Source: IndyCar.com
Eight rookies have won the Indianapolis 500 - and that includes Ray Harroun, who won the inaugural race in 1911.
This year, 13 rookies, the most since 1997, will attempt to add their name to the list of rookies who won the event at their first attempt. That list includes the names of Graham Hill, Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves.
The rookie class for the 92nd Indianapolis 500 will take their first laps around the 2.5-mile speedway May 4-5 when they must complete the Rookie Orientation Program, a set of four phases of 10 laps each at increasing speeds.
Most rookies come from the former Champ Car series.
Rookie Orientation Program participants:
Will Power: KV Racing Technology
Oriol Servia: KV Racing Technology
Justin Wilson: Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Graham Rahal: Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Mario Moraes: Dale Coyne Racing
EJ Viso: HVM Racing
Enrique Bernoldi : Conquest Racing
Jaime Camara: Conquest Racing
Jay Howard: Roth Racing
Mario Dominguez: Pacific Coast Motorsports
Hideki Mutoh: Andretti Green Racing
Ryan Hunter-Reay: Rahal Letterman Racing
Alex Lloyd: Rahal Letterman Racing
photo:Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Eight rookies have won the Indianapolis 500 - and that includes Ray Harroun, who won the inaugural race in 1911.
This year, 13 rookies, the most since 1997, will attempt to add their name to the list of rookies who won the event at their first attempt. That list includes the names of Graham Hill, Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves.
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| Rookie Ray Harroun in the Marmon Wasp on the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1911. |
Most rookies come from the former Champ Car series.
Rookie Orientation Program participants:
Will Power: KV Racing Technology
Oriol Servia: KV Racing Technology
Justin Wilson: Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Graham Rahal: Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Mario Moraes: Dale Coyne Racing
EJ Viso: HVM Racing
Enrique Bernoldi : Conquest Racing
Jaime Camara: Conquest Racing
Jay Howard: Roth Racing
Mario Dominguez: Pacific Coast Motorsports
Hideki Mutoh: Andretti Green Racing
Ryan Hunter-Reay: Rahal Letterman Racing
Alex Lloyd: Rahal Letterman Racing
photo:Indianapolis Motor Speedway