Full Text of HR0532 94th General Assembly
HR0532 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Danica Patrick, a 23-year-old resident of Phoenix | 3 |
| and native of Roscoe, a northern Illinois town of 6,244 near | 4 |
| the Wisconsin border, became the first woman to lead auto | 5 |
| racing's premier event and finish fourth in the 89th running of | 6 |
| the Indianapolis 500; and
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| WHEREAS, Driving in only her fifth Indy Racing League | 8 |
| (I.R.L.) event, Ms. Patrick posted the fastest speed in | 9 |
| practice and qualified fourth, another best for a woman, for | 10 |
| the 33-car starting grid; and
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| WHEREAS, She put her name alongside Babe Didrikson | 12 |
| Zaharias, Billie Jean King, and Annika Sorenstam on the list of | 13 |
| women who made athletic history by making their presence felt | 14 |
| in a male-dominated sport; and
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| WHEREAS, Three women have driven in a combined 15 Indy 500s | 16 |
| before Ms. Patrick, and Janet Guthrie was the only woman to | 17 |
| finish in the top 10; she was ninth in 1978; and
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| WHEREAS, Danica Patrick hopped into her first go-kart at | 19 |
| the age of 10, started racing on a half-mile asphalt track at | 20 |
| Sugar River Raceway in Broadhead, Wisconsin, and left Hononegah | 21 |
| High School at the age of 16 for driving school in England; and
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| WHEREAS, Before this year, she was an accomplished driver | 23 |
| in the Toyota Atlantic series, and she finished fourth in the | 24 |
| previous I.R.L. race in Japan in April; the co-owners of her | 25 |
| car are Bobby Rahal, the 1986 Indy 500 winner, and David | 26 |
| Letterman, the late-night talk-show host; the team's top | 27 |
| driver, Buddy Rice, won the Indy 500 last year; and
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| WHEREAS, About 250 locals in her hometown of Roscoe held a | 29 |
| party during the running of the Indianapolis 500 in honor of |
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| their favorite daughter; the locals are justifiably proud of | 2 |
| Ms. Patrick's abilities and accomplishments and plan to | 3 |
| celebrate with a Danica Patrick Day and parade; therefore, be | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 |
| we congratulate Danica Patrick on her superb finish in the 89th | 8 |
| running of the Indianapolis 500 and pay tribute to her | 9 |
| incredible talent, tenacity, and competitiveness; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Danica Patrick as an expression of our utmost | 13 |
| admiration and esteem and best wishes for the future.
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