Chat with the Ethanol IndyCar 250 winner

Welcome to The Show! On Sunday, we'll have the winner of the Ethanol IndyCar 250 at Iowa from the Iowa Speedway stopping by to chat. You can check out the...

Chat | June 20, 2008

Castroneves' uncertain future putting the pinch on Team Penske

Roger Penske is playing the waiting game with Helio Castroneves. Does the IndyCar Series team owner fill Helio's seat now or wait till the driver stands trial on tax-evasion charges? That's a tough one, writes John Oreovicz.

Lunch Links

...under the bus. · Here's the entire complaint against Mark Cuban. · IRL to use Brazilian ethanol next season. · Good piece on the dynamic between Leach, Stoops and Switzer. · Michigan's last...

Hungry for a Better Life

Amid the worldwide food shortage, young soccer players in Ghana hope the game can change their fates.

Burning Ethanol may burn fisheries

The good and the bad of biofuels

BoatU.S. recommends leaving your boat's gas tank full during the winter

BoatU.S. recommends leaving your boat's gas tank full during the winter

Dixon steals Kentucky from Castroneves for record-tying sixth victory

Scott Dixon came from behind Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway, passing Helio Castroneves on the final straightaway to win the Meijer Indy 300.

Dixon foils Castroneves' fuel strategy, closes in on second series title

Helio Castroneves ran out of fuel Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway, and he's running out of time to challenge Scott Dixon for the 2008 IndyCar Series title, writes John Oreovicz.

Hunter-Reay wins at Watkins Glen to break Rahal Letterman drought

Ryan Hunter-Reay looked good all weekend for Rahal Letterman Racing at Watkins Glen. He looked even better breaking the team's nearly four-year losing streak on Sunday, writes John Oreovicz.

WATKINS GLEN, NY - JULY 06: Ryan Hunter-Reay, driver of the #17 Rahal Letterman Racing Team Ethanol Dallara Honda celebrates winning the IRL IndyCar Series Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen on July...

NEWTON, IA - JUNE 21: Ryan Hunter-Reay drives the #17 Rahal Letterman Team Ethanol Dallara Honda during practice for the IRL Indycar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 on June 21, 2008...

WATKINS GLEN, NY - JULY 06: Ryan Hunter-Reay driver of the #17 Rahal Letterman Racing Team Ethanol Dallara Honda celebrates winning with his pit crew during the IRL IndyCar Series Camping World Grand Prix...

Don't Be Fuelish!

Gas prices are going through the roof. As of today 87 octane is hovering around $4 a gallon and isn't expected to drop much if at all. On the water, it's even higher. What are we to do?

Leafy, invasive, irritating kudzu could be NASCAR's fuel of the future

Kudzu, a fast-growing, leafy, invasive vine that's known to smother small buildings, could be NASCAR's answer to finding a more eco-friendly fuel source, writes Ryan McGee.