Abstract: A footwear drying rack and a method for its use within automatic dryers having a rotating drum, the framework of the rack having one outwardly spring-biased main actuator arm and one telescoping main actuator arm placed in opposition thereto; two rack holders secured to opposite sides of the inside surface of the dryer drum and between which the two main actuator arms are firmly fixed during use; and a plurality of outwardly spring-biased shoe bracket subassemblies upon which wet footwear may be placed to allow the footwear to dry within an automatic clothes dryer more rapidly than if it were placed loose within the dryer drum.