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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and |
4 | | employees of the Route 66 Raceway as it celebrates its 15th |
5 | | anniversary in 2013; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The Route 66 Raceway opened on May 28, 1998; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, The Route 66 Raceway is located on the iconic road |
8 | | that ran from Chicago to California and fostered a special |
9 | | relationship between America and the automobile; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, The Route 66 Raceway was the first true stadium of |
11 | | drag racing; it was founded by 9 local entrepreneurs; the |
12 | | National Hot Rod Association-affiliated, quarter-mile drag |
13 | | strip is now fully owned and operated by the International |
14 | | Speedway Corporation and is the sister track to Chicagoland |
15 | | Speedway; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, The Route 66 Raceway is a 250-acre facility that |
17 | | also features a dirt oval which hosts the Traxxas TORC Series |
18 | | (Baja-style racing), along with a demolition derby; the oval |
19 | | annually plays host to the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the Nationwide |
20 | | and the Camping World Truck Series, IndyCar, and ARCA events; |
21 | | and
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