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Heat and Smoke on drivers' minds

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Friday, July 3, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Only one thing has gotten more attention at Daytona International Speedway this week than Jeremy Mayfield's court battle against NASCAR and the slate of 25 people from which the sport will name its first Hall of Fame class. The heat. It's not just hot. It's melt-the-soles-of-your-shoes hot. "Yeah, I've had to get different shoes this year because I kept burning my left heel," Ryan Newman said. Greg Biffle needs more than a new pair of shoes for Saturday night's Coke Z ...

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