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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 405

 1-3           WHEREAS, In anticipation of welcoming over 200,000 NASCAR

 1-4     fans to Texas and commemorating the inaugural racing events at

 1-5     the new Texas Motor Speedway, developed by Bruton Smith, CEO of

 1-6     Speedway Motor Sports, and under the direction of Eddie Gossage,

 1-7     General Manager, and the economic impact for Texas which comes

 1-8     with this exciting professional sport, the Texas Senate recognizes

 1-9     the NASCAR 1996 Winston Cup Championship team represented by

1-10     Terry Labonte, Driver, George Dehart, Crew Chief, and Rick Hendrix,

1-11     Owner of the Number 5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Monte Carlo; and

1-12           WHEREAS, Hendrix Motorsports and sponsor Kellogg's entered the

1-13     1996 Winston Cup season with Corpus Christi native Terry Labonte

1-14     as the driver; and

1-15           WHEREAS, During 1996, Terry Labonte drove the Kellogg's

1-16     Number 5 Monte Carlo to victory twice, raced to 21 top-five

1-17     finishes and 24 top-10 finishes, and captured his second Winston

1-18     Cup Championship; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Terry Labonte's $4,030,648 earnings in 1996 moved him

1-20     to fourth place on NASCAR's all-time earnings list; and

1-21           WHEREAS, Terry Labonte made history in 1996 by breaking the

1-22     legendary Richard Petty's mark of 513 consecutive starts on April 20

1-23     of that year racing the Goody's 500 at Martinsville, Virginia,

 2-1     becoming the Winston Cup's new "Ironman," and maintained his streak

 2-2     by starting the 1997 season with 537 consecutive starts; now,

 2-3     therefore, be it

 2-4           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-5     75th Legislature, hereby commend Terry Labonte on his achievement

 2-6     and extend best wishes in appreciation for promoting tourism in the

 2-7     State of Texas and the upcoming 1997 NASCAR events at Texas Motor

 2-8     Speedway; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-10     Champion Terry Labonte, George Dehart, and Rick Hendrix as an

2-11     expression of highest esteem.

2-12                                                    Truan

2-13           Armbrister           Galloway            Ogden

2-14           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

2-15           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-16           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-17           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-18           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-19           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

2-20           Ellis                Moncrief            West

2-21           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

2-22           Gallegos             Nixon               Zaffirini

2-23                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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2-25                                          President of the Senate

2-26                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-27                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-28                                  on March 26, 1997.

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2-30                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-32                                            Dean of the Senate