Marty Roth
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Marty Roth (born December 15, 1958 in Toronto) is a Canadian race car driver in the Indy Racing League. He is one of the few true owner-drivers left in open wheel auto racing, as he owns his Indycar team.
Roth was a successful automobile dealer 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. His best Indy 500 start was 29th in 2005 and his best finish was 24th in 2004.
In April 2006, Roth sold his Pro Series equipment and announced that he would move up to the Indy Racing League 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. He intends to run full-time in 2007.
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[edit] Career History
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 2004
- Competed in four Indy Pro Series events. Drove in first three events for his own team, Roth Racing, 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.
[edit] 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 Nov. and formed Roth Racing.
[edit] 2002
- Finished 10th in Indy Pro Series points, earning four top-10 finishes, including a fourth at Chicagoland.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 1988
- Graduated to Indy Lights competition, finishing 11th in his series debut at the Molson Indy Toronto.
[edit] 1987
- Made Canadian Formula Ford 2000 series debut with Brian Stewart Racing.
[edit] 1975-82
- Raced various classes of motorcycles, establishing track record at Gimli (Manitoba) Raceway. Finished 10th at Daytona International Speedway on a Kawasaki 1000 Superbike.
[edit] Indy Pro Series Career Summary
- Starts: 33
- Wins: 0
- Top 5: 3
- Top 10: 23
- Poles: 0
- Laps Led: 5
- Running at Finish: 28
[edit] IndyCar Series Career Summary
- Starts: 5
- Wins: 0
- Top 5: 0
- Top 10: 0
- Poles: 0
- Laps Led: 0
- Running at Finish: 3
