POET is sending one lucky winner to the Indy 500 later this month. Wes Bolsen of Illinois won the POET online Indy 500 Sweepstakes. As the winner, Bolsen will receive air travel for two to Indianapolis, three nights lodging, and a VIP pass to one of racing’s great events held this year on May 27. In addition to enjoying great …
Green Racing By Bobby Rahal
For the first time ever an Indianapolis 500 winner spoke at the National Press Club today. Bobby Rahal was the featured speaker at today’s luncheon with the press. His topic was the “The Greening of Racing: Ethanol Powers the Indianapolis 500.″ He was a winner again today as he spoke and answered questions for about an hour in front of …
Press Meets Greening of Racing
“The Greening of Racing: Ethanol Powers the Indianapolis 500″ will be the topic at the National Press Club on Friday when racing legend Bobby Rahal and Tony George, CEO and founder of the Indy Racing League, will be the featured guests at the distinguished luncheon speaker series. The IndyCar® Series — a racing series that features one of the premier …
Why Monsanto Supports EPIC
One of the people I met at the Kansas Speedway this weekend was Troy Hobbs, Monsanto Corn Biofuels Strategy Lead (left). He’s pictured here with EPIC Executive Director in front of the Rahal-Letterman hospitality tent on race day. Troy explains why Monsanto has supported EPIC since it started. He believes that it’s very important to educate the public about the …
Dan Wheldon Trophy Collection
It was a very competitive race here in Kansas City and at the end we get to see a familiar sight. Dan Wheldon holding up the trophy. As I’ve pointed out before, no matter who wins the race, ethanol really wins since all the cars are running on 100% ethanol this year. For those who are wondering, Jeff Simmons placed …
Dan Wheldon Wins Again
The green “e” Flag got the race started once again here today. However, the race is now over. We only had a couple caution flags so it was a pretty clean and fast race which is just over. Dan Wheldon has won once again. I’ll be heading out to victory lane to get a picture of Dan who won the …
Ethanol Car Team Line-up
Just before the drivers get in their cars they line up for the national anthem. This is a great looking group and I know they’ve been working hard out here on a hot sunny day. Jeff Simmons is running tenth as of this post. 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Photo Album
Introducing Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons has been running in the top ten for most of the race here in Kansas City so far today. We’re nearing the end and hoping he can keep his place for a top 10 finish. Just prior to the race all the drivers are introduced in front of the grandstand on a temporary stage. I’ve been collecting pictures …
Jeff Simmons Qualifies at 210.994
The truck that transports Team Ethanol got a new paint job for this season. I hadn’t seen it before today. Looks pretty slick to me. It’s the end of the day for me here at Kansas Speedway. The Indy car qualifying is over now and Jeff Simmons got through it okay. His qualifying time is 210.994 MPH. That ethanol fuel …
Jeff Simmons in Practice
The Indy cars are on their final round of practice right now. One of them is our favorite, #17, Jeff Simmons. Jeff is coming into the pits here. All the cars seem to be running pretty well today. Of course, they’re running on 100% ethanol so what do you expect, eh? Jeff had a great race last week in Japan …