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    The Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year is awarded annually to the racing driver deemed to have been the best performing rookie in the Indianapolis 500...
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  • discusses the year-by-year history of the Indianapolis 500 race. The first motorcycle and automobile races and demonstration runs are held the Indianapolis Motor...
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    Pato O'Ward (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    start and won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award for his performance. He subsequently scored consecutive podium finishes in the double-header...
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    Tomas Scheckter's record of poles in a rookie season. She was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series....
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    Josele Garza (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    seven Indianapolis 500 races. Garza was the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after starting sixth, leading 13 laps, and finishing 23rd at the age...
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  • The 2024 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.5 km...
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    Santino Ferrucci (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    the Indy 500, Ferrucci moved through the 33 car field to finish in 7th position, earning him Rookie of the Year honors in his first-ever race at the Indianapolis...
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    The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis...
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  • Art Cross (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    2005) was an American racecar driver. He was the first recipient of the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Award in 1952. Cross began racing midget cars...
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    The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 24, 1981. The race is widely considered one...
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  • Fabrizio Barbazza (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    former Formula One driver who raced for the AGS and Minardi teams and was the 1987 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Barbazza was born in Monza, Lombardy...
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    Tim Richmond (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    full-time, which later became an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons. Richmond...
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  • Teo Fabi (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    in his rookie year at the 1983 Indianapolis 500. Teo is the older brother of former Formula One driver Corrado Fabi. At the 1984 Indianapolis 500, Fabi...
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  • powertrains were first introduced in the series in July 2024 at Mid-Ohio. Rookie rules for the Indianapolis 500 include the mandate that a driver pass a supervised...
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    Toranosuke Takagi (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    fifth in first Indianapolis 500, the highest-finishing rookie. He won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. 2004 – Competed in the Indy Racing League...
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  • The 2023 Indianapolis 500, branded as the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.7 km...
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    Parnelli Jones (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    named the 1961 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, an honor that he shared with Bobby Marshman. Jones led early in the race and ran among the leaders until...
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  • Bobby Grim (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    "Black Deuce" Offy of Hector Honore. Grim was the 1959 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship...
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    the 2005 F1 World Championship. He was named the 2006 Autosport International Racing Driver of the Year. Alonso was voted the Indianapolis 500 Rookie...
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    The 2020 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km...
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  • Randy Lanier (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    finish at the Indy 500, winning the Rookie of The Year honor and taking the fastest qualifying time for a rookie that year, an average of 209.964 MPH...
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    Juan Pablo Montoya (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    the CART Championship Series in 1999 with Chip Ganassi Racing and is a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. In endurance racing, Montoya won the IMSA...
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    Donnie Allison (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    National Rookie of the Year 1968 NASCAR Most Popular Driver Grand Touring Division (Baby Grand) 1970 Stark and Wetzel Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1970...
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    Scott McLaughlin (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    winning the IndyCar Rookie of the Year award despite not running a full schedule and McLaughlin racing in the double points earning Indianapolis 500. The two...
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    Rick Mears (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with...
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    Marco Andretti (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    eliminating him from the race. With his Rookie of the Year performance in May at the Indianapolis 500, he became the third Andretti to finish in the top five in...
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  • Jimmy Daywalt (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    was named Rookie of the Year. Daywalt died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana, aged 41. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. (key) "RetroIndy:...
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    Arie Luyendyk (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    full Champ Car season in 1985, winning the rookie of the year title both for the season and the Indianapolis 500. Gaining additional sponsorship from Domino's...
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    early exit from the race. For his Indianapolis 500 debut, he initially qualified on the outside of the front row, but the disqualification of Arie Luyendyk's...
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    Kyle Larson (category Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year)
    schedule, causing him to miss the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Larson was named the 2024 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. On September 10, 2024, it was...
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