Marty Roth

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Marty Roth
Marty Roth St. Petersburg 2008.jpg
Born (1958-12-15) December 15, 1958 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IRL IndyCar Series
Years active2004–2008
Teams Roth Racing
Starts21
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish21st in 2007
Previous series
2002–2006
1988–1991
Indy Pro Series
Indy Lights

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

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Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 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 [1] and later sold it to the new FAZZT Race Team. [2]

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1988 TEAMKAR InternationalPHXMILPORCLETOR
11
MWLPOCMDOROANAZLAGMIA28th2
1989 TEAMKAR InternationalPHXLBHMILDET
DNS
PORMWL
16
TOR
17
POCMDOROA20th12
Stuart Moore RacingNAZ
4
LAG
1990 Stuart Moore RacingPHX
5
LBH
24
MIL
16
DET
6
POR
14
CLE
14
MWL
7
TOR
7
DEN
4
VAN
3
MDO
10
ROANAZLAG11th59
1991 Roquin MotorsportsLBH
11
PHXMILDETPORCLEMWLTORDENMDONAZLAG22nd2

Indy Pro Series

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2002 Brian Stewart Racing KAN
6
NSH
9
MIS
11
KTY
13
STL CHI
4
TXS
10
10th138
2003 Brian Stewart Racing HMS
9
PHX
11
INDY PPIR KAN NSH MIS
6
STL KTY CHI
10
FON
13
TXS
12
15th124
2004 Roth Racing HMS
7
PHX
10
INDY
16
KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY PPIR CHI 17th79
Brian Stewart Racing FON
11
TXS
2005 Roth Racing HMS
7
PHX
10
STP
9
INDY
5
TXS
6
IMS
8
NSH
11
MIL
9
KTY
7
PPIR
7
SNM
7
CHI
2
WGL
10
FON
7
8th355
2006 Roth Racing HMS
9
STP1
14
STP2
12
INDY WGL IMS NSH MIL KTY SNM1 SNM2 CHI 24th56

IndyCar Series

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2004 Roth Racing HMSPHXMOT INDY
24
TXSRIRKANNSHMILMISKTYPPIRNZRCHIFONTX234th12 [3]
2005 Roth Racing HMSPHXSTPMOT INDY
31
TXSRIRKANNSHMILMISKTYPPIRSNMCHIWGLFON37th10 [4]
2006 Roth Racing HMS STP MOT
INDY
DNQ
WGL
TXS
RIR
KAN
NSH
MIL
MIS
18
KTY
18
SNM
CHI
19
23rd36 [5]
2007 Roth Racing HMS
15
STP
MOT
KAN
21
INDY
28
MIL
TXS
IOW
RIR
WGL
NSH
MDO
MIS
KTY
SNM
DET
CHI
14
21st53 [6]
2008 Roth Racing HMS
21
STP
DNS
MOT 1
17
LBH 1
DNP
KAN
26
INDY
32
MIL
DNS
TXS
22
IOW
DNS
RIR
19
WGL
Wth
NSH
13
MDO
21
EDM
21
KTY
23
SNM
26
DET
DNS
CHI
16
SRF 224th166 [7]
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points paying, exhibition race.
YearsTeamsRacesPolesWinsPodiums
(Non-win)
Top 10s
(Non-podium)
Indianapolis 500
Wins
Championships
5121000000

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2004 Dallara Toyota 3224 Roth Racing
2005 Dallara Chevrolet 2931 Roth/PDM Racing
2006 Dallara Honda DNQ Roth Racing
2007 Dallara Honda 3028 Roth Racing
2008 Dallara Honda 3332 Roth Racing

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References

  1. Cavin, Curt. On Roth, Rubicon, and Montreal Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine , Indianapolis Star Blogs, October 10, 2008
  2. FAZZT Race Team to enter IndyCar Series in 2010 with Alex Tagliani Partnership acquires assets of Roth Racing., FAZZT PR, August 28, 2009, Retrieved 2009-10-20
  3. "Marty Roth – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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