Indiana approves 10 new specialty license plates

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana motorists will have the opportunity next year to purchase specialty license plates benefiting the charity of NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and soccer programs, among other causes.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles approved 10 new plates Tuesday for 2012, bringing to 99 the number offered by the state. They cost $40, with $25 going to the plate's cause.

The Indianapolis-based Tony Stewart Foundation plate will fund grants to Indiana non-profit groups. Other sports-themed plates are sponsored by Ducks Unlimited for wetland conservation and Indiana Soccer.

The other new plates include ones sponsored by the Indiana Patriot Guard Riders (care packages to deployed troops), the Indiana Youth Institute (community programs), and the Marine Foundation of Indiana (scholarships, Toys for Tots).