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House
Resolution 703
By:
Representatives Reece of the
11th,
Cummings of the
16th,
Smith of the
13th,
and Loudermilk of the
14th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending professional race car driver and Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame
inductee, Randy Payne; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
from a very young age, Randy Payne enjoyed building and rebuilding automobiles,
and he entered his first semi-professional race at the tender age of 14;
and
WHEREAS,
a 1957 Rome High School graduate, he attended Auburn University and returned
home as a partner in his father's thriving car dealership; and
WHEREAS,
in 1956, he was named United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Safe Driving
Rodeo Champion, and, in the late 1960's, was selected by Lee Iacocca to
represent Ford Motor Company driving their new race cars across the nation and
Canada, winning the first ever drag race in that country; and
WHEREAS,
he has amassed a 73 percent career win rate and earned 18 NHRA national track
records for performance and induction into the National Hot Rod Association Hall
of Fame; and
WHEREAS,
today, he carries on this racing tradition, running Georgia Auto Brokers, one of
the oldest and most respected auto dealerships in Northwest Georgia, with his
two sons, Butch and David; and
WHEREAS,
on March 10, 2005, in his 50th consecutive year of racing, Randy Payne was
inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his many
outstanding achievements as a local sports legend.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in recognizing Randy Payne and commend his outstanding dedication
to and advocacy for the sport of drag
racing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Randy Payne.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Randy Payne.