It’s been a while since I’ve been to the National Press Club. This was a fun event today.

For the first time ever an Indianapolis 500 winner spoke at the National Press Club today. Bobby Rahal spoke about “The Greening of Racing: Ethanol Powers the Indianapolis 500.″I’ll be there to watch it happen and chronicle it here and on Domestic Fuel.

Today Bobby put in another great performance as he spoke about his passion for racing and what the IRl is doing with ethanol.

Bobby said that he is proud of what the Indy Racing League has done to move to an environmentally friendly fuel because it means they’re focused on more than just entertainment and on what matters and is important to people in their everyday lives here in our country.

You can listen to an excerpt from his speech here:

Of course I’ve created an online photo album from the event you are welcome to visit: Bobby Rahal at National Press Club Photo Album