The IndyCar Series, which began blending its methanol fuel with 10 percent ethanol this year, is on track to switch to 100 percent ethanol next year, the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council said Thursday.
“The switch this year to 10 percent ethanol was the first fuel change since 1964,” said Reece Nanfito, senior director of marketing for EPIC, the ethanol council. “The switch had no impact on performance; if anything, it improved performance this year. Next year, all the cars in the IndyCar Series will run entirely on that fuel.”
Jamie Schwartzkopf, head of the racing program for ethanol company Renova Energy, said the Indy news will have a big effect on ethanol awareness.