102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 7, Most Rookies in a Race (February 20, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 96 days away! This is the seventh day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some of well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Today’s list includes the top 10 most rookies in a single event. Obviously, the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500 in 1911 had the most (not 33 but 40), but which race had the second most? Find out more here.

Indianapolis 500 Most Rookies/First-Time Starters by Year (Top 10)

- 1911: 40

- 1919: 19

- 1930: 19

- 1996: 17

- 1914: 15

- 1929: 14

- 1915: 13

- 1927: 13

- 1997: 13

- 1926: 12

- 1928: 12

- 1931: 12

- 1932: 12

- 1951: 12