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1911: Ray Harroun (first race, note that all 40 starters were considered rookies)
1913: Jules Goux
1914: Rene Thomas
1926: Frank Lockhart
1927: George Souders
1966: Graham Hill (note that Hill was the 1962 Formula One World Champion)
2000: Juan Pablo Montoya (note that Montoya had won the 1999 CART series championship)
2001: Helio Castroneves (note that Castroneves had driven in the CART series since 1998)
In 1928, winner Louis Meyer was a rookie starter, but had driven relief in the 1927 race.
The term "rookie" at Indianapolis can be deceiving. In most cases, it is better to refer to them as a "first-time starter" or a "newcomer." A vast majority of rookies are in fact veterans and even champions of other racing series. For example, in 1966 Graham Hill was a rookie winner, yet he had won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1962. In 2000, Juan Pablo Montoya was a rookie winner, even though he was the defending CART series champion.
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St. Pos. - Starting Position
Fin. Pos. - Finishing Position
| Year | Driver | St. Pos. | Fin. Pos. | Notes |
| 1952 | Art Cross | 20th | 5th | |
| 1953 | Jimmy Daywalt | 21st | 6th | |
| 1954 | Larry Crocket | 25th | 9th | |
| 1955 | Al Herman | 16th | 7th | |
| 1956 | Bob Veith | 23rd | 7th | |
| 1957 | Don Edmunds | 27th | 19th | |
| 1958 | George Amick | 25th | 2nd | Amick led three times for 18 laps, and was the highest finishing rookie since the Rookie of the Year award had been given. |
| 1959 | Bobby Grim | 5th | 26th | |
| 1960 | Jim Hurtubise | 23rd | 18th | Hurtubise was the fastest overall qualifier in the field. On the second weekend of time trials, he set a four-lap track record at 149.056 mph. |
| 1961 | Bobby Marshman Parnelli Jones | 33rd 5th | 7th 12th | Jones led two times for 27 laps. |
| 1962 | Jim McElreath | 7th | 6th | |
| 1963 | Jimmy Clark | 5th | 2nd | Clark led 28 laps. |
| 1964 | Johnny White | 21st | 4th | |
| 1965 | Mario Andretti | 4th | 3rd | Andretti briefly sat on the pole position with a new track record qualifying speed at the time. Eventually his time was bested, and he started 4th on race day. |
| 1966 | Jackie Stewart | 11th | 6th | Stewart led 40 laps, and was leading on the 191st lap when his car slowed due to low oil pressure. Stewart parked the car, and walked back to the pits, giving the lead over to another rookie, Graham Hill, who led the final 9 laps to win. Even though Hill won the race as a rookie starter, Stewart's performance earned him enough votes to win the rookie of the year award. |
| 1967 | Dennis Hulme | 24th | 4th | |
| 1968 | Bill Vukovich, Jr. | 23rd | 7th | |
| 1969 | Mark Donohue | 4th | 7th | Fellow rookie Peter Revson started 33rd and finished 5th, two positions higher than Donohue. However, voters chose Donohue for the award. Donohue had a long pit stop where he lost several laps, but re-entered the race and charged back up to finish 7th. Voters decided that Revson, however, spent most of the race at a constant pace, passing few cars. |
| 1970 | Donnie Allison | 23rd | 4th | |
| 1971 | Denny Zimmerman | 28th | 8th | |
| 1972 | Mike Hiss | 25th | 7th | |
| 1973 | Graham McRae | 13th | 16th | Three rookies made the field, with Bobby Allison the qualifying fastest (12th); but McRae was only one position slower than Allison (13th). None of the three were running when the race was called at 133 laps; Allison completed only 1 lap, and Jerry Karl completed only 22 laps. McRae was credited with 92 laps before dropping out with a broken header, but by far was the highest finishing rookie. |
| 1974 | Pancho Carter | 21st | 7th | |
| 1975 | Bill Puterbaugh | 15th | 7th | Puterbaugh was the fastest rookie qualifier, and had tried for seven years to make the field. |
| 1976 | Vern Schuppan | 17th | 18th | |
| 1977 | Jerry Sneva | 16th | 10th | Of seven rookies in the field, Sneva was the only one running at the finish, as well as the only one to make it beyond the halfway point. |
| 1978 | Larry Rice Rick Mears | 30th 3rd | 11th 23rd | Mears became the first rookie to qualify on the front row since the Rookie of the Year award had been given. Rice charged from 30th starting position to finish 11th. After voting was completed, a tied prevailed - two voters had split their vote Mears/Rice. Officials asked them to re-vote, and they both agreed. On the re-vote, one chose Mears, and the other chose Rice, and a tie remained. |
| 1979 | Howdy Holmes | 13th | 27th | Holmes was the only rookie that qualified for the field. Seven rookies entered the month and took rookie tests, and a total of four made qualifying attempts. Dana Carter was bumped; while the qualifying attempts of Dick Ferguson and Bill Alsup were disallowed due to rules infractions. That left Holmes the lone rookie, despite a special qualifying session the day before the race which gave participants one extra chance to make the field. |
| 1980 | Tim Richmond | 19th | 9th | Richmond, the fastest rookie qualifier, led one lap during the race. |
| 1981 | Josele Garza | 6th | 23rd | Garza led two times for 13 laps before crashing out of the race. |
| 1982 | Jim Hickman | 24th | 7th | Tragically Hickman died at Milwaukee about two months later. |
| 1983 | Teo Fabi | Pole | 26th | Fabi became the first rookie to win the pole position since the Rookie of the Year award had been given. He led the first 23 laps of the race. |
| 1984 | Roberto Guerrero Michael Andretti | 7th 4th | 2nd 4th | Three rookies (Guerrero, Andretti, and Al Holbert) finished in the top five. Guerrero was the highest finishing rookie since 1966. |
| 1985 | Arie Luyendyk | 20th | 7th | Two rookies (Luyendyk and Ed Pimm) finished in the top ten. |
| 1986 | Randy Lanier | 13th | 10th | Lanier, also the fastest rookie qualifier, was the only rookie out of four running at the finish. |
| 1987 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 17th | 3rd | Three rookies (Barbazza, Stan Fox, and Jeff MacPherson) finished in the top ten, with Barbazza the highest at third, two laps down. |
| 1988 | Billy Vukovich III | 23rd | 14th | Vukovich, the first third-generation starter, was the second-fastest rookie qualifier, and the only rookie (of 5) still running at the finish (albiet 21 laps down). |
| 1989 | Bernard Jourdain Scott Pruett | 20th 17th | 9th 10th | Jourdain and Pruett had nearly idential months of May, in terms of performance. They qualified close together, raced near each other all day, and finished together. A tie in the voting was appropriate. |
| 1990 | Eddie Cheever | 14th | 8th | Two out the three rookies in the race were running at the finish, with Cheever qualifying fastest and finishing the highest. |
| 1991 | Jeff Andretti | 11th | 15th | Only one rookie was running at the finish, Hiro Matsushita, however, after repairs, he was running 51 laps behind. Andretti dropped out of the race, but was scored one place higher than Matsushita. |
| 1992 | Lyn St. James | 27th | 11th | St. James was the first female rookie of the year, and the only rookie out of six still running at the finish. |
| 1993 | Nigel Mansell | 8th | 3rd | Mansell led three times for 34 laps, and was leading on a restart with 16 laps to go. He was passed on the restart, and fell to third, and despite brushing the wall a few laps later, held on to finish the race in third position. |
| 1994 | Jacques Villeneuve | 4th | 2nd | Villeneuve qualified as the fastest rookie, led the race two times for 7 laps, and finished on the lead lap. |
| 1995 | Christian Fittipaldi | 27th | 2nd | Rookie Maurcio Gugelmin led the most laps of the race (59), but finished a somewhat distant 6th. |
| 1996 | Tony Stewart | Pole | 24th | Scott Brayton won the pole position. Stewart qualified second. Six days after pole day, Brayton was fatally injured during a practice crash. Brayton was replaced by driver Danny Ongias, and the car was required to start at the rear of the field. Stewart, who was second, was elevated to the pole position on race day. He led the first 31 laps of the race, and 44 overall before dropping out with engine trouble. |
| 1997 | Jeff Ward | 7th | 3rd | Ward led two times for 49 laps, and led as late as lap 192 before ducking into the pits for fuel, and finishing third. |
| 1998 | Steve Knapp | 23rd | 3rd | Six out of the eight rookies were still running at the finish, with Knapp the lone rookie on the lead lap. |
| 1999 | Robby McGehee | 27th | 5th | Only four rookies qualified, and two dropped out. McGehee was just 1 lap down at the finish while John Hollansworth, Jr. was 8 laps down in 13th. |
| 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 2nd | Winner | Montoya was the first rookie winner since 1966, and the first race winner to actually be awarded the Rookie of the year award in the same year. |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves | 11th | Winner | Castroneves was the second rookie in a row to win the race and the Rookie of the Year award together. |
| 2002 | Alex Barron Tomas Scheckter | 26th 10th | 4th 26th | Scheckter led the most laps (85), and turned the fastest lap of the race. He, however, crashed out on lap 173 while leading the race. Barron was the only rookie out of nine to finish on the lead lap. |
| 2003 | Tora Takagi | 7th | 5th | Takagi led two laps. |
| 2004 | Kosuke Matsuura | 9th | 11th | Matsuura was the fastest rookie qualifier, and the only rookie running on the lead lap when the race was officially called for rain after 180 laps (450 miles). |
| 2005 | Danica Patrick | 4th | 4th | During practice, Patrick ran the fastest practice lap of the month, and was a favorite for the front row. During her qualifying attempt, Patrick's car slipped in the first turn, and she settled for 4th starting position as the fastest rookie. Had she not slipped, she may have been fast enough to qualify for the pole position. On race day, she led three times for 19 laps. She was leading as late as 6 laps to go before finishing 4th. |
| 2006 | Marco Andretti | 9th | 2nd | Andretti, the fastest rookie qualifier, was leading the race with one lap to go. He was passed by Sam Hornish, Jr. on the mainstrech on the final lap, about 450 feet from the finish line, in the second-closest finish in Indy 500 history. |
| 2007 | Phil Giebler | 33rd | 29th | Only two rookies {(Giebler and Milka Duno) qualified for the 2007 race, the fewest since 1979. Giebler was chosen as the best newcomer for the month, in part after qualifying as the fastest rookie. He, however, had his share of ups and down during the month, crashing during his first qualifying attempt, and again during the race. Nonetheless, he posted a higher finishing position than the other rookie, Milka Duno, who also wrecked during the race. |
| 2008 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 20th | 6th | Eleven rookies were part of the field, including several former Champ Car drivers following the open wheel unification. Hunter-Reay, the 2007 IndyCar Series rookie of the year, spent most of the day near the top ten, and was the highest running rookie at the finish, finishing one spot higher than the fastest rookie qualifier, Hideki Mutoh. |
| 2009 | Alex Tagliani | 33rd | 11th | Tagliani was bumped from the field in the final minutes of Bump Day. A day later, his teammate Bruno Junqueira was removed from his ride, and Tagliani replaced him behind the wheel. Rules forced the car to start from the rear of the field. On race day, Tagliani charged quickly up the standings, and by the mid-point, was running 11th. After running as high as 10th, Tagliani was the highest finishing rookie. There was some mild controversey about voting for Tagliani due to the fact that he did not qualify, but he won the award nonetheless. |
| 2010 | Simona de Silvestro | 22nd | 14th | Six rookies qualified for the race, and four were running at the finish. Simona de Silvestro was one of two females rookies (Ana Beatriz was the other), and qualified in the top 24 cars on pole day. She officially finished one position lower than Mario Romancini, who was the fastest rookie qualifier (started 27th), and the highest finishing rookie (13th). de Silvestro became the third female to win the award. |
Years which list two drivers indicate co-winners, due to a tie in the final voting.
At least one rookie has qualified for the race every year since 1911. The Rookie of the Year award, first recognized in 1952, is voted on by several members of the media, usually the morning after the race. It does not necessarily go to the highest finishing rookie. For example, in 1966, Graham Hill won the race in his first start, but Jackie Stewart won the award due to his better performance throughout the race. The designation can also reward good performance during the month, such as Teo Fabi, who won the pole position in 1983. In 1979, Howdy Holmes was the only rookie to qualify for the race, and was destined to receive the award no matter how he finished. Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves, race winners in 2000 and 2001 respectively, won the award handidly, after becoming the first rookies to win the Indy 500 in thirty-five years. In 2006, rookie Marco Andretti nearly won the race, leading with one lap to go, only to be passed by Sam Hornish, Jr. after the final turn. Andretti received a unanimous vote for rookie of the year, and became the unprecidented fourth member of the Andretti family to win the award.
As of 2010, the award is $25,000 cash, plus a special plaque.
Award presented to the fastest rookie qualifier presented by the American Dairy Association of Indiana. The award goes to the rookie who posts the fastest four-lap qualifying average, regardless of overall starting position, and regardless of day in which the qualifying run was completed. The award is currently $5,000 and a plaque. Each other rookie in the field receives $250. The names of the winners are affixed to a permanent trophy on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Although rookies have qualified for every race dating back to 1911, this current award has only been officially recognized since 1975.
In 2009, the award celebrated its 35th consecutive year of continuous sponsorship by the American Dairy Association of Indiana
1975: Bill Puterbaugh, 183.833 mph
1976: Billy Scott, 183.383 mph
1977: Danny Ongais, 193.040 mph
1978: Rick Mears, 200.078 mph (started 3rd)
1979: Howdy Holmes, 185.864 mph (lone rookie in the field)
1980: Tim Richmond, 188.334 mph
1981: Josele Garza, 195.101 mph
1982: Chip Ganassi, 197.704 mph
1983: Teo Fabi, 207.395 mph (won pole position)
1984: Michael Andretti, 207.805 mph
1985: Raul Boesel, 206.498 mph
1986: Randy Lanier, 209.964 mph
1987: Davy Jones, 208.117 mph
1988: Dominic Dobson, 210.096 mph
1989: John Jones, 214.028 mph
1990: Eddie Cheever, 217.926 mph
1991: Mike Groff, 219.015 mph
1992: Jimmy Vasser, 222.313 mph
1993: Stephan Gregoire, 220.851 mph
1994: Jacques Villeneuve, 226.259 mph
1995: Andre Ribeiro, 226.495 mph
1996: Tony Stewart, 233.100 mph (started on pole position after fatal crash of Scott Brayton)
1997: Vincenzo Sospiri, 216.822 mph (started 3rd)
1998: Jimmy Kite, 219.290 mph
1999: John Hollansworth, Jr., 221.698 mph
2000: Juan Pablo Montoya, 223.372 mph (started 2nd, won race)
2001: Bruno Junqueira, 224.208 mph
2002: Tony Kanaan, 230.253 mph
2003: Scott Dixon, 230.099 mph
2004: Kosuke Matsuura, 220.740 mph
2005: Danica Patrick, 227.004 mph (started 4th)
2006: Marco Andretti, 224.918 mph
2007: Phil Giebler, 219.637 mph
2008: Hideki Mutoh, 223.887 mph
2009: Raphael Matos, 223.429 mph
2010: Mario Romancini, 224.641 mph
1911: (All 40 starters) Johnny Aitken, Gil Anderson, Charles Basle, Ralph Beardsley, Fred Belcher, Charles Bigelow, Caleb Bragg, David Bruce-Brown, Bob Burman, Arthur Chevrolet, Harry Cobe, Joe Dawson, Ernest Delaney, Ralph DePalma, Louis Disbrow, Fred Ellis, Bill Endicott, Harry Endicott, Frank Fox, Lee Frayer, Harry Grant, Arthur Greiner, Howard Hall, Ray Harroun, Eddie Hearne, Hughie Hughes, Joe Jagersberger, Will Jones, Harry Knight, Billy Knipper, Herbert Lytle, Mel Marquette, Charlie Merz, Ralph Mulford, Lewis Strang, Teddy Tetzlaff, Jack Tower, W.H. Turner, Howdy Wilcox, Spencer Wishart
1912: (8) Bert Dingley, Joe Horan, Johnny Jenkins, Billy Liesaw, Joe Matson, Len Ormsby, Eddie Rickenbacker, Len Zengel
1913: (10) George Clark, Robert Evans, Jules Goux, Albert Guyot, Willie Haupt, Don Herr, Joe Nikrent, Theodore Pilette, Vincenzo Trucco, Paul Zuccarelli
1914: (15) George Boillot, S.F. Brock, Billy Carlson, William Chandler, Jean Chassagne, Josef Christiaens, Earl Cooper, Arthur Duray, Ernst Friedrich, Ray Gilhooly, Charles Keene, Art Klein, George Mason, Barney Oldfield, Rene Thomas
1915: (13) Tom Alley, George Babcock, Louis Chevrolet, Joe Cooper, C.C. Cox, John DePalma, George Hill, Johnny Mais, Eddie O’Donnell, Tom Orr, Jean Porporato, Dario Resta, Noel Van Raalte
1916: (8) Wilbur D’Alene, Jules DeVigne, Aldo Franchi, Ora Haibe, Pete Henderson, Art Johnson, Dave Lewis, Tom Rooney
1919: (19) Paul Bablot, Joe Boyer, Andre Boillot, W.W. Brown, Gaston Chevrolet, Cliff Durant, Denny Hickey, Kurt Hitke, Ray Howard, Charles Kirkpatrick, Louis LeCocq, Tommy Milton, J.J. McCoy, Roscoe Sarles, Elmer Shannon, Arthur Thurman, Omar Toft, Ira Vail, Louis Wagner
1920: (4) John Boling, Bennett Hill, Jimmy Murphy, Joe Thomas
1921: (6) Riley Brett, Jules Ellingboe, Louis Fontaine, Percy Ford, Eddie Miller, C.W. Van Ranst
1922: (11) E.G. “Cannonball” Baker, L.L. Corum, Jack Curtner, Peter DePaolo, Leon Duray, Frank Elliott, I.P Fetterman, Harry Hartz, Douglas Hawkes, Glenn Howard, Jerry Wonderlich
1923: (10) Martin de Alzaga, Prince de Cystria, Pierre de Viscaya, Harlan Fengler, Christian Lautenschlager, Wade Morton, Raoul Riganti, Max Sailer, Christian Werner, Count Louis Zborowski
1924: (7) Ernie Ansterburg, Fred Comer, Bob McDonogh, Fred Harder, Bill Hunt, Alfred E. Moss, Antoine Mourre
1925: (8) Pietro Bordino, Earl DeVore, Ralph Hepburn, Herbert Jones, M.C. Jones, Peter Kreis, Phil Shafer, Dr. W. E. Shattuc
1926: (12) Norman Batten, John Duff, E.A.D Eldridge, Tony Gulotta, Thane Houser, Ben Jones, Fred Lecklider, Frank Lockhart, Bon McDougall, Jack McCarver, Steve Nemesh, Cliff Woodbury
1927: (13) Dutch Baumann, Cliff Bergere, Al Cotey, Dave Evans, Fred Frame, Jimmy Hill, Al Melcher, Jack Petticord, Louis Schneider, Wilbur Shaw, Benny Shoaff, George Souders, Babe Stapp
1928: (12) Billy Arnold, C. W. Belt, Jimmy Gleason, Ira Hall, Ray Keech, Henry Kohlert, Deacon Litz, Louis Meyer, Lou Moore, Sam Ross, Johnny Seymour, Russ Snowberger
1929: (14) Frank Brisko, Louis Chiron, Wesley Crawford, Rick Decker, Frank Farmer, W.H. “Speed” Gardner, Albert Karnatz, Bill Lindau, Carl Marchese, Jules Moriceau, Herman Schurch, Bill Spence, Ernie Triplett, Fred Winnai
1930: (19) Leslie Allen, Baconin Borzachini, Claude Burton, Harry Butcher, Joe Caccia, Shorty Cantlon, Letterio Cucinotta, Bill Cummings, Bill Denver, Roland Free, Chet Gardner, Joe Huff, Mel Keneally, J.C. McDonald, Cy Marshall, Zeke Meyer, Chet Miller, Charles Moran, Marion Trexler
1931: (12) Al Aspen, Paul Bost, Gene Haustein, George Howie, Luther Johnson, Phil Pardee, Francis Quinn, Joe Russo, Myron Stevens, Stubby Stubblefield, George Wingerter, Billy Winn
1932: (12) Ray Campbell, Bob Carey, Malcolm Fox, Juan Guadino, Al Gordon, Johnny Kreiger, Doc MacKenzie, Al Miller, Kelly Petillo, Bryan Saulpaugh, Gus Schrader, Howdy Wilcox II
1933: (5) Mark Billman, Willard Prentiss, Mauri Rose, Johnny Sawyer, Lester Spangler
1934: (7) Herb Ardinger, George Bailey, George Barringer, Charles Crawford, Dusty Fahrnow, Rex Mays, Harry McQuinn
1935: (8) George Connor, Ted Horn, Harris Insinger, Floyd Roberts, Bob Sall, Jimmy Snyder, Louis Tomei, Clay Weatherly
1936: (4) Emil Andres, Frank McGurk, Ray Pixley, Doc Williams
1937: (7) Floyd Davis, Billy DeVore, Ken Fowler, Ronney Householder, Bob Swanson, Frank Wearne, Tony Willman
1938: (4) Henry Banks, Duke Nalon, Al Putnam, Joel Thorne
1939: (1) Mel Hansen
1940: (6) Rene LeBegue, Joie Chitwood, Sam Hanks, Tommy Hinnershitz, George Robson, Paul Russo
1941: (2) Overton Phillips, Everett Saylor
1946: (10) Tony Bettenhausen, Hal Cole, Duke Dinsmore, Louis Durant, Jimmy Jackson, Danny Kladis, Hal Robson, Bill Sheffler, Luigi Villoresi, Jimmy Wilburn
1947: (7) Fred Agabashian, Les Anderson, Walt Brown, Milt Fankhouser, Bill Holland, Pete Romcevich, Charles Van Acker
1948: (9) Bill Cantrell, Duane Carter, Mack Hellings, Johnny Mantz, Johnny Mauro, Jack McGrath, Mike Salay, Lee Wallard, Spider Webb
1949: (11) Manuel Ayulo, Myron Fohr, George Fonder, Jackie Holmes, Norm Houser, Bayliss Levrett, George Lynch, Johnny McDowell, Johnnie Parsons, Jim Rathmann, Troy Ruttman
1950: (9) Walt Ader, Jimmy Davies, Walt Faulkner, Pat Flaherty, Cecil Green, Gene Hartley, Jerry Hoyt, Dick Rathmann, Bill Schindler
1951: (12) Bobby Ball, Carl Forberg, Gene Force, Cliff Griffith, Joe James, Andy Linden, Bill Mackey, Mike Nazaruk, Carl Scarborough, Chuck Stevenson, Bill Vukovich, Rodger Ward
1952: (8) Alberto Ascari, Jimmy Bryan, Art Cross*, Eddie Johnson, Jimmy Reece, Jim Rigsby, Bob Scott, Bob Sweikert
1953: (6) Jimmy Daywalt*, Don Freeland, Ernie McCoy, Cal Niday, Marshall Teague, Johnny Thomson
1954: (6) Frank Armi, Larry Crockett*, Len Duncan, Ed Elisian, Bill Homeier, Pat O'Connor
1955: (8) Keith Andrews, Johnny Boyd, Ray Crawford, Al Herman*, Al Keller, Eddie Russo, Shorty Templeman, Chuck Weyant
1956: (5) Bob Christie, Billy Garrett, Johnnie Tolan, Jack Turner, Bob Veith*
1957: (5) Bill Cheesbourg, Don Edmunds*, Elmer George, Mike Magill, Eddie Sachs
1958: (8) George Amick*, Art Bisch, A.J. Foyt Jr., Paul Goldsmith, Jud Larson, Len Sutton, Jerry Unser, Dempsey Wilson
1959: (5) Red Amick, Chuck Arnold, Don Branson, Bobby Grim*, Jim McWithey
1960: (4) Jim Hurtubise*, Lloyd Ruby, Bud Tingelstad, Wayne Weiler
1961: (8) Jack Brabham, Don Davis, Norman Hall, Parnelli Jones*, Bobby Marshman*, Roger McCluskey, Ebb Rose, A.J. Shepherd
1962: (5) Allen Crowe, Dan Gurney, Chuck Hulse, Jim McElreath*, Chuck Rodee
1963: (5) Jim Clark*, Art Malone, Al Miller, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser
1964: (7) Ronnie Duman, Walt Hansgen, Bob Harkey, Dave MacDonald, Bob Mathouser, Bob Wente, Johnny White*
1965: (11) Mario Andretti*, Billy Foster, Jerry Grant, Masten Gregory, Gordon Johncock, Bobby Johns, Arnie Knepper, Joe Leonard, Mickey Rupp, George Snider, Al Unser
1966: (7) Gary Congdon, Larry Dickson, Graham Hill, Mel Kenyon, Jackie Stewart*, Carl Williams, Cale Yarborough
1967: (5) Wally Dallenbach, Denis Hulme*, Art Pollard, Jochen Rindt, Lee Roy Yarbrough
1968: (6) Gary Bettenhausen, Ronnie Bucknum, Jim Malloy, Mike Mosley, Sammy Sessions, Billy Vukovich*
1969: (5) Sonny Ates, Mark Donohue*, George Follmer, Peter Revson, Bruce Walkup
1970: (4) Donnie Allison*, Rick Muther, Dick Simon, Greg Weld
1971: (4) David Hobbs, Steve Krisiloff, Bentley Warren, Denny Zimmerman*
1972: (8) Jimmy Caruthers, Mike Hiss*, Lee Kunzman, John Mahler, John Martin, Sam Posey, Swede Savage, Salt Walther
1973: (3) Bobby Allison, Jerry Karl, Graham McRae*
1974: (7) Tom Bigelow, Larry Cannon, Pancho Carter*, Jan Opperman, Johnny Parsons, Bill Simpson, Tom Sneva
1975: (4) Sheldon Kinser, Larry McCoy, Bill Puterbaugh*, Eldon Rasmussen
1976: (4) Spike Gehlhausen, Al Loquasto, Vern Schuppan*, Billy Scott
1977: (7) Janet Guthrie, Cliff Hucul, Bubby Jones, Bobby Olivero, Danny Ongais, Clay Regazzoni, Jerry Sneva*
1978: (5) Tom Bagley, Rick Mears*, Larry Rice*, Joe Saldana, Phil Threshie
1979: (1) Howdy Holmes*
1980: (10) Billy Engelhart, Dick Ferguson, Dennis Firestone, Hurley Haywood, Greg Leffler, Roger Rager, Tim Richmond*, Gordon Smiley, Bill Whittington, Don Whittington
1981: (10) Bill Alsup, Tony Bettenhausen, Geoff Brabham, Scott Brayton, Michael Chandler, Kevin Cogan, Josele Garza*, Pete Halsmer, Tom Klausler, Bob Lazier
1982: (9) Chet Fillip, Chip Ganassi, Jim Hickman*, Herm Johnson, Roger Mears, Bobby Rahal, Hector Rebaque, Danny Sullivan, Dale Whittington
1983: (6) Patrick Bedard, Steve Chassey, Derek Daly, Teo Fabi*, Chris Kneifel, Al Unser Jr.
1984: (5) Michael Andretti*, Emerson Fittipaldi, Tom Gloy, Roberto Guerrero*, Al Holbert
1985: (6) Raul Boesel, Jim Crawford, Arie Luyendyk*, John Paul Jr., Ed Pimm, Rich Vogler
1986: (4) Phil Krueger, Randy Lanier*, Roberto Moreno, Jacques Villeneuve (uncle)
1987: (6) Fabrizio Barbazza*, Stan Fox, Ludwig Heimrath Jr., Davy Jones, Randy Lewis, Jeff MacPherson
1988: (5) John Andretti, Dominic Dobson, Rocky Moran, Tero Palmroth, Billy Vukovich III*
1989: (4) John Jones, Bernard Jourdain*, Scott Pruett*, Didier Theys
1990: (3) Eddie Cheever*, Scott Goodyear, Dean Hall
1991: (5) Jeff Andretti*, Mike Groff, Buddy Lazier, Hiro Matsushita, Willy T. Ribbs
1992: (7) Eric Bachelart, Brian Bonner, Philippe Gache, Ted Prappas, Lyn St. James*, Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser
1993: (5) Robby Gordon, Stephan Gregoire, Stefan Johansson, Nigel Mansell*, Nelson Piquet
1994: (9) Adrian Fernandez, Marco Greco, Mauricio Gugelmin, Bryan Herta, Hideshi Matsuda, Scott Sharp, Brian Till, Jacques Villeneuve* (nephew), Dennis Vitolo
1995: (6) Gil de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi*, Carlos Guerrero, Andre Ribeiro, Eliseo Salazar, Alessandro Zampedri
1996: (17) Michele Alboreto, Robbie Buhl, Buzz Calkins, Paul Durant, Mark Dismore, Racin Gardner, Joe Gosek, Jim Guthrie, Davey Hamilton, Scott Harrington, Richie Hearn, Michel Jourdain Jr., Brad Murphey, Johnny O’Connell, Tony Stewart*, Johnny Unser, Fermin Velez
1997: (13) Billy Boat, Claude Bourbonnais, Kenny Brack, Tyce Carlson, Affonso Gia ffone, Robbie Groff, Steve Kinser, Dr. Jack Miller, Greg Ray, Billy Roe, Sam Schmidt, Vincenzo Sospiri, Jeff Ward*
1998: (8) Donnie Beechler, Jack Hewitt, Jimmy Kite, Steve Knapp*, Andy Michner, Robby Unser, Stan Wattles, J.J. Yeley
1999: (4) Wim Eyckmans, John Hollansworth Jr., Robby McGehee*, Jeret Schroeder
2000: (7) Airton Daré, Sarah Fisher, Andy Hillenburg, Sam Hornish Jr., Jaques Lazier, Jason Leffler, Juan Montoya*
2001: (6) Helio Castroneves*, Felipe Giaffone, Jon Herb, Bruno Junqueira, Nicolas Minassian, Cory Witherill
2002: (9) Alex Barron*, Dario Franchitti, Shigeaki Hattori, Tony Kanaan, George Mack, Max Papis, Laurent Redon, Tomas Scheckter*, Rick Treadway
2003: (9) Scott Dixon, A.J. Foyt IV, Vitor Meira, Shinji Nakano, Tony Renna, Buddy Rice, Tora Takagi*, Dan Wheldon, Roger Yasukawa
2004: (8) Kosuke Matsuura*, Mark Taylor, Darren Manning, Ed Carpenter, Larry Foyt, Jeff Simmons, P.J. Jones, Marty Roth
2005: (6) Sebastien Bourdais, Ryan Briscoe, Jeff Bucknum, Patrick Carpentier, Tomas Enge, Danica Patrick*
2006: (5) Marco Andretti*, Townsend Bell, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Thiago Medeiros, P.J. Chesson
2007: (2) Phil Giebler*, Milka Duno
2008: (11) Enrique Bernoldi, Jamie Camara, Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Alex Lloyd, Mario Moraes, Hideki Mutoh, Will Power, Graham Rahal, Oriol Servia, E.J. Viso, Justin Wilson
2009: (5) Mike Conway, Robert Doornbos, Raphael Matos, Nelson Philippe, Alex Tagliani*
2010: (6) Bertrand Baguette, Ana Beatriz, Simona de Silvestro*, Mario Romancini, Sebastian Saavedra, Takuma Sato
2011:
*Denotes Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year