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Indianapolis 500 ‘Fastest Rookie’ Recipients

INDIANAPOLIS – The 48 recipients of American Dairy Association Indiana’s Fastest Rookie of the Year Award at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and their winning speeds, are:

Year Driver Time
2022 Romain Grosjean 231.999
2021 Pietro Fittipaldi 230.846
2020 Rinus VeeKay 230.704
2019 Colton Herta 229.086
2018 Matheus Leist 227.571
2017 Fernando Alonso 231.3
2016 Alexander Rossi* 228.473
2015 Gabby Chaves 222.916
2014 Kurt Busch 230.782
2013 Carlos Munoz 228.342
2012 Josef Newgarden 224.677
2011 JR Hildebrand 225.579
2010 Mario Romancini 224.641
2009 Raphael Matos 223.429
2008 Hideki Mutoh 223.887
2007 Phil Giebler 219.637
2006 Marco Andretti 224.918
2005 Danica Patrick 227.004
2004 Kosuke Matsuura 220.74
2003 Scott Dixon* 230.009
2002 Tony Kanaan* 230.253
2001 Bruno Junqueira 224.208
2000 Juan Pablo Montoya ** 223.372
1999 John Hollansworth Jr. * 221.698
1998 Jimmy Kite 219.29
1997 Vincenzo Sospiri 216.822
1996 Tony Stewart 233.1
1995 Andre Ribeiro 226.495
1994 Jacques Villeneuve* 226.259
1993 Stephan Gregoire 220.851
1992 Jimmy Vasser 222.313
1991 Mike Groff 219.015
1990 Eddie Cheever Jr. * 217.926
1989 John Jones 214.028
1988 Dominic Dobson 210.096
1987 Davy Jones 208.117
1986 Randy Lanier 209.964
1985 Raul Boesel 206.498
1984 Michael Andretti 207.805
1983 Teo Fabi 207.395
1982 Chip Ganassi 197.704
1981 Josele Garza 195.101
1980 Tim Richmond 188.334
1979 Howdy Holmes 185.864
1978 Rick Mears**** 200.078
1977 Danny Ongais 193.04
1976 Billy Scott 183.383
1975 Bill Puterbaugh 183.833

*Indianapolis 500 winner as a driver