NASCAR Reaches 20 Million Miles on Renewable Fuel

NASCAR and official partner Growth Energy say a significant milestone got surpassed this weekend at the World-Wide Technology Raceway. 

NASCAR drivers have passed 20 million miles driven on Sunoco Green E15, a fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol. 

Growth Energy, the world’s largest trade association representing America’s biofuel producers and supporters, has been a partner with NASCAR since 2011. 

NASCAR’s reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent across its three national touring series while also increasing horsepower on the track. 

“We’re fortunate to have great partners like Growth Energy and Get Bioethanol who are dedicated to NASCAR and helping us minimize our impact on the environment,” says Michelle Byron, NASCAR’s vice president of partnership marketing. 

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says, “Twenty million NASCAR miles driven on Sunoco Green E15 is a significant milestone for our environment and NASCAR’s sustainability platform initiative. Cars have cut carbon emissions while boosting octane on the track.”

(Story Courtesy of the NAFB News Service)