{"id":460050,"date":"2003-12-01T03:01:14","date_gmt":"2003-12-01T11:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=104952"},"modified":"2024-02-19T02:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T02:38:18","slug":"rahal-gets-straight-at-laguna-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rahal-gets-straight-at-laguna-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahal Gets Straight at Laguna Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bobby Rahal has won more Ch\u00adamp Car races at Mazda Race\u00adway Lag\u00aduna Seca as a driver and team ow\u00adner than anyone else in the history of the storied race track. Now his name will be linked to the fac\u00adility in perp\u00adetuity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a dedication ceremony during September\u2019s ALMS round, the chall\u00adeng\u00ading section of Laguna Seca from the exit of Turn 6 up the hill to the entrance of the Corkscrew was renamed \u201cThe Rahal St\u00adraight,\u201d honoring one of the great fri\u00adends of this historic venue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLaguna Seca has always had a special place in my heart,\u201d said Rahal, who won the Champ Car race here as a dri\u00adver four consecutive years in a row from 1984\u20131987. \u201cTo have a section of what is one of the crown jewels in Am\u00aderican road racing bear my name is an honor beyond belief. 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