{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"SVG Dominance, Double Legge, 48 Rumors, HOF Picks, Chicago Back, All-Star Preview!!!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/svg-dominance-double-legge-48-rumors-hof-picks-chicago-back-all-star-preview","audioUrl":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AEENG5238469150.mp3","description":"Watkins Glen may have produced the likely winner but everything else in the NASCAR world is going haywire.  We break it all down here.  \n\n  \n\nVisit the Daily Downforce at dailydownforce.com  \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":205.4,"endTime":211.9,"type":"term","title":"road course wins","url":"/glossary/road-course-wins","quote":"That's no longer something that Chase could hold on to himself. 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