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Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA<\/p>\n

November 4\u20136, 2011<\/p>\n

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Andy Manganaro’s 1972 Alfa Romeo GTA Junior leads Jeff Snook’s 1961 Triumph TR3A out of Turn 2.
Photo: Fred Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Accelerating out of Turn 3 in their 1997 Lola T97\/20s are Mark Brannon (7) and David Porter.
Photo: Fred Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Coming around Turn 5 is Sharon Adelman’s 1965 Turner Mk III.
Photo: Fred Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tom Grudovich’s 1966 Ginetta G4 chases Todd Treffert’s Porsche 911RS through Turn 4.
Photo: Fred Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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