The countdown to the 2006 Indy 500 has begun – the first Indy 500 to be run on ten percent ethanol fuel. To get the momentum going, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is holding “Ethanol Day” on Thursday, May 11, featuring Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. Chuck will be covering that event live, as soon as he gets back from the Clean Cities Congress.

In addition, throughout the month of May there are five days of the Ethanol Fast Lap (May 10, 11, 17, 18, 26), where an ethanol industry representative will present that day’s fastest driver with a $2,500 check. On May 25 there will also be an Ethanol Forum, allowing industry leaders to discuss the benefits of ethanol as a performance fuel.