{"id":496373,"date":"2017-03-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=263493"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:58:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:58:37","slug":"early-days-laguna-seca-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/early-days-laguna-seca-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"The Early Days of Laguna Seca Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>The storied history of then-named Laguna Seca Raceway officially began November 9, 1957 with the inaugural race called the Eighth Annual Pebble Beach Road Races. This was a continuation of the racing through the forest at nearby Pebble Beach that began in 1950 and ended six years later.<\/p>\n<p>But the story of how the track was designed and built in record time is an oft-forgotten story. 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