Roth ready to graduate.
Recently married, Marty Roth has sold his Indy Pro Series equipment - but the Canadian isn't about to mourn the loss of his racing career in favour of family commitments as he plans to move on up to the Indy Racing League.
After a couple of Indianapolis 500 outings in recent seasons, the Toronto native has said he will move up to the IndyCar Series full-time, beginning with the 90th running of the 500 later this month, having again entered the #25 Roth Racing Dallara-Honda for the event, which begins with practice on 9 May.
Recently married, Marty Roth has sold his Indy Pro Series equipment - but the Canadian isn't about to mourn the loss of his racing career in favour of family commitments as he plans to move on up to the Indy Racing League.
After a couple of Indianapolis 500 outings in recent seasons, the Toronto native has said he will move up to the IndyCar Series full-time, beginning with the 90th running of the 500 later this month, having again entered the #25 Roth Racing Dallara-Honda for the event, which begins with practice on 9 May.
"It's been a very busy first quarter," Roth said, "Making the decision to move to the IndyCar Series will allow our team to focus only on one car and one series. This year, Honda, being the sole engine provider, has certainly re-shuffled the deck, thereby making it economically viable to run in races other than Indy 500. This is the first time in 90 years that a 'spec' engine will be competing in the Indy 500. I think this will be a fantastic opportunity for a lot of teams and drivers."
Roth became the first Indy Pro Series owner-driver to move up to the IndyCar Series when he qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in 2004. He started 32nd and finished 24th that season, and then placed 31st after handling issues forced him to retire after 47 laps in 2005.
In three Indy Pro Series races this year, he started fifth and finished ninth on the Homestead-Miami Speedway oval, and was 14th and 12th in the St Petersburg double-header.
