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

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...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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Living green with The Natural

Jim Caple goes to Roy Hobbs to find out how to truly be a green baseball player.

Victory at Iowa just icing on the cake for birthday boy Wheldon

As far as birthdays go, this one takes the cake. Dan Wheldon turned 30 on Sunday, and the ol' man celebrated the occasion by holding off hard-charging rookie Hideki Mutoh and upstart Marco Andretti to win the IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway.

Late-race tangle with Andretti spoils strong outing by Hunter-Reay

Ryan Hunter-Reay says he should have been racing side by side with Scott Dixon for IndyCar bragging rights at Texas. But a late-race collision with Marco Andretti took care of that, writes John Oreovicz.

PIT VIPER

After two race mishaps, Danica Patrick is regrouping for the Ethanol IndyCar 250. But if overheard chat with strategist Kyle Moyer is to be believed, big changes are...