Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maka 2008, Playa Del Racing kwupụtara na ọ ga-asọ mpi n'oge oge zuru oke na mmepe IRL Firestone Indy Lights Series (nke bụbu Indy Pro Series) na Al Unser III dị ka onye ọkwọ ụgbọala oge niile ha, n'ihi nkwado sitere na Ethos Fuel Reformulator. Na Mee 2, 2008 ekwuputara na William T. Kelsey na Eric Zimmerman zụtara ndị otu ahụ nakwa na Phil Giebler ga-alaghachi n'òtù ahụ iji mee ka ọ banye n'ọgbọ egwuregwu.
2008 Indianapolis 500. Giebler kụrụ Panoz nke otu ahụ n'oge ọzụzụ n'ụbọchị nke atọ nke iru eru, na-eme ka ụgbọ ala ahụ dị na ya yana ịta ahụhụ na ngụgụ na ọkpụkpụ cervical. Ndị otu ahụ zubere ịgba ọsọ Bombardier Learjet 550 na Texas Motor Speedway na June na chassis ọhụrụ Dallara na Jaques Lazier n'azụ wiil. Agbanyeghị, ntinye maka ndị otu ahụ adịghị na ndepụta ntinye nke otu egwuregwu ahụ bipụtara na June 3. Ntinye ndị otu Indy Lights esoghịkwa rute n'ọsọ mbụ mgbe nnwere onwe 100 na-enweghị ezigbo ihe kpatara ya. N'ajụjụ ọnụ na July 4, 2008, Al Unser, Jr. gosiri na otu ahụ agbaala akụ na ụba na ya na onye nkwado nke otu ahụ na-achọ inweta akụ nke otu ahụ n'ụlọ ikpe na-enweghị ego. E rere ndị otu Indy Lights na Bryan Herta, onye jiri ya bido otu nke ya.