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RESOLUTION NO. 65-8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
COMMENDING DAN GURNEY OF COSTA MESA FOR HIS RECORD-BREAKING
VICTORY IN THE 500 -MILE STOCK CAR ROAD RACE AT RIVERSIDE.
WHEREAS, Dan Gurney of Costa Mesa has won the 500 -mile stock car road race
at Riverside International Raceway for the third consecutive year; and
WHEREAS,
Winning this
race has etched
his name
into
automobile
racing's hall
of fame as the
first driver
in history ever
to win a
trio
of 500 -mile
events con-
secutively in any type of competition; and
WHEREAS, He has established an average speed of 87.708 miles per hour for the
course and reached a maximum speed of 101.00 miles per hour in the final laps; and
WHEREAS, His achievements in automobile racing have brought both fame and pres-
tige to his home City; and
WHEREAS, This City Council deems it both fitting and proper that Dan Gurney
should be formally commended for the records he has established and the championships
he has captured;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, that
Dan Gurney be, and he is hereby, commended as a champion racing driver who has thrice
won the 500 -mile stock car road race at the Riverside International Raceway; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa is hereby
directed to enter this Resolution in the permanent records of the City of Costa Mesa,
and transmit a certified copy thereof to Dan Gurney.
PASSED AND ADOPTED,
this 18th
day
of January,
1965
hiiyor
of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Resolution No. 65-8 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting thereof held on the
18th day of January, 1965.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa, this 19th day of January, 1J65- v
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa