Emerson Fittipaldi Participates in Ethanol Summit at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

2008-05-21 -- Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, ethanol refiner and driver of the Corvette Z06 Indy 500 pace car powered by E85 Ethanol for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500, Emerson Fittipaldi participated in the third annual Ethanol Summit and panel discussion held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 22, 2008.

Participants in the Ethanol Summit included:

* Joie Chitwood, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Welcome to the Speedway
* Andy Miller, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (Taped remarks for broadcast) - Indiana Ethanol Industry
* Emerson Fittipaldi, two-time Indy 500 winner, Brazilian ethanol producer and this year's Indy 500 pace car driver of the Corvette Z06 powered by E85 Ethanol - Brazilian Ethanol History
* Marcos Jank, president of UNICA, the largest ethanol co-op in Brazil with more than 3,000 producer-members - Current Brazilian Situation
* Bill Becker, CEO of Lifeline Foods, which produces the E100 racing fuel for the Indy Car Series and products for Frito-Lay - Food and Fuel
* Michael Ladisch, Ph.D., chief technical officer for Mascoma Corp., GM's latest cellulosic ethanol strategic alliance - Next Generation Ethanol
* Beth Lowery, vice president of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy for GM - Future Sustainable Biofuels

Sources: Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) / GM Biofuels / Chevrolet

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