{"id":82,"date":"2009-03-19T20:36:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T01:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/?p=9076"},"modified":"2009-03-19T20:36:23","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T01:36:23","slug":"historical-act-invitational-at-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-creates-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/historical-act-invitational-at-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-creates-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Creates Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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