Whereas, A. J. Foyt, Jr., has long distinguished himself in the dangerous and demanding sport of automobile racing, establishing a tradition of excellence and a superb record of achievement that may never be equalled
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R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, A. J. Foyt, Jr., has long distinguished himself in the dangerous and demanding sport of automobile racing, establishing a tradition of excellence and a superb record of achievement that may never be equalled; and WHEREAS, Claiming 12 major driving championships in his career to date, his victories include four wins at the Indianapolis 500 as well as first place honors at the Daytona 500 and the 24 Hours of LeMans, and he is the only driver ever to have captured these three prestigious titles; and WHEREAS, Included among the wealth of other titles and honors Mr. Foyt has amassed are seven national Indy car championships, two titles in the International Race of Champions series, having been named the recipient of the 1975 Martini and Rossi Driver of the Year Award, and induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1989; and WHEREAS, Although a fierce competitor on any racetrack, as his 172 trips to the winner's circle in major races will attest, A. J. Foyt, Jr., has particularly excelled in Indy car races, having won an unsurpassed 67 times in such events and holding the record for most "500 Mile" Indy car victories with nine; and WHEREAS, Despite sustaining serious injuries during his illustrious career, no amount of physical pain could quell his unquenchable desire to compete; and WHEREAS, When away from the smell of gasoline and the scream of high‑pitched engines, this accomplished Texan derives considerable enjoyment from spending time with his wife, Lucy, and their children, Tony, Terry, Jerry, and Larry, as well as sampling such Texas staples as chili and country‑western music; and WHEREAS, Throughout his fabled career as an auto racer, A. J. Foyt, Jr., has consistently sought to challenge his own abilities and maximize the potential of both man and machine, and his remarkable achievements in this regard truly merit special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate A. J. Foyt, Jr., on his myriad of accomplishments in the field of auto racing and extend best wishes to him for continued success and happiness for many years to come; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Foyt as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Yarbrough Laney
Alexander Allen
Alonzo Alvarado
Averitt Bailey
Berlanga Black
Blackwood Bomer
Bosse Brady
Brimer Cain
Campbell Carona
Carter Cavazos
Chisum Clemons
Coleman Combs
Conley Cook
Corte Counts
Crabb Craddick
Cuellar of Webb Cuellar of Hidalgo Culberson Danburg
Davila Davis
De La Garza Dear
Delco Delisi
Denton Driver
Duncan Dutton
Earley Eckels
Edwards Erickson
Finnell Flores
Gallego Gallegos
Giddings Glaze
Goodman Goolsby
Granoff Gray
Greenberg Grusendorf Gutierrez Haggerty
Hamric Harris
Hartnett Heflin
Hernandez Hightower Hilbert Hilderbran Hill Hirschi
Hochberg Holzheauser Horn Hudson
Hunter of Taylor Hunter of Nueces Jackson James
Johnson Jones of Lubbock Jones of Dallas Junell
Kamel Krusee
Kubiak Kuempel
Lewis Linebarger Longoria McCall
McCoulskey McDonald
Madden Marchant
Martin Maxey
Moffat Moreno
Mowery Munoz
Naishtat Nieto
Oakley Ogden
Oliveira Park
Parra Patterson Pitts Place
Price Puente
Rabuck Ramsay
Rangel Raymond
Rodriguez Romo
Rudd Sadler
Saunders Schechter Seidlits Shields
Siebert A. Smith of Harris D. Smith of Harris Smithee
Solis Stiles
Swinford Tallas
Talton Telford
Thompson of Tarrant Thompson of Harris Turner of Coleman Turner of Harris Uher Van de Putte Vowell West
Williamson Willis
Wilson Wolens
Yarbrough Yost
Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House
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