Things didn't start too well for Friselle and Wilkins, who spun after contact with polesitter Pruett, but soon recovered. (LAT photo) » More Photos

POST-RACE QUOTES (TOP THREE IN EACH CLASS)

Mark Wilkins (No. 61 AIM Autosport Ford Riley): "It was so close at the finish. I feel for the No. 16 and the No. 58 cars. Those guys drove a heck of a race. Our engineer came on and said, ‘You've got to save fuel, we're low.' I thought we had pretty good tires at the end so I have to thank Pirelli for that. We need to thank Ford for getting us a great engine. Brian did a great job with recovering from the earlier contact and to get the car back up front. This feels great for AIM Autosport. I can't say enough for the guys we've been working with and it feels really great."

Brian Frisselle (No. 61 AIM Autosport Ford Riley): "It started off a little bit rough. Scott got into the back of me at the start and spun me around which pretty much put me dead-last. We came from the back of the pack and the car was great. I think we had the fastest lap of the race during my stint. I think I passed all the way to seventh. Then I passed it off to Mark and he did a great job. He kept us in contention. He did a great job of conserving fuel, short shifting and coasting into the braking zones. We also need to thank Ford, because I think we had the best fuel mileage today and we have great power every time. I feel for the No. 58 guys. They've been knocking on the door all year. Darren drove a beautiful race today. At the same time, we've had terrible luck all year. I had my heart ripped out at Barber. But that's just racing. Sometimes it breaks you and sometimes it's awesome. Today was just awesome."

Christian Fittipaldi (No. 16 Cheever Racing Pontiac Coyote): "To be honest, I feel pretty bad because we lost the race! But that's racing. Obviously, the No. 58 guys are feeling worse than I am. Those guys have been knocking at the door for a long time. That's how it is. The No. 61 came up with a better package today. The way the whole race went, it suited their team a little bit better than everyone else. So hat's off to them. We still had a very strong race. We finished second. I'm happy for the sponsor. I'm happy for Eddie because I know he's had a pretty rough season. Hopefully, we have a good future ahead of us. We've got a pretty big revised car for the last three races. I feel sorry for the No. 58. That's racing. They're going to turn the page and try to win at The Glen."

Antonio Garcia (No. 16 Cheever Racing Pontiac Coyote): "I think without that little drop (of fuel), I could have stayed at the front. It was also really scary. It was really tight between the No. 58 and us. There was a point where I even needed to lift. I think we deserved to finish second because they did a really good job. It's very good for the team. Christian did a really good job on his stint. The team and the car did a really good job here."

Darren Law (No. 58 Brumos Racing Porsche Riley): "It's probably the most depressing podium that we've had and that I've had ever. We had a great car and the team did a great job. We had a car to win. David had a beautiful first stint, taking it from seventh to third on the first lap. He brought it into the pits in first. I had a great run and brought it up front. We had it up front all the way until the end. When it started stumbling and slowing down, and I saw these guys coming down the straightaway, I don't know. I think the team really deserved to win. It's depressing."

Robin Liddell (No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Pontiac GXP.R): "I feel great now. I felt pretty crummy about 10 laps from the end because we started to wonder if we'd done the right thing. I've seen in races like this, when the time is a little different, a few oddities appear. When I drove through during the end lap, the number of cars that ran out of fuel was pretty amazing. People take gambles that perhaps they wouldn't normally take. You try to come up with different strategies to win. For some people that plays out and for others it doesn't. But at the same time, it gives you an opportunity to do a good job. I must say the team did an excellent job today. Mike did a great job with the strategy. The guys did a super job in the pit stops. Had it run yellow for long periods, we would have not had that position at the end. To win is outstanding. We're over the moon. Hopefully we'll keep fighting for the championship in the last couple of races."

Andrew Davis (No. 57 Stevenson Motorsports Pontiac GXP.R.) "I was quite happy with my stint in the car and with the progress the team has made, especially over yesterday with the time we had during practice. We came into qualifying pretty confident. I was happy with where I was. We didn't really have anything for the Farnbacher Porsches at that time. I knew the car would be good until the end. The team just did great and the strategy played out in our favor. I thought for sure with the contact with the Daytona Prototypes that we'd see a yellow, but thankfully we didn't. We say that the Rolex Series should race out of the States more often because it's been really good for the Stevenson Motorsports team."

Sylvain Tremblay (No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8): "We struggled this year with some races that we thought we could have done better at. We'll take the good luck today, and take a look at our strategy. It was a really gutsy call by the engineers. We wondered if we should take tires, and we compromised. We just don't have the speed of the Porsches. We were wondering what was going on in the last three or four laps - why they weren't pitting. It was surprising that they lasted as long as they did. We just stayed really calm. We just tried to keep it clean on the track. For us to finish second is really a dream result with the points we made up on the No. 07 car. We're proud to be here."

Nick Ham (No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8): "It got down with like five minutes to go and nobody was running out of gas. I've never seen a group of guys so excited as our in the pit box at the end. That was a lot of fun. Sylvain and I just did our job. This race really was won by our crew. That was a great call. They made the right call. It's a big win for them."

Diego Alessi (No. 21 Matt Connolly Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R): "I feel very tired because I drove most of the two hours. At the end, my tongue was really on the floor. It was very enjoyable. We lost second place at the end, but did manage to gain points against the Banner car. I think without the radio problem, we might have had the win. I could not hear that we were going to green flag. We are happy with this place, and it was a very good race for us."

Matt Connolly (No. 21 Matt Connolly Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R): "I'm feeling pretty good. I have been trying to get a replacement driver for myself since last year at Iowa. The last guy cancelled on the way up here on Wednesday, so I needed to reinstate my license. My job was to give Diego the car on the lead lap. This race is about Diego. He is the man. He is ‘The Diego' as we call him. The crew did a great job. We have a new fuel guy who just started with us and he said he never pulls it out until he sees air come up the vent. He reminded me of that today, which was a pretty good thing. We're thrilled. We're getting the best results with what we have."