Notebook: NASCAR to convert to ethanol blend next year

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PUBLISHED Saturday, Oct 16, 2010 at 7:33 pm EDT
Reid Spencer

CONCORD, N.C.—Green, green, green!

All three of NASCAR’s national touring series will race with engines powered with Sunoco Green E15 fuel next year, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France announced Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Sunoco developed the fuel, which will be produced in the United States from corn grown domestically. France said NASCAR plans to have the ethanol fuel fully integrated into all three series in time for the season-opening races at Daytona in February.

“We have been testing for a while, for several months, with different teams,” France said. “And we’re liking the performance aspect of what we’re finding, too—not to mention, obviously, all the environmental benefits.”

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