Dana’s Dream Realized The XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 made history in Homestead, Florida on March 24, 2007 as the first race to run on 100 percent ethanol. It was a bittersweet and emotional milestone for many remembering Paul Dana’s tragic death prior to the same race a year ago. Besides the legacy Dana left behind with IndyCar Series moving …
Chapter Three: Life and Death in the Fast Lane
Triumph and tragedy strike Team Ethanol In January 2006, it was announced that Paul Dana and Team Ethanol would be leaving Hemelgarn Racing and joining the Rahal Letterman group, owned by 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host David Letterman. “This is a huge step up for us from a competitive standpoint because Rahal Letterman has …
Chapter One: Off to the Races
Prologue: Priming the Pump Ethanol was no overnight success story. It was a very long road to getting a place at the pump, starting as early as the first combustion engines and horseless carriages. Some of the world’s greatest inventors praised alcohol as a fuel. Alexander Graham Bell is quoted as saying in 1917, “Alcohol makes a beautiful, clean and …