RICKY RUDD - No. 21 Motorcraft Genuine Parts Taurus (Qualified 9th) - "The car has to be pretty good. A lot of those guys slowed down a half-second and we were able to duplicate what we ran in practice. The sun seemed like it's hiding on us right now. I hope it comes back out. We're gonna end up pretty good. I'm not sure where, but we're gonna end up pretty good."

YOU HAVE A GOOD CAR FOR TOMORROW? "Yeah, real good. I'm real excited with the way it drove in race trim and that's what we spent 98 percent of our time doing is working on race trim. That's where we think we're gonna be successful."