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Humbled Mayfield hoping to get one more chance

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Friday, July 18, 2008

STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Jeremy Mayfield opened the rickety white gate behind the stone house at the bottom of the hill on his 478-acre lot and headed straight for Fred and Curtis, a pair of pygmy goats he got for his 39th birthday in May. Fred was named after Fred Travis, a 73-year-old neighbor who has befriended the 16-year Sprint Cup veteran. Curtis was named after Mayfield, who is called that by close friends. "It's totally redneck," said Shana Mayfield, looking like Eva Gabor on "Green Acre ...

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