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    Florida Senate - 2001        (NP)                      SR 2222

    By Senators Posey, King, Pruitt, Sullivan, Smith, Laurent,
    Latvala, Mitchell, Lawson and Bronson




    15-1442-01

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution commemorating the life of Dale

  3         Earnhardt.

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  5         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in

  6  Kanapolis, North Carolina and died on February 18, 2001, in

  7  Daytona, Florida, and

  8         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt, during his racing career of

  9  639 starts, 74 wins, 268 top-five finishes, and 402 top-ten

10  finishes, earned the nickname, "The Intimidator" because of

11  his aggressive driving style and unrelenting will to reach

12  victory lane, and

13         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt was named Rookie of the Year in

14  1979, his first year of NASCAR racing, won the NASCAR Winston

15  Cup Championship the following year, and ultimately won seven

16  Winston Cup Championships, tying him with Richard Petty for

17  the most championships, and

18         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt was the all-time NASCAR money

19  winner with over $35.5 million in career winnings, the only

20  six-time winner of the Busch Clash, the only three-time winner

21  of the Winston All Star Race, the five-time NMPA Driver of the

22  Year, the four-time winner of the IROC title, twice named

23  American Driver of the Year, and the first American driver to

24  receive the Autosports Gregor Grant Award, and

25         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt, despite completing all 500

26  miles of the Daytona 500 a record 14 times, more than any

27  other driver, was denied victory in that race for 19 years,

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29         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt finally won the Daytona 500 in

30  1998 on his 20th attempt, and

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    Florida Senate - 2001        (NP)                      SR 2222
    15-1442-01




  1         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt was killed in a tragic accident

  2  on the last lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001, and

  3         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt's success both on the racetrack

  4  and in life was a living example of the philosophy of doing

  5  what you love and doing it better than anyone else, and

  6         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt's untimely death was a loss to

  7  his family, his associates, his fans, and the public, NOW,

  8  THEREFORE,

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

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12         That it is fitting that this legislative body pause in

13  its deliberations to pay its respects to Dale Earnhardt and

14  extend its condolences to his family and record this

15  testimonial of esteem and bereavement.

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

17  signed by the President of the Senate, with the Seal of the

18  Florida Senate affixed, be transmitted to Mrs. Teresa

19  Earnhardt as a tangible and lasting token of the respect and

20  sentiments of the members of the Florida Senate.

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