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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Steve Torrence of Kilgore reached the pinnacle of |
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drag racing success when he won the Mello Yello National Hot Rod |
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Association top fuel world championship on October 28, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, The title victory was the highlight of an |
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exceptional season in which Mr. Torrence won 11 races and made NHRA |
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history as the only driver in any discipline to sweep the Countdown |
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to Championship playoffs; he also became the first competitor ever |
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to win NHRA series titles in both the top fuel and top alcohol |
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dragster divisions, having claimed the latter title in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Mr. Torrence has |
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racked up more than 25 NHRA tour victories, including 19 races over |
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the past two years; in fact, he entered the 2019 campaign having won |
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12 straight final round matches; most remarkably, he has achieved |
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all of this after overcoming cancer in the early 2000s and |
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recovering from a heart attack in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Torrence is a graduate of Kilgore College and |
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works for Capco Contractors, a family business founded by his |
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father; an East Texas native, he continues to call Kilgore home, |
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flying to race locations around the country each weekend during the |
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season; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating a combination of exceptional talent |
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and fierce determination, Steve Torrence has become a premier |
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figure in the sport of drag racing, and his success is a source of |
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great pride to his many fans in the Lone Star State and beyond; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Steve Torrence on winning the 2018 |
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Mello Yello National Hot Rod Association top fuel world |
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championship and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Torrence as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |