SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 452
WHEREAS, Steve Torrence of Kilgore reached the pinnacle of
drag racing success when he won the Mello Yello National Hot Rod
Association top fuel world championship on October 28, 2018; and
WHEREAS, The title victory was the highlight of an
exceptional season in which Mr. Torrence won 11 races and made
NHRA history as the only driver in any discipline to sweep the
Countdown to Championship playoffs; he also became the first
competitor ever to win NHRA series titles in both the top fuel and
top alcohol dragster divisions, having claimed the latter title
in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Mr. Torrence has
racked up more than 25 NHRA tour victories, including 19 races
over the past two years; in fact, he entered the 2019 campaign
having won 12 straight final round matches; most remarkably, he
has achieved all of this after overcoming cancer in the early
2000s and recovering from a heart attack in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Torrence is a graduate of Kilgore College and
works for Capco Contractors, a family business founded by his
father; an East Texas native, he continues to call Kilgore home,
flying to race locations around the country each weekend during
the season; and
WHEREAS, Demonstrating a combination of exceptional talent
and fierce determination, Steve Torrence has become a premier
figure in the sport of drag racing, and his success is a source of
great pride to his many fans in the Lone Star State and beyond;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Steve Torrence on winning the
2018 Mello Yello National Hot Rod Association top fuel world
championship and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Mr. Torrence as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 20, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate