Indianapolis 500

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

Motorsports This Week on ESPN, ABC

May 19, 2008 -- After three weeks of practice and qualifying, preceded by months of anticipation due to the reunification of American open wheel racing, the 92nd Indianapolis 500 is set to take the green flag. ESPN on ABC will have live, high definition coverage from Indianapolis Motor Speedway beginning with pre-race at noon ET on Sunday, May 25. The race starts at 1 p.m., with the telecast presented by GoDaddy.com.

ABC is covering the Indianapolis 500 for the 44th year in 2008, extending the second-longest relationship in television history between a sporting event and television network. Weekend coverage of the Masters has been on CBS for 53 years.

Winner receives $10,000 cash prize and airing of commercial during the
2008 Indianapolis 500

Omaha, Neb., January 29, 2008 – Consumers can educate consumers about America’s energy options by participating in the “Fuel the Change” video contest sponsored by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Beginning January 28, 2008, entrants can submit a :30 second video tonline. The producer of the winning video will receive a $10,000 cash prize and have the chance to have his or her commercial aired during the 2008 Indianapolis 500® on ABC.