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A TRIBUTE PROCLAMATION HONORING JOHN DELPHUS "J.D." MCDUFFIE <br /> WHEREAS. John Delphus "J.D." McDuffie represented Sanford and Lee County throughout his automobile <br /> racing career of four decades, and. <br /> WHEREAS. J.D., being born and raised in Sanford. NC was not only an ambassador to the sport of automobile <br /> racing, but also proud]\ carried the name of Sanford-area sponsors on the side of his iconic #70 racecar: and. <br /> WHEREAS. being an independent owner/driver. he made a living by building and driving racecars and while <br /> he maintained his race team on a shoestring budget. J.D. remained a fierce competitor on dirt tracks. as well as <br /> asphalt tracks as a NASCAR driver: and. <br /> WHEREAS. J.D. was highl} admired and respected by his fellow drivers and competitors alike. and earned <br /> their respect by always s maintaining a positive attitude, a winning spirit and never giving up in the face of <br /> adversity: and. <br /> WHERAS, J.D. was inducted into the Augusta International Racing Hall of Fame on September 21. 2019 and <br /> on September 5. 2022. a mural will be unveiled in downtown Sanford" NC as a tribute to Sanford's Hometown <br /> Hero. J.D. McDuffie: and. <br /> WHEREAS. although he is no longer with us as lie tragically lost his life in a racing accident at Watkins Glen. <br /> NY on August 11. 1991. John Delphus "J.D." McDuffie's winning spirit" determination and memory lives on; <br /> and. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners that a tribute is <br /> hereby bestowed upon John Delphus "J.D." McDuffie for his numerous years of representing Sanford and Lee <br /> County during his racing career and proclaim September 51h '022 as J.D. McDuffie Day in Lee County, NC <br /> and call upon residents to observe this day recognizing and celebrating J.D. and his contributions to and <br /> successes shared with our communit\. <br /> Dated this the 8`h of August. 2022. <br /> Kirk/D. Smith. Cka�irrnan <br /> Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> Co <br /> unty�/Y'" Q*w.\ <br /> n' er ble. ' e4tfhard * '� � fi(P;� , <br />