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Nationality
  
Canadian

Teams
  
Roth Racing

Wins
  
0

Name
  
Marty Roth

Years active
  
2004–2008

Starts
  
21

Poles
  
0

Role
  
Race car driver

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Born
  
December 15, 1958 (age 65) Toronto, Ontario (
1958-12-15
)

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Marty Roth (born December 15, 1958 in Toronto) is a former Canadian race car driver who last competed in 2008 in the IndyCar Series where he owned his own team, Roth Racing.

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Roth was a successful land developer in the Toronto area before becoming involved in professional motorsports. He made starts in both the 2004 and 2005 Indy 500 races, as well as competing full-time in both of those seasons in the Indy Pro Series after acquiring the IPS assets of Panther Racing in 2003.

In April 2006, Roth sold his Pro Series equipment and announced that he would move up to the IndyCar Series full-time, starting with the 2006 Indianapolis 500, however Roth failed to qualify for the 500 after crashing his car in practice late on Bump Day before achieving a qualifying run. He returned to the series at Michigan International Speedway in July and ran two more races at the end of the year. In 2007, he ran the Indy 500 and two previous races. Roth made 12 starts in the 2008 IndyCar Series season. In five other races he crashed (sometimes several times) and failed to start the race. At season's end, he was reportedly told by league management that his license would not be renewed for 2009 leaving his career in the series in doubt. Roth reportedly placed his team up for sale and later sold it to the new FAZZT Race Team.

2008

  • Qualified for the 92nd Indy 500, finished 32nd after a single-car crash.
  • New best IndyCar finish of 13th at Nashville Superspeedway
  • Made 12 starts and finished 24th in points.

    • 2007

  • Qualified for the 91st Indy 500, finished 28th after a crash.
  • Competed in 4 IndyCar races with career-best 21st-place points finish
  • Recorded best career IndyCar finish of 14th at Chicagoland Speedway

    • 2006

  • Failed to qualify for Indy 500 due to practice crash.
  • Ran 3 Indycar Series races with best finish of 18th (Michigan & Kentucky).
  • Finished 23rd in IndyCar Series points.

    • 2005

  • Finished eighth in the IRL Indy Pro Series, driving for his own team, Roth Racing.
  • Recorded career-best second-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway, leading five laps.
  • Recorded two top-five finishes and 13 top-10 finishes.
  • Competed in his second Indianapolis 500, finishing 31st. Retired after 47 laps due to handling problems.

    • 2004

  • Competed in four Indy Pro Series events. Drove in first three events for his own team, before selling his equipment to focus on the IRL IndyCar Series. Drove at California for Brian Stewart Racing.
  • Purchased IndyCar Series equipment becoming the first Indy Pro Series team owner to move up to the IndyCar Series.
  • Competed in the 88th Indianapolis 500. Qualified 32nd and finished 24th, completing 128 laps. First IRL driver to compete in both the Futaba Freedom 100 and the Indianapolis 500 in the same year.

    • 2003

  • Started six of 12 Indy Pro Series races. Recorded season-best sixth-place finish at Michigan International Speedway. Purchased the equipment of series champion Panther Racing in November and formed Roth Racing.

    • 2002

  • Finished 10th in Indy Pro Series points, earning four top-10 finishes, including a fourth at Chicagoland.

    • 1990

  • Competed in the Indy Lights series. Earned top-five finishes at Phoenix and Denver and a third-place finish at the Molson Indy Vancouver.

    • 1989

  • Competed for Stuart Moore Racing in the Indy Lights series. Earned a best finish of fourth at Nazareth Speedway.
  • Drove a Ford Probe in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, finishing sixth in the GTP class.

    • 1988

  • Graduated to Indy Lights competition, finishing 11th in his series debut at the Molson Indy Toronto.

    • 1987

  • Made Canadian Formula Ford 2000 series debut with Brian Stewart Racing.

    • 1975–82

  • Raced various classes of motorcycles, establishing track record at Gimli Raceway. Finished 10th at Daytona International Speedway on a Kawasaki 1000 Superbike.

    • American open–wheel racing results

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    Indy Pro Series career summary

    Starts: 33 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 23 Poles: 0 Laps Led: 5 Running at Finish: 28

    IndyCar Series

    1 Run on same day. 2 Non-points paying, exhibition race.

    References

    Marty Roth Wikipedia
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