Recently FOXSports.com reported that NASCAR will begin using E-15 fuel in 2010. Lee Spencer wrote that Hendrick Motorsports has already begun testing for the transition and Roush Yates will begin preparing in the near future.

Ethanol is a grain alcohol produced from renewable resources including corn. This new fuel will be made up of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline.

The IndyCar Series has been using 100% ethanol since 2007 when it switched from methanol. It is unsure whether NASCAR will eventually go that far or whether it will stay with a blended fuel.

With fuel injection also a possibility in the future and with SUNOCO signed on as the official fuel supplier for another couple years NASCAR has a lot to consider during this transition process.

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