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Castroneves seeks support for race

Associated Press

Monday, July 20, 2009

SAO PAULO -- Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Monday to seek support for an Indy Racing League event in the South American nation next year. Castroneves said the race would help Brazil promote its ethanol, which is being used in IRL cars. The IRL has been racing with 100 percent ethanol fuel since 2007, and Brazil is the second largest ethanol producer in the world after the United States. It is also the largest exporter of the fuel. Cas ...

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