{"id":335483,"date":"2009-10-01T09:57:31","date_gmt":"2009-10-01T09:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=335483"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:58:10","slug":"the-american-grand-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-american-grand-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Grand Prize \u2013 History &#038; Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The American Grand Prize &#8211; The Great Races<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Dennis David<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span class=\"bodyText\">The Vanderbilt cup under the control of the American Automobile Association (AAA) turned their backs on the Grand Prix cars of Europe in a quest to have an American car take the Cup. The Europeans seeing their advantage disappear by the rule changes stayed away from the Vanderbilt Cup and chose to enter the new American Grand Prize instead. 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