Jimmy Kite brought home his seventh consecutive finish for the Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing team this weekend at the Pikes Peak International Raceway's Honda Indy 225.

The #91 Ethanol-sponsored Dallara/Toyota/Firestone entry started 20th for thesecond time in two weeks after struggling in practice on Saturday.  The teammade changes in the morning practice and throughout the race making the carbetter as the race progressed.

In a race that lasted just under 1 hour 28 minutes and saw only one caution,opportunities to move up the grid were few and far between.  However, with goodpit stops and strong driving, Kite did manage to pick up three spots and finish17th.

"It's a shame our finish wasn't better," Kite said after the race.  "We had a goodcar all day.  This is the second best car we've had all year; last week's car inKentucky being the best.  We just didn't get any breaks.  There weren't anyyellows.  It was fun, but"

This was Kite's ninth IndyCar start of the year since replacing the rookie Dana,who was injured practicing for the Indianapolis 500.   The Ethanol HemelgarnRacing team will be back in action at Chicagoland Speedway in Joilet, IL onSeptember 11th.  The race will be broadcast live on ABC at 1:30 Eastern Time.

Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing is backed by a group of companies within the fast-growing ethanol industry, led by the major ethanol design-build firms Fagen Inc.,ICM Inc., and Broin Companies.  Ethanol is a high octane, high performance fuelthat is clean burning, renewable and made in America.  As a growing componentof the United States' gasoline supply, ethanol delivers improved vehicleperformance while reducing emissions and improving air quality. The IndyCarSeries has announced that it will switch to ethanol as its fuel source beginningwith a 10% blend in 2006 and moving to 100% fuel-grade ethanol in 2007.

The team's 2005 roster of supporting partners under the ethanol banner includesnearly 30 equipment and process technology vendors and suppliers to theethanol industry.