| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing Jimmie Johnson for his |
| 3 | achievements in the sport of stock car racing and for his |
| 4 | humanitarian efforts through the Jimmie Johnson |
| 5 | Foundation. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Johnson was born on September 17, 1975, in |
| 8 | El Cajon, California, and began his career racing motorcycles at |
| 9 | the age of five, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, in 1998, Jimmie Johnson joined the American Speed |
| 11 | Association racing circuit, thereafter began racing stock cars |
| 12 | in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and by 2000 was a full-time |
| 13 | NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, in 2002, Jimmie Johnson started racing stock cars |
| 15 | full time in the Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR's premier series, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, behind the wheel of owner Rick Hendrick's #48 |
| 17 | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala SS, NASCAR Sprint Cup |
| 18 | driver Jimmie Johnson won four consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup |
| 19 | Series Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, in 2006, Jimmie Johnson established the Jimmie |
| 21 | Johnson Foundation, which has since raised more than $3 million |
| 22 | to assist children, families, and communities in need throughout |
| 23 | the United States, and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, the Jimmie Johnson Foundation has helped save tens |
| 25 | of thousands of lives through blood and marrow drives and by |
| 26 | assisting individuals in being added to the National Marrow |
| 27 | Donor Program Registry, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, Jimmie Johnson was named the 2009 Associated Press |
| 29 | Male Athlete of the Year, and |
| 30 | WHEREAS, Florida and its residents enjoy a special bond |
| 31 | with NASCAR, as the state is home to NASCAR's headquarters in |
| 32 | Daytona Beach, the Daytona International Speedway, and the |
| 33 | Homestead-Miami Speedway and serves as host to three annual |
| 34 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 36 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 37 | Florida: |
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| 39 | That it is fitting that 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series |
| 40 | Champion Jimmie Johnson is recognized for his hard work and |
| 41 | excellence in the sport of stock car racing and for his |
| 42 | invaluable humanitarian efforts through the Jimmie Johnson |
| 43 | Foundation. |
| 44 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 45 | presented to Jimmie Johnson as a tangible token of the |
| 46 | sentiments expressed herein. |