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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
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