{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Pit Straight: The Greatest Day in Racing","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-pit-straight-the-greatest-day-in-racing","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/frontstretch_pod/ins.blubrry.com/frontstretch_pod/The_Pit_Straight_The_Greatest_Day_in_Racing.mp3","description":"A packed day of racing awaits us this Sunday."},"annotations":[{"startTime":100.64,"endTime":107.28,"type":"car","title":"Oldsmobile Intrigue","url":"/cars/oldsmobile/intrigue","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/%2798-%2702_Oldsmobile_Intrigue.jpg","quote":"...time away from that to talk racing. So yeah, some intrigue, some things happening with the Indy 500. 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