House Bill hb9097

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HR 9097

        By Representatives Miller, Johnson, Barreiro, Diaz de la
    Portilla, Bean, Hart, Bense, Russell, Haridopolos, Bennett,
    Ryan, Sobel, Gelber, Greenstein, Kosmas, Frankel, Mack, Paul,
    Garcia, Kendrick, Stansel, Benson, Hogan, Allen, Carassas and
    Spratt


  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commemorating the life of Dale

  3         Earnhardt and designating July 3, 2001, as

  4         "Dale Earnhardt Day" in Florida.

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

  7  Kannapolis, North Carolina and died on February 18, 2001, in

  8  Daytona Beach, Florida, and

  9         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt, during his racing career of

10  675 starts, 76 wins, 280 top-five finishes, and 427 top-ten

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

12  his aggressive driving style and unrelenting will to reach

13  victory lane, and

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

15  1979, his first year of NASCAR racing, won the NASCAR Winston

16  Cup Championship the following year, and ultimately won seven

17  Winston Cup Championships, tying him with Richard Petty for

18  the most championships, and

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

20  winner with over $42 million in career winnings, the only

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

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

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

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

25  receive the Autosports Gregor Grant Award, and

26         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt finally won the Daytona 500 in

27  1998 on his 20th attempt, and

28         WHEREAS, Dale Earnhardt was killed in a tragic accident

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

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HR 9097

    721-142C-01






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

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

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

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

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

  6  THEREFORE,

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  8  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  9  Florida:

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11         That the House of Representatives hereby honors Dale

12  Earnhardt for one of the greatest careers in the history of

13  NASCAR racing and designates July 3, 2001, as "Dale Earnhardt

14  Day" in the State of Florida.

15         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

16  be transmitted to Mrs. Teresa Earnhardt as a tangible and

17  lasting token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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