably. It was agreat experience to finish the six hour, and to have battled for positionall day and even leading the race. We need to keep working on the car as wejust didn't have the pace of some of the other guys."
"I was impressed that Jan (Lammers) came over and apologized for hitting meafter the race. It was really a classy move."
Cort Wagner, driver of the No. 81 Rx.com G&W Motorsports BWM Doran JE4"Overall it was a great race. The crew did an amazing job on getting the carready. They worked super hard to get that motor in last night. It was a realdash to the Canadian border to get it picked up and back up here and in theRx.com Doran."
"The car handled amazingly considering we had no time to set it up. Brent(Martini) did a great job in his first race back, especially since he didn'thave much seat time this weekend. He was competitive and got faster eachlap."
Brent Martini, driver of the No. 81 Rx.com G&W Motorsports BWM Doran JE4"It was a great experience. The car was fantastic. I have a little issuewith the seat that caused my leg to go to sleep after about 60 minutes, sothat's something we'll need to get worked out before Watkins Glen. Butoverall it felt great. My shoulder feels good, and the team did an amazingjob this weekend."
"Getting the engine here was a real cooperative effort between G&WMotorsports and Rx.com. The sponsor actually drove down to the border to getit through customs and bring it back up to us yesterday. We are so thankfulto have a great sponsor like Rx.com that is willing to go the extra mile forthe team."
Kelly Collins, driver of the No. 81 Rx.com G&W Motorsports BWM Doran JE4"In all honesty, this whole weekend was a challenge. But when you're facedwith something like this, you've go to reach down deep and try to figure outhow to pull through it. It was going to be sink or swim, and we weredetermined to swim and get whatever points we could. We were coming fromlast and had everything to gain and nothing to lose."
"Even though we missed all the practice and qualifying sessions, we reallyhad a good setup. The car handled a lot better than any of us thought itwould. We could run really competitive laps, and we're happy with ourfinish. Even though we lost the points lead, I think we're only two pointsdown to (Scott) Pruett and (Max) Papis. We'll get them back at The Glen."
Shane Lewis, driver of the No. 7 Southard Motorsports BMW"I really like this track but it didn't like us today. We had a really wildride there when the left rear rocker arm snapped going over the crest of thehill. And while I want to thank the crew for making me out a hero forbringing the car back in one piece, truth is I was just holding on. Therefor a second I thought for sure I was goingto end-up bear chow in the woods. The PAP-Parts/AutoAssets crew did a greatjob all weekend but we just never got to where we needed to be. The BMW ranwell, but these big tracks just aren't very good right now for us."
Chris Gleason, driver of the No. 66 The Racer's Group Porsche GT3 RS"It was a crazy weekend. I came up on Thursday night and then flew back toPennsylvania for my son's college graduation from Gettysburg College. Iflew up this morning from Philadelphia and just made it in time for thestart of the race. The plan we had worked well; Ian did a double stint,then RJ got in, then I did a double stint, and then Ian did about the lasthour and a half. The car was good; we had no major problems. Lars and hismerry band did a great job. To get a second-pace finish was good. The leadBMW was a wounded duck at the end and slowed up; we were closing but wecouldn't catch them. But we got third at Phoenix and second here, so nowwe're casting our eyes with longing at the top step of the podium."
Mike Fitzgerald, driver of the No. 44 Orbit Racing Porsche"We had a pretty tough race today. We had a cut water line that cost usabout 20 laps; we might have been on the podium if it wasn't for that. Butthe car was great and we had a pretty good pace. When I got back in thesecond time, I had a really fun dice with some of the GT cars with a lot ofthe faster guys in them. I enjoyed it even though we didn't finish too well.We're looking forward to the Glen - Rodger [team owner Hawley] and I put ourheads together and I think we've come up with some ways to make the car evenbetter."
Jay Policastro, driver of the No. 44 Orbit Racing Porsche"We had a great car today. We got caught out early on a yellow flag, and wehad a problem with a cooling hose on the car, but the guys did a great jobof repairing it and got us back out. The last two hours we ran, the car wasfantastic. It's a shame - I think we really had a second-place car today. Wecould run with just about everybody. We'll take it to Watkins Glen, andhopefully we'll have a little better luck."
Joe Policastro, driver of the No. 44 Orbit Racing Porsche"Today was a heck of a race. I think we had the potential to win, but fatehad it, we just blew a water hose out - it had a small crack in it - and itput us 20 laps down. It was just a fluke, not something anyone couldanticipate. The crew did an outstanding job this weekend, really workedtheir butts off. It's a delight to work with these guys. We'll try toimprove at Watkins Glen."
Mae Van Wijk, driver of the G&W Motorsports No. 86 Porsche GT3 Cup"That was my best finish so far, so I'm very happy. This was my first timeracing at Mont-Tremblant, and I think it is a beautiful track. It's really adriver's course with all the elevation changes and a few of the cornercombinations." "Some of the GT and SGS cars might have had problems with the DaytonaPrototypes, but I didn't really have any issues with my approach to racing.Wherever you decide to race, you should be able to deal with that situation."