Foyt, Lazier and Roth Earn Indy 500 Spots on Bump Day
By Bram • May 18th, 2008 • Category: IRL, Notes, Results
INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, May 18, 2008 - A.J. Foyt IV (left), Buddy Lazier and Marty Roth survived a dramatic Bump Day for the Indianapolis 500 as four drivers combined for six qualification attempts in the final 30 minutes.
Roth was the one who could breathe the biggest sigh of relief. The Toronto native was “on the bubble” for the final eight minutes as Roger Yasukawa, a five-time starter in the Indianapolis 500, made an unsuccessful qualifying attempt - his second of the day, and Mario Dominguez crashed after completing the first of four necessary laps at the same time the gun sounded to end the session.
In the end, Roth held the 33rd spot in the starting lineup while Foyt was 31st and Lazier 32nd.
