The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series are going green.
The series’ parent company, Penske Entertainment, stated Friday that it will begin adopting more environmentally friendly measures with the Indianapolis 500 next month. The race will take place on May 29.
All tires transported to the speedway will be delivered by electric vehicles, and all electricity consumed at the track in May will be acquired entirely from renewable energy credits. Fans can also offset their carbon footprint by donating to the GreenTrees forestry project, which the speedway will financially support.
Other initiatives to be adopted this May include expanded recycling and food recovery programs and a retail store inside an electric truck where every item sold will be reusable or designed from recycled plastic.
Long-term plans by IndyCar announced on Earth Day include expanded use of the guayule rubber tire and using transporters that use renewable fuel.
The Firestone Firehawk guayule race tire will be used during Carb Day’s pit stop challenge and will be the alternate in August at the race in Nashville. The tire contains natural rubber derived from the guayule shrub, which organizers say requires less re-harvesting than traditional sources of rubber.
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