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Hot weather a factor at Gateway

By Bill Stephens
ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 26, 2002

After a week off to relax, the four professional classes in the NHRA are ready to get back to business this weekend at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, for the Sears Craftsman Nationals. This will be a crucial event as the season enters its second half. Racers who have not done well over the course of the first 11 races can no longer take comfort in thinking that time is on their side. Every qualifying spot, every round win and ev ...

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