Full Text of HR1306 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ever since the first gasoline powered race was | 3 | | held along the Chicago lakefront in 1895, Illinois has played a | 4 | | significant role in establishing motorsports as one of the most | 5 | | exciting and popular spectator sports in the world; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, nine area entrepreneurs came together to | 7 | | create the Route 66 Raceway, a state-of-the-art facility | 8 | | featuring a one-quarter mile drag strip and a one-half mile | 9 | | oval track along the historic roadway; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 2001, due to its international popularity with | 11 | | fans and race enthusiasts, Route 66 Raceway was transformed to | 12 | | include Chicagoland Speedway, featuring a one and one-half | 13 | | mile, D-shaped tri-oval speedway, with the combined entities | 14 | | now forming the largest sports and entertainment complex in the | 15 | | State of Illinois; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway host and | 17 | | execute a broad array of programming encompassing well over 100 | 18 | | events annually, including major motorsports entertainment, | 19 | | endurance events, musical concerts and festivals, industry | 20 | | trade shows, and corporate training seminars which combined | 21 | | generate an average economic impact in excess of $150 million | 22 | | annually throughout the Chicagoland area; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chicagoland Speedway is celebrating its 15th year | 2 | | of racing; in the last 15 years, the raceway has played host to | 3 | | major United States racing events, including all three NASCAR | 4 | | National Series and the Indy Racing League; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chicagoland Speedway is owned by International | 6 | | Speedway Corporation, a major promoter of motorsports | 7 | | activities and entertainment programming who owns 13 of the | 8 | | nation's major racing venues; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Since 2011, Chicagoland Speedway has hosted the | 10 | | first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which is | 11 | | akin to the playoffs in the world of motorsports; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, On September 15-18, 2016, Chicagoland Speedway | 13 | | will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special celebration | 14 | | and an extended four-day race weekend for this year's Chase for | 15 | | the NASCAR Sprint Cup; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | designate September 11-18, 2016 as "Speed Week" in the State of | 19 | | Illinois in recognition of Chicagoland Speedway's 15th season | 20 | | of racing; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Chicagoland Speedway and the International | 3 | | Speedway Corporation as a symbol of our esteem and respect and | 4 | | in recognition of their service to the community.
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