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Mario Andretti was the guest of honor at the Road Racing Drivers Club\u2019s sixth annual pre-Long Beach Grand Prix dinner held at the downtown Long Beach Hilton on Thursday of race weekend. The RRDC Evening with Mario Andretti presented by Firestone filled the hall with family, friends, fans and admirers, including past honorees Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones and Roger Penske.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mario Andretti was the guest of honor at the Road Racing Drivers Club\u2019s sixth annual pre-Long Beach Grand Prix dinner held at the downtown Long Beach Hilton on Thursday of race weekend. 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