Luis Diaz Quotations

We actually had a bit of traffic and I had to make a couple of passes just after the start-finish line heading into Turn 1. The car performed very well even though I was experiencing a loose-to-neutral feeling in it. That lent itself to a fast qualifying setup, but we have some changes that we know will tighten it back up for the race tomorrow.

Many of us live here, we work here, we own houses here and we have children here. It only makes sense that we be given the chance to live here legally.

Scott did a fantastic job for the team today, obviously. We have the car in a good position, knowing that the balance is pretty much right between Scott's driving style and mine.

Maybe they will come and make us leave, ... But if they do, well, there's nothing you can do about it.

I hate the fact that it's leaving. I think Jerry says a lot of things that a lot of us guys think about. I live by him.

We just have to keep pushing every race, ... Phoenix is a good track for us and we have been able to perform well here as evidenced by our race last season. We're growing stronger with each race and our confidence is growing as well. Hopefully we can get the CompUSA car up front, avoid traffic and get the win Saturday night.

I think we feel very solid right now. We still have a long way to go. There are some great drivers and some great teams, so we need to keep our head down and stay focused and keep building things right.

Our main concern right now is saving lives.

People here are paying thousands to get their loved ones killed.

It feels like Scott and I are now even after this one. He helped me win in Mexico City and now I've helped him win in front of his family in California. It's still a long way to go in the championship, so we need to keep our heads down and get the job done.

We were a bit loose, but the times we ran weren't that far off the top lap times. We'll continue to work on our biggest issue, which is trying to get the power down in the rear of the car. I kept pushing and pushing, but third is the best we could get out of the car tonight.

There are no U.S.-flagged cruise ships on the East Coast as far as I know.

We kept the same group of guys together and I think that consistency in this team in helping us because we finished very strong last year. At the beginning, we weren't very strong because I was driving with Scott for the first time and the same for some of the members of the team.

Definitely the numbers are up. One would think there are also more getting through.

There were so many of them and a large portion were already on the beach. We're just making sure no one drowns.

This is the second time someone dies this year; it's extremely dangerous. People that pay smugglers can expect things like this to happen because the smugglers aren't looking out for people.

This is why people need to try to enter the U.S. legally by applying for a visa, ... Better to have time go by and be safe than to be taken to the morgue.

That's an additional set of eyes that we have. We all have a new No. 1 priority, which is protecting our shores. We are all on the same page now, and I firmly believe that is working much better.

I'm not sure if we would have been able to get the car on the front row or not if the session was dry, but we'll take what we're given. We were able to get a better feel for the car and make some more changes, so hopefully we can apply what we learned today to tomorrow's race.