{"id":16702,"date":"2020-12-04T20:24:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T20:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1959-indianapolis-500\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T05:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T05:52:22","slug":"1959-indianapolis-500","status":"publish","type":"race","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/races\/1959-indianapolis-500\/","title":{"rendered":"1959 Indianapolis 500"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"Race Report\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png\" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"hero__text\">Amongst the many annuals devoted to reporting, largely with excellent illustrations, the previous season&#8217;s motor racing, &#8220;Race Report&#8221; by Eddie Cuba deserves especial mention. 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