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RESOLUTION NO. 90 '2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND EFFORTS OF BILL
SCHMITT AND HIS "FAMILY RACING TEAM" ON THE NASCAR WINSTON
WEST SERIES CIRCUIT.
WHEREAS, Bill Schmitt, a longtime resident and businessman
in Redding has raced stock cars for fifteen years in the NASCAR
Winston West Series, a nationally recognized circuit for
professional drivers , and leads the Series in number of starts
(he is currently on a string of 86 consecutive starts) ; and
WHEREAS , he has finished in the top ten standings for the
Winston West Series for fifteen consecutive years, won Series
races in Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington and Canada,
leads the Series in total winnings, and won the 1977 and 1979
Series Championships; and
WHEREAS , he won the 1989 Winston West Series Championship,
which championship is the culmination of a "near perfect" season
during which he finished the November 5 , 1989 Autoworks 500
Winston Cup/Winston West race as best finishing Series entrant,
won three Series events, placed third in the "Truckers Toy Store
Fast Time Award" standings, won the "Tilton Tough Guy Miles
Completed Title" (with 1 ,537 . 4 miles finished of 1 ,586 .7 miles
started) , and had a personal best for Series season winnings.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Redding to recognize and congratulate 1989 Winston
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West Series Champion Bill Schmitt and his "family racing team" -
wife Sylvia (owner of the championship car) , daughter Kathie , and
sons Steve and Jim (Jim led the 1989 team) , and the many loyal
members of the team (all of whom are longtime Redding residents) ,
for their outstanding efforts and achievements on the NASCAR
Winston West Series circuit.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council extends Bill
Schmitt and his family racing team best wishes as they are
honored at the annual "Champions Banquet" hosted by NASCAR.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was intro-
duced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Redding on the 2nd day of January , 1990 , and was
duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES : COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl , Ful ton, & Carter
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS : Buffum, Johannessen
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS : None
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SCOTT CARTER, Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:1 �yag e QI
ETHEL A. NICHOLS , City Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
ANDALL A. HAYS , C ' y Attorney
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