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Title: How's that feel ... to overcome blistering pain and win a NASCAR race.
Author: Lee Spencer
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 30, 2003
Publisher: Sporting News Publishing Co.
Volume: 227 Issue: 26 Page: 23(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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His ride at Martinsville in 1998 was excruciating but victorious.
By RICKY RUDD NASCAR driver
We hadn't gotten as far as lap 15 when the cool helmet stopped working. Normally, that's not a huge issue, but the way mine was designed I was depending on it more than I knew. When the system quit working--not only was the helmet air-conditioned but the seat was air-conditioned--I didn't have nearly enough insulation in the car. I was so dependent on that cool air blowing through everything, and when it stopped blowing through the seat, it got hotter than I ever could imagine. I wasn't sure I could make it.
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