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The Indianapolis 500 is held on Monday Sunday and both Cynthia Bowers and Dean Reynolds landed a ticket to the Brickyard. Held in the heart of corn country, it was a natural marketing move to switch the racing fuel from gasoline to ethanol. Well, actually, "to call this 100% ethanol is not exactly true," CBS' Bowers acknowledged. "They had to add 2% gas to the mix otherwise it would have qualified as pure grain alcohol and been subject to federal liquor taxes." ABC's Reynolds (subscription required) profiled the ministry of the Rev Bob Hills, the chaplain to the Indy Race Car circuit. During the year "he is performing weddings and baptisms around the country" for the drivers and their crews. And, as they prepare for that 230mph straightaway, Hills helps them say their prayers. Over the years, the Indy 500 has claimed the lives of 36 drivers, in practices, time trials and competition. Hills says: "There are few atheists in the pits."
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