Ethanol-powered race car makes history.

Jimmy Kite, replacement driver of the No. 91 Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing Dallara/Toyota/Firestone entry in the Indianapolis 500, made history on May 27 as he drove an Ethanol-powered IndyCar for the first time in more than 50 years during Miller Lite Carb Day Activities at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kite, who substituted for injured driver Paul Dana, drove the Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing Dallara fueled with a 50/50 ethanol and methanol blend. During the 10-lap demo, Kite got the car up to speeds of more than 220 mph. The last time a car competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway running on ethanol was 1927 with driver Leon Duray. "It was exciting to be a part of this historic moment in IRL history. It was great that we could show people today that this car can run strong and get up to speed," Kite says. The IndyCar Series has announced that it will switch to ethanol as its fuel source beginning with a 10 percent blend in 2006 and moving to 100 percent fuel-grade Ethanol in 2007.