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phil giebler in 2014 oxnard , california playa racing afs racing del racing vision racing guthrie racing kenn hardley 150px indianapolis 500 rookie of the year american 19 2004 5 march 1979 0 1 file : indy500 philgeibler.jpg phil giebler
 philip giebler
phil giebler

philip giebler -lrb- born march 5 , 1979 in oxnard , california -rrb- is an american race car driver .
giebler was considered a top american prospect with an opportunity to race in formula one early in his career .
following years in various formula three ranks , giebler ran in formula 3000 in 2003 half the season putting up a number of good results .
he returned stateside in 2004 running in the infiniti pro series and toyota atlantic , capturing a win in his ips debut at homestead-miami speedway , before being named as one of a1 grand prix a1 team usa 's drivers .
he competed in the 2005-2006 season , and the early part of the 2006-2007 season before being replaced by jonathan summerton .
driving for playa del racing , he qualified for the last starting position and was one of two rookie drivers to race in the 2007 indianapolis 500 , but crashed and finished 29th .
he was the recipient of the indianapolis 500 rookie of the year award for 2007 .
for 2008 , he unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the indianapolis 500 with the same team , now known as american dream motorsports .
