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For many parishioners on a Sunday morning, once the closing hymn hits the second refrain, the race is on to get out the door and out the parking lot before a log jam of cars blocks the exits. For Father Phil DeRea's flock, the close of Mass brings a whole other type of race entirely: one that accelerates up to 200 miles per hour.
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