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Miss. House honors late NASCAR driver Earnhardt
By Associated Press
March 28, 2006
JACKSON, Miss. The Mississippi House passed a resolution Tuesday designating April 29 each year as "Dale Earnhardt Day" in the state.
The NASCAR star, also known as "the Intimidator" was born April 29, 1951, in North Carolina. He was killed in a crash at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2001.
Although there are no NASCAR races in Mississippi, the resolution says that Earnhardt "created a legacy in Mississippi (by) amassing so many wins."
It also says Earnhardt "changed the sport of racing, bridging past, present and future generations of fans by upholding the finest NASCAR traditions while remaining a cutting-edge competitor throughout the entirety of his career."
The resolution was sponsored by a diverse group of 55 House members _ Democrats and Republicans, blacks and whites, men and women. It now goes to the Senate.
A similar resolution passed the Georgia House of Representatives in 2005. Another one was filed in the Ohio House of Representatives this week.
By Associated Press
March 28, 2006
JACKSON, Miss. The Mississippi House passed a resolution Tuesday designating April 29 each year as "Dale Earnhardt Day" in the state.
The NASCAR star, also known as "the Intimidator" was born April 29, 1951, in North Carolina. He was killed in a crash at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2001.
Although there are no NASCAR races in Mississippi, the resolution says that Earnhardt "created a legacy in Mississippi (by) amassing so many wins."
It also says Earnhardt "changed the sport of racing, bridging past, present and future generations of fans by upholding the finest NASCAR traditions while remaining a cutting-edge competitor throughout the entirety of his career."
The resolution was sponsored by a diverse group of 55 House members _ Democrats and Republicans, blacks and whites, men and women. It now goes to the Senate.
A similar resolution passed the Georgia House of Representatives in 2005. Another one was filed in the Ohio House of Representatives this week.
