▁an ▁ 8 th - place ▁finish . ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁at ▁the ▁Me ij er ▁Ind y ▁ 3 0 0 , ▁Fo yt ' s ▁crew ▁gave ▁him ▁great ▁pit ▁stops ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁to ▁lead ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁la ps ▁remaining . ▁Even ▁though ▁Fo yt ▁was ▁passed ▁a ▁few ▁la ps ▁later ▁by ▁Tony ▁K ana an ▁and ▁Scott ▁D ixon , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁and ▁drive ▁to ▁a ▁career - best ▁ 3 rd - place ▁finish , ▁the ▁first ▁Top - 5 ▁finish ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁best ▁finish ▁in ▁V ision ▁Racing ' s ▁team ▁history , ▁t ying ▁Tom as ▁Sche ck ter ' s ▁ 3 rd - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁M ile ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Fo yt ▁returned ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁V ision ▁Racing ' s ▁drivers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Day ton a . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁V ision ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ind y Car ▁Series ▁season ▁driving ▁the ▁# 2 ▁car ▁that ▁was ▁formerly ▁driven ▁by ▁Tom as ▁Sche ck ter . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁Fo yt ▁seemed ▁to ▁have ▁earned ▁a ▁career ▁best ▁start ▁for ▁an ▁Ind y Car ▁Series ▁race ▁at ▁Hom est ead - M iami ▁Speed way ▁for