Text: SR00111 Text: SR00113 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY ANGELO, KRAMER, IVERSON, GASKILL, JENSEN, 1 3 SCHUERER, FREEMAN, GREINER, LAMBERTI, TINSMAN, 1 4 MADDOX, ZIEMAN, McKIBBEN, REDWINE, McKINLEY, BEHN, 1 5 BOETTGER, VEENSTRA, FINK, BLACK, DVORSKY, FRAISE, 1 6 GRONSTAL, FLYNN, HANSEN, DELUHERY, HOLVECK, FIEGEN, 1 7 KIBBIE, BOLKCOM, DEARDEN, CONNOLLY, SHEARER, HARPER, 1 8 HAMMOND, McCOY, and SOUKUP 1 9 A Resolution honoring NASCAR racer Shawna Robinson. 1 10 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson is the only woman 1 11 currently racing in the National Association for Stock 1 12 Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Winston Cup Series; and 1 13 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was raised in Iowa and 1 14 began her racing career two days after graduating from 1 15 high school in Des Moines, Iowa; and 1 16 WHEREAS, in 1988 Shawna Robinson was the first 1 17 woman to win a NASCAR Touring Series event in the 40- 1 18 year history of NASCAR; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was the NASCAR Dash Series 1 20 "Rookie of the Year" and "Most Popular Driver" in 1 21 1988; and 1 22 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was the first woman in 1 23 NASCAR history to win a pole position in the NASCAR 1 24 Goody's Dash Series in 1989; and 1 25 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was the first woman in 1 26 NASCAR history to win a pole position in the NASCAR 1 27 Busch Series, Grand National Division, with a track- 1 28 speed record of 174.33 miles per hour in 1994; and 1 29 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson returned to the racing 1 30 circuit in 1999 at the age of 35 after a four-year 2 1 hiatus during which she married and had two children; 2 2 and 2 3 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was the first woman to 2 4 complete a full season in any national oval-track 2 5 motor sports series in 2000; and 2 6 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was the first woman in 20 2 7 years to complete a NASCAR Winston Cup event in 2001; 2 8 and 2 9 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson was the first woman to 2 10 qualify for the Daytona 500 since 1980 and finished 2 11 24th in only her second Winston Cup start in 2002; and 2 12 WHEREAS, Shawna Robinson is also a wife, mother, 2 13 and interior designer and makes time for Kids Race 2 14 Against Drugs and other media appearances; NOW 2 15 THEREFORE, 2 16 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 17 recognizes Shawna Robinson for her achievements as a 2 18 race car driver, recognizing not only her talent and 2 19 career accomplishments but also her determination and 2 20 encouragement to young women to follow their dreams. 2 21 LSB 6905SS 79 2 22 av/cls/14
Text: SR00111 Text: SR00113 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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