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IndyCar: Roger Penske will be Chevrolet's man (updated)

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Khatir Soltani
General Motors will compete in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series with a new twin-turbocharged, direct-injected Chevrolet V-6 racing engine powered by renewable E85 ethanol fuel

The new purpose-built Chevy IndyCar engine will be developed jointly by General Motors and Ilmor Engineering (owned by Roger Penske and Mario Illien).

Team Penske is the first IndyCar team to commit to Chevrolet power in 2012.

The Chevrolet IndyCar engine will be available to all entrants in accordance with the series' regulations.

Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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