EPA and IndyCar Series Drivers Announce Phase-out of Lead Tire Weights

Washington DC - August 22, 2008 - Susan Parker Bodine, EPA's Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, will join IndyCar Series drivers and Bridgestone-Firestone representatives to announce the National Lead-Free Wheel Weight Initiative. The announcement will take place at a ceremony recognizing companies and government agencies that have pledged to significantly reduce the use of lead wheel weights by December 31, 2011.

Who: Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar Series Driver
  Al Speyer, Executive Director, Bridgestone Firestone Motorsports

John Sheerin, Director, Environmental Affairs, Bridgestone Firestone Retail & Commercial Operations, LLC

Greer Tidwell, Director, Environmental Management, Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC

  What:  National Lead-Free Wheel Weight Initiative Partner Recognition

  When: 10am EDT, Friday, August 29, 2008

  Where:  Detroit Belle Isle, MI Grand Prix