H.R. No. 42 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, A. J. Foyt, Jr., has long distinguished himself in 1-2 the dangerous and demanding sport of automobile racing, 1-3 establishing a tradition of excellence and a superb record of 1-4 achievement that may never be equalled; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Claiming 12 major driving championships in his 1-6 career to date, his victories include four wins at the Indianapolis 1-7 500 as well as first place honors at the Daytona 500 and the 24 1-8 Hours of LeMans, and he is the only driver ever to have captured 1-9 these three prestigious titles; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Included among the wealth of other titles and honors 1-11 Mr. Foyt has amassed are seven national Indy car championships, two 1-12 titles in the International Race of Champions series, having been 1-13 named the recipient of the 1975 Martini and Rossi Driver of the 1-14 Year Award, and induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1-15 1989; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Although a fierce competitor on any racetrack, as 1-17 his 172 trips to the winner's circle in major races will attest, A. 1-18 J. Foyt, Jr., has particularly excelled in Indy car races, having 1-19 won an unsurpassed 67 times in such events and holding the record 1-20 for most "500 Mile" Indy car victories with nine; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Despite sustaining serious injuries during his 1-22 illustrious career, no amount of physical pain could quell his 1-23 unquenchable desire to compete; and 1-24 WHEREAS, When away from the smell of gasoline and the scream 2-1 of high-pitched engines, this accomplished Texan derives 2-2 considerable enjoyment from spending time with his wife, Lucy, and 2-3 their children, Tony, Terry, Jerry, and Larry, as well as sampling 2-4 such Texas staples as chili and country-western music; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Throughout his fabled career as an auto racer, A. J. 2-6 Foyt, Jr., has consistently sought to challenge his own abilities 2-7 and maximize the potential of both man and machine, and his 2-8 remarkable achievements in this regard truly merit special 2-9 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby congratulate A. J. Foyt, Jr., on his myriad of 2-12 accomplishments in the field of auto racing and extend best wishes 2-13 to him for continued success and happiness for many years to come; 2-14 and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Mr. Foyt as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-17 House of Representatives. 2-18 House of Representatives. 2-19 Yarbrough 2-20 H.R. No. 42 2-21 Laney Gallegos Munoz 2-22 Alexander Giddings Naishtat 2-23 Allen Glaze Nieto 2-24 Alonzo Goodman Oakley 2-25 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden 2-26 Averitt Granoff Oliveira 2-27 Bailey Gray Park 3-1 Berlanga Greenberg Parra 3-2 Black Grusendorf Patterson 3-3 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts 3-4 Bomer Haggerty Place 3-5 Bosse Hamric Price 3-6 Brady Harris Puente 3-7 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck 3-8 Cain Heflin Ramsay 3-9 Campbell Hernandez Rangel 3-10 Carona Hightower Raymond 3-11 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez 3-12 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo 3-13 Chisum Hill Rudd 3-14 Clemons Hirschi Sadler 3-15 Coleman Hochberg Saunders 3-16 Combs Holzheauser Schechter 3-17 Conley Horn Seidlits 3-18 Cook Hudson Shields 3-19 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert 3-20 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris 3-21 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris 3-22 Craddick James Smithee 3-23 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis 3-24 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles 3-25 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford 3-26 Danburg Junell Tallas 3-27 Davila Kamel Talton 4-1 Davis Krusee Telford 4-2 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant 4-3 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris 4-4 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman 4-5 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris 4-6 Denton Longoria Uher 4-7 Driver McCall Van de Putte 4-8 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell 4-9 Dutton McDonald West 4-10 Earley Madden Williamson 4-11 Eckels Marchant Willis 4-12 Edwards Martin Wilson 4-13 Erickson Maxey Wolens 4-14 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough 4-15 Flores Moreno Yost 4-16 Gallego Mowery Zbranek 4-17 H.R. No. 42 4-18 _______________________________ 4-19 Speaker of the House 4-20 I certify that H.R. No. 42 was adopted by the House on 4-21 January 14, 1993, by a non-record vote. 4-22 _______________________________ 4-23 Chief Clerk of the House