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Media Briefing on State of Ethanol Industry and U.S. Energy Outlook

  WHAT:   On April 5-6, both the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans
          Series will compete separately on the streets of St. Petersburg,
          Florida. This year, the American Le Mans Series is offering
          cellulosic E85 racing ethanol to its teams. To help kickoff this
          significant milestone in racing history, officials from the
          ethanol industry, the IndyCar Series, and the American Le Mans
          Series are holding a media briefing in St. Petersburg to discuss
          renewable energy, rising gasoline and food prices, and the
          economic impact of these trends.
  (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061117/CGF027LOGO)

  WHO:    Ryan Hunter-Reay, Team Ethanol IndyCar Driver
          Toni Nuernberg, Executive Director, Ethanol Promotion and
          Information Council
          Bill Becker, CEO, LifeLine Foods
          Economic and Policy Analyst John Urbanchuk, LECG, LLC
          Doug Robinson, IMSA

  WHEN:   Thursday, April 3, 2008
          10:00am Eastern Time

  WHERE:  Hilton St. Petersburg
          The Williams Room
          333 1st St. South
          St. Petersburg, FL

Formed in 2005, EPIC is a non-profit alliance of ethanol industry leaders. Its goal is to reach consumers and key influencers across the country and educate them on the performance and environmental benefits of using ethanol-enriched fuel in their automobiles.

  To learn more about ethanol, visit http://www.drivingethanol.org/

   For more information, contact:
   Joanna Schroder                         Tom DiBacco
   Director of Communications, EPIC        Broadhead + Co
   402-932-0567                            612-617-7951
   jschroder@epicinfo.org                  tdibacco@broadheadco.com

PRNewswire -- April 2, 2008

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