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James King (March 761-Cosworth) took 3rd in Quebec, hot on Moeller\u2019s tail, while Dan Marvin (Brabham BT44-Coworth) claimed the third step on the podium at Road America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Bender scored back-to-back Historic Grand Prix victories with his March 821-Cosworth on consecutive July weekends, winning the feature races at both the Legends of Motorsports Bobby Rahal Signature Event at Quebec\u2019s Le Circuit Mont Tremblant and the Kohler International Challenge with Brian Redman at Road America in Wisconsin. 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