{"id":494392,"date":"2015-04-21T12:39:22","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T19:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=8788"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:04:24","slug":"rrdc-honors-bobby-unser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rrdc-honors-bobby-unser\/","title":{"rendered":"RRDC Honors Bobby Unser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Road Racing Drivers Club\u2019s seventh annual pre-Long Beach Grand Prix banquet this year honored three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser with an \u201cEvening with Bobby Unser presented by Firestone,\u201d at the Long Beach Hilton. RRDC president Bobby Rahal again served as Master of Ceremonies and guided Unser through the highlights of his career in an often-hilarious storytelling session that delighted the capacity crowd. 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