The official name for Saturday’s IndyCar Series opener may have been the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300, but on ESPN2 it was the 2007 Ethanol IndyCar 300 Presented by XM. Ethanol could not have been more prominent in the ESPN2 coverage of the race, which included the “e” brand on graphics, features about the fuel, regular mentions that the drivers …
Dan Wheldon Wins XM Satellite Radio Indy 300
Here’s the winner of the first Indy car race of the year, Dan Wheldon. It’s the third time in a row that Dan has won the race. He did it in dominating fashion too and afterward said it was a lot of fun running the race. I recorded the press conference with Dan afterward and was able to ask him …
Ethanol Car Out of The Race
The Team Ethanol car driven by Jeff Simmons is out of the race after what looked like a slide coming out of a turn which turned the car around and then two other cars crashed into it. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. In fact, they just reported that all three drivers have been assessed and released, so they’re okay. …
Jeff Simmons In The Race
Here’s Jeff Simmons in the Ethanol Car on the opening lap of the race tonight. He’s been racing well and right now, although we’re under caution, they’re keeping the cars on the track so it looks like we should be able to finish this race. In fact, while I’m writing we just got the green flag again so it’s back …
A Real Green Flag
This year the IRL is giving new meaning to the “green flag.” The official green flag has the ethanol logo. I was in the pits at the start to take this shot. It’s the best of my bunch. The race started just a little over an hour delayed and we’re currently in a light rain caution but hopefully things will …
Team Ethanol Race Command Center
This is the command center for the Rahal-Letterman Ethanol Car seen from trackside just before the race got started. We’ve been hoping the elements would cooperate but it’s a little iffy. Things were delayed due to rain and it looks like it just got started raining again here as the yellow flag just went up as I was posting this. …
Bobby Rahal is Ready To Race
While I was conducting an interview in the Rahal-Letterman hospitality tent, the owner stopped in looking all relaxed. Bobby Rahal is certainly a competitor and as you might be able to tell from my interview with him, he’s ready to stop talking and race. I’ve seen Bobby at a number of ethanol events and he’s a great spokesperson for Team …
Cardinal Ethanol is an EPIC Member
One of the newer members of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council is Cardinal Ethanol. Troy Prescott is president and he’s out here at the Homestead/Miami Speedway in full ethanol attire. And he’s got his ethanol information bag too. I talked to Troy about what he thinks of the promotional activities of EPIC and the whole IRL tie-in. Because Cardinal …
Dan Schwartzkopf Thinks Positive For Ethanol
Dan Schwartzkopf here is VP of Renova Energy and attending the first IRL race of the season. Dan races himself and has been featured here on Domestic Fuel before. I ran into Dan at the Rahal-Letterman hospitality tent and interviewed him to see what he thinks about how things are going with ethanol promotion and the IRL. He includes his …
Mobile Ethanol Education Center
I mentioned the IRL fan zone earlier. One of the tent displays here features the mobile education center that’s being put together by EPIC. This center includes displays like this one that contain lots of facts and graphics to help educate people about the fuel. As you can see here, quite a few people are taking the time to stop …