Senate Bill sb2722

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2722

    By Senator Posey





    24-1876-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing April 29, 2005, as

  3         "Dale Earnhardt Day" in Florida.

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  5         WHEREAS, NASCAR racing legend Dale Earnhardt, born

  6  April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, won many stock

  7  car races at all levels in Florida as well as in numerous

  8  other states, and

  9         WHEREAS, known as The Intimidator, Dale Earnhardt

10  brought excitement and joy to his many fans in Florida and

11  throughout the entire world by his phenomenal accomplishments,

12  including his winning seven Winston Cup championships, a

13  NASCAR record, and

14         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt amassed 76 Winston Cup

15  victories during his more than 30-year racing career and

16  established a track record of 34 wins at the Daytona

17  International Speedway, and

18         WHEREAS, never one to turn back from a challenge, Dale

19  Earnhardt, in his twentieth attempt, won the fortieth annual

20  Daytona 500, and

21         WHEREAS, as President of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., in 1999,

22  the legendary racer claimed the NASCAR Busch Series Owner's

23  championship at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead,

24  and, on five occasions, he was named Driver of the Year by the

25  National Motorsports Press Association, and

26         WHEREAS, an outstanding sportsman and citizen whose

27  indomitable character and determination inspired young people

28  the world over, Dale Earnhardt, on February 18, 2001, was

29  tragically taken from his family, his friends, and his fans on

30  the final lap of the Daytona 500, and

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2722
    24-1876-05




 1         WHEREAS, it is appropriate to pay tribute to the life

 2  of this extraordinary individual who meant so much to the

 3  people of this state, NOW, THEREFORE,

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 5  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 7  That April 29, 2005, is recognized as "Dale Earnhardt Day" in

 8  Florida.

 9         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

10  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the

11  Earnhardt family as a tangible token of the sentiments of the

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