From the Indy to the Chili Bowl, ethanol is making its mark.

The number 86 Illinois Corn Marketing Board – Ethanol Performs, Auto Xpress, Hoosier Tire Midwest Spike Midget driven by 20-year-old Justin Allgaier placed third out of a record 267 entries in the 21st Annual O’Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals held in Tulsa, Okalahoma last month.

Illinois corn growers have been sponsoring Bergfield Racing’s ethanol powered Midget and Sprint entries in competitions for the last two seasons through their corn checkoff investment.