NASCAR appoints green tsar - News - EEMS

The American stock car racing sanctioning body NASCAR has appointed Mike Lynch to the newly created position of managing director for green innovation.

Speaking during the recent 2009 NASCAR Media Tour the sanctioning body’s chairman Brian France said, “We want to do our part to be a better partner with the environment. That's not only important to NASCAR, but it's really important to our fans, and they've told us that not only are they concerned about preserving the environment for the outdoors, but they're also concerned about high fuel costs, global warming, and energy independence.

“We recognize this must be one of our priorities moving forward, so last June I chaired an internal committee meeting with former vice president Al Gore, who's an authority on this subject, in conjunction with the event at Infineon Raceway. In that meeting we discussed ideas for what we can do as an industry to become greener and smarter.

Google Answers: nascar fuel consumption

Most sources estimate the fuel consumption of a typical NASCAR car at approximately 4 to 6 miles per gallon.